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Title: Diagnosis: Poor
Review: A poorly argued and heavy handed polemic in novel's clothing, with wooden characters and an obvious, plodding plot. It's clear that Lightman is trying to say something "significant" about the dehumanizating impact of technology, but it's all been said before, and better, by more talented writers and deeper thinkers. One expects more from this author, though there were in fact signs of decline in his second effort, the barely noticed "Good Benito".
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