Title: A 308-page trainwreck by a confused academic
Product review: THE OTHER SIDE OF JOY should have been titled THE OTHER SIDE OF REASON. I mean, isn't it a little presumptious for someone who's never set foot on the community he's describing to write a whole book about how awful it is? For people whose reading tastes encompass books on winetasting by teetotalers, or articles on living the rugged life by people who've never ventured beyond the suburbs, I highly recommend the book. As for the rest of you, don't bother. If this is the future of academic research, I shudder. Of course, maybe it's nothing to get excited about--just another sign of the end times.
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