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shewayout_'s review
3.0
I really enjoy books that challenge exactly what a book can be. This little number here looks at our generations love affair with the internet and what that means. I liked the part where it discussed how knowing everything is boring. We have the chance to access unlimited amounts of information about almost anything and rather than inspiring us and making us more clever we're left feeling apathetic and bored, a sensory overload. This book only took an hour or so to read and made many interesting points but didn't fully indulge them as much as I personally would have liked, however can also see the irony of that and that probably was intentional. It is definitely very clever, witty and thought provoking. A good start to anyone wanting to explore their relationship with the modern world, but not meaty enough to answer all your questions but rather a base point for questioning and rethinking just exactly how much the world has changed and how quickly and what effect that has on humanity,
bookswithbain's review
4.0
"You know the future's really happening when you start feeling scared. The future loves you but it doesn't need you."
I first heard about this book through Leena from JustKissMyFrog, a youtube channel I've been watching forever. However, even she struggled to review this one and to be honest since finishing it so am I.
Here's what she said: "This is a non-fiction book that discusses individualism versus mob mentality in civilization, and the interaction between reality and the internet and how that is gonna disrupt the world."
See why I had to read this? I had to figure out what that even means.
Full review here: https://bit.ly/3oxdMKT
In a nutshell, the three authors are trying to make sense of our complicated relationship with the online world, by combining thought bubbles, definitions and bizarre imagery, all while meta fictionally discussing the means of even having an attention span.
Whilst reading, (better wording: devouring) this book I kept asking myself 'why has nobody questioned this topic in this way before?' Yes, I'm sure academics have written long-winded articles exploring the damage the internet is going to cause to our world, and dystopian fiction is incredibly popular. But The Age of Earthquakes looks at our relationship with the internet in a manner that is both strangely familiar yet totally uncomfortable, painfully truthful yet completely necessary. It holds up a mirror to the society that, as the reader, you just cannot hide away from.
kil3yp's review
4.0
Oh Douglas Coupland. You scare the crap out of me.
Thought-provoking? Check.
Graphically interesting? Check.
Scary realizations? Check.
It's a quick read, and most humans should probably pick it up. You'll recognize yourself one too many times, and be mildly disgusted.
Thought-provoking? Check.
Graphically interesting? Check.
Scary realizations? Check.
It's a quick read, and most humans should probably pick it up. You'll recognize yourself one too many times, and be mildly disgusted.
amanda1793's review
5.0
4.5 stars.
I don't actually know why I liked this book so much. The topic is interesting, although the topic itself is hard to explain in an understandable way.
This book made me laugh and think, and after completing it, I'm still thinking about the information dump that is this book gives the reader.
I heard about this one on BookTube (justlissmyfrog) and was not disappointed. I read this book in one sitting (under an hour to be exact), and would recommend reading it for a deeper look into the Internet and what it has done to humans as a group.
I don't actually know why I liked this book so much. The topic is interesting, although the topic itself is hard to explain in an understandable way.
This book made me laugh and think, and after completing it, I'm still thinking about the information dump that is this book gives the reader.
I heard about this one on BookTube (justlissmyfrog) and was not disappointed. I read this book in one sitting (under an hour to be exact), and would recommend reading it for a deeper look into the Internet and what it has done to humans as a group.
collyofthewobbles's review
5.0
Oh man, I have book hangover. This book has beated my brain to a pulp and spat it out. So many questions, not enough answers.
I dare you to read this book...
Video Review: http://youtu.be/09gzCGSGhzo
I dare you to read this book...
Video Review: http://youtu.be/09gzCGSGhzo
amandalagerfeld's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a must read. Truths and facts of our generation. Takes no time to read and is truly amazing.
noyonika's review against another edition
5.0
1. There is no way to truly describe what this book is about - it is an experience.
2. There is no way to truly describe your thoughts after you finish reading this book - your thoughts are all over the place.
3. I have not experienced anything like this before.
If you want to induce an existential crisis, this is the book for you. I don't see any other way of putting it.
2. There is no way to truly describe your thoughts after you finish reading this book - your thoughts are all over the place.
3. I have not experienced anything like this before.
If you want to induce an existential crisis, this is the book for you. I don't see any other way of putting it.