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Title: A Messy Affair
Review: This book tries to be detailed and cover a subject that is complicated and broad. Ideally a textbook, the book fails on almost every level to satisfy. The research is scattered, the writting is dull, and the analogies are almost non-existant. The author seems to give off a certain air of superiority to his readers, rather than the joy and wonder of the subject one may find in Pinker or Oliver Sachs.I feel sorry for the students who may loose a love of a great subject as they read this book. A very disappointing attempt.One ultimately wonders who Rains is writting for. The editors should have sensed the writting lacks a certain crispness that grabs readers rather than repels them. Overall, not a book to read if you want to be entertained while gaining knowledge.
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