So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Very strange, but compellingly readable. The author, Lou Beach is best known for his illustrations and record cover art, and indeed the illustrations herein are fun. The stories are 420 characters each(-they began as Facebook posts). What haiku is to epic poetry these are to novels or short stories. Thus the book may be read in an hour,or over months. I strongly urge the latter.
Carr persuasively argues that internet use affects our ability to engage deeply with text. This book builds upon his Atlantic essay "Google is Making us Stupid" demonstrating in a variety of paradigms that internet searching is producing a habit of fragmented attention.
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420 Characters by Lou Beach
Richard Katz, January 18, 2012
Very strange, but compellingly readable. The author, Lou Beach is best known for his illustrations and record cover art, and indeed the illustrations herein are fun. The stories are 420 characters each(-they began as Facebook posts). What haiku is to epic poetry these are to novels or short stories. Thus the book may be read in an hour,or over months. I strongly urge the latter.The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr
Richard Katz, January 1, 2011
Carr persuasively argues that internet use affects our ability to engage deeply with text. This book builds upon his Atlantic essay "Google is Making us Stupid" demonstrating in a variety of paradigms that internet searching is producing a habit of fragmented attention.(2 of 4 readers found this comment helpful)
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Richard Katz, January 1, 2010
Clear prose. Strong plotting. A courageous story.