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Title: A Waste Of Precious Reading Time
Review: I saw this book on one of those "selected books" tables at a Carmel bookstore and I almost bought it. I'm glad I didn't.Norman Mailer thinks that it "captures the technological horror and pervasive spiritual povery of our wildly prosperous land..." It doesn't.With over a thousand book in my home library and a doctoral degree, I usually don't have a problem understanding a writer's message. Mr. Lightman is the exception. His characters in this book are unsympathetic and undeveloped.Yes, it's possible to conclude that Bill's decline is due to technological overload. It's also possible to conclude that it's due to just about anything else in the world.Lightman's premise that technology is dehumanizing us has merit. However, take the first step in asserting your humanity by not reading this book.
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