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melody_p0nd's review against another edition
Dnf at 11% (audiobook). The circus analogy annoyed me, as it wasn’t useful in any way and came across like the author just wanted to come up with an analogy to appear intelligent. Author seemed pre-biased about digital reading. Felt like an old woman who isn’t able to move along with time. Luckily I got this book for free in a 2 for 1 sale. I’ll now use my time better listening to my next MM romance audiobook.
ovenbird_reads's review against another edition
Ultimately not what I was expecting or hoping for. The first half will leave you in terror at what digital media is doing to your brain. The second half focuses entirely on how to develop children into deep readers in a digital world. I was hoping for something that would inspire me to read more deeply and provide some strategies for doing so, but that isn't really what this book is about. It's about the underlying functions of our brains that allow us to read deeply and engage with complex texts, and then how to develop those functions in children. I came out of this feeling a bit hopeless and discouraged. No rating because this was an interesting investigation, but I didn't personally enjoy it much.
annalise_0729's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.5
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While it was difficult to get through the initial technical descriptions of the reading brain (with a not-so-helpful analogy), the latter parts of the book are certainly very interesting. The last letter is especially well written and well describes the release from time and suspended joy that can come with reading, and the impacts of such an experience on deep thought. I only wish she went further throughout the book rather than almost saving it for the ending.
While it was difficult to get through the initial technical descriptions of the reading brain (with a not-so-helpful analogy), the latter parts of the book are certainly very interesting. The last letter is especially well written and well describes the release from time and suspended joy that can come with reading, and the impacts of such an experience on deep thought. I only wish she went further throughout the book rather than almost saving it for the ending.