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Title: Hard to read at times but overall a worthwhile book
Review: I tend to agree with the student's complaint that the book is like drinking sand, but overall it was worth wading through. Neil Postman's writing styles rambles quite a bit which is very distracting. Also, the reader has to assume that his seemingly random string of facts that he brings us to agrue his case are true. But once you get past that and stick with it, his occasional gems of insight show through (especially in chapter #9 entitled "Scientism"). Neil Postman's reminds me of an eccentric professor that you would have in college: while he is very perceptive and enlightening in the classroom environment, you soon realise when class is over that he is dressed as if he didn't know it was 1998.
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