A review by ghost_rider
Reader, Come Home: The Reading Brain in a Digital World by Maryanne Wolf

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

I can’t help but think the author would hate that I listened to this as an audiobook. Also, for a book about digital reading, I was surprised there was no discussion of audiobooks, or of ereaders versus phones/tablets. There are little to no real, actionable pieces of advice for parents or teachers who want to help their kids. Conciseness is also not a skill the author possesses. A good writer writes for their audience, and I don’t think the dense writing style was at all accessible for the people she’s presumably trying to talk to. Long, clunky, verbose sentences aren’t inherently better. But I guess I shouldn’t be surprised, given that she seems to argue that they are.