CROWN 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet

Excellent read

Was fun to pick off a few chapters as we were on a road trip. Kept our conversations going and made the time pass. Made us think of things looking back that we hadn't considered in a while. Thought provoking.

Everything in this book is true. I hope alot will read it as I read it in one day and probably damaged my eyes. I just couldn't put it down. Today I donated it to my local public library. The lady there said that as soon as they get a copy it's gone almost gone in hrs.

I enjoyed the book, but the author's cheery tone in many of the passages was not really what I was expecting. Additionally, with 100 items to cover, each thing we've lost only gets a few pages of coverage at most. For those familiar with the writings of authors who tackle the subject with more seriousness (e.g., Cal Newport, Neil Postman), this book might seem a bit shallow. It's an easy read, and entertaining, but don't expect it to be a serious treatise on the ominous implications of the internet infiltrating every last moment of our lives.

Pamela Paul has a unique talent for calling our attention to that which is right in front of our nose but we never noticed. In this case, it’s the many and profound losses brought about by the internet.