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Growing up Wired
by
David Wallace Fleming (Goodreads Author)
Beautiful women... JPEGS, recreational drugs... pharmaceuticals, and elite fraternities... websites - this isn't the college scene that Victor Hastings expected.
Victor likes to admire the provocative pictures of the girls he's dating. Meanwhile, these girls are posting more and more on Facebook and all the social sites. Now, all the men in his fraternity are competing for...more
Victor likes to admire the provocative pictures of the girls he's dating. Meanwhile, these girls are posting more and more on Facebook and all the social sites. Now, all the men in his fraternity are competing for...more
Kindle Edition, 244 pages
Published
July 7th 2011
by Poetics Press
(first published January 1st 2011)
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Quite an interesting take on rites of passage, and coming of age in modern times. I felt like a lot of the characters were too flat to be effective as characters in the story, which is a shame because the characters that were more developed were a lot of fun and fairly relatable. Definitely a great story though, because the internet really is replacing face to face interaction. Even texting, and that sucks because actually talking to someone in person is s...more
Quite an interesting take on rites of passage, and coming of age in modern times. I felt like a lot of the characters were too flat to be effective as characters in the story, which is a shame because the characters that were more developed were a lot of fun and fairly relatable. Definitely a great story though, because the internet really is replacing face to face interaction. Even texting, and that sucks because actually talking to someone in person is s...more
Review of “Growing Up Wired” By David Wallace Fleming
The first chapter, the last chapter and a couple of chapters in the middle are brilliant. The remainder of the book careens between “Catcher in the Rye” and “Animal House” both in style in a level of sophistication. The contrast between the highs and the lows is so sharp as to be painful.
The book asks, but does not answer, the question whether a young man, or a boy, can have a fulfilling relationship with a woman after having been exposed to I...more
The first chapter, the last chapter and a couple of chapters in the middle are brilliant. The remainder of the book careens between “Catcher in the Rye” and “Animal House” both in style in a level of sophistication. The contrast between the highs and the lows is so sharp as to be painful.
The book asks, but does not answer, the question whether a young man, or a boy, can have a fulfilling relationship with a woman after having been exposed to I...more
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While Growing Up Wired is a decidedly hi-tech coming of age novel, any potential reader must be warned that its title implies a far broader exploration of technology in everyday life than the novel provides. At the same time, it should not be narrowly dismissed as a parable against porn. The adult entertainment industry is not the villain of this story. All of the players are average college students.
A girl's desire for attention from the widest possible audience leads her to put hot photos onli...more
A girl's desire for attention from the widest possible audience leads her to put hot photos onli...more
The author approached me via email asking if I'd like to read and review his book. I told him I would be happy to. :) (Maybe one day -- he will repay the favor?!)
This is an entertaining read. It makes you wonder why we post things in our profiles online for the whole world to see and if we stop to think about the consequences these things could hold for us in the future. Applying for a job at a daycare center? But what about those photos of your bare boobs out there for God and your grandma to...more
This is an entertaining read. It makes you wonder why we post things in our profiles online for the whole world to see and if we stop to think about the consequences these things could hold for us in the future. Applying for a job at a daycare center? But what about those photos of your bare boobs out there for God and your grandma to...more
From the description this sounded like a parable for modern times and something that would provide some interesting thought provoking material. I like something a bit challenging so had high hopes for this book.
Victor is an Alpha boy, living in a frat house with other young men most of whom are far more adept with women than him. In the brave new age of the internet he passes his time surfing the web for porn. Soon many of his friends are browsing MySpace to find sexually suggestive pictures of...more
Victor is an Alpha boy, living in a frat house with other young men most of whom are far more adept with women than him. In the brave new age of the internet he passes his time surfing the web for porn. Soon many of his friends are browsing MySpace to find sexually suggestive pictures of...more
Growing Up Wired is almost like a college experience all rolled into one book. Drugs, drinking, sex, porn and a generation obsessed with technology. David Fleming sneaks in these sub-plots that are meaningful and just simply brilliant. It's almost scary how realistic this book is. Growing Up Wired shows how individuals(maybe a certain generation) can become disconnected with the living world by shutting themselves away or being dependent with technology(computers, cell phones, social websites et...more
I have many astounding thoughts about this book. Within each chapter, I found myself giggling incessantly. A book isn't a good book unless it has sort of comical interference inside of it. Secondly, the book displays much adult content and personifies it in a way that makes you have second, third, and even fourth thoughts about the actual denotation. Being an experienced poet and author myself, I can attest that a lot of professional editing and advice was given throughout the publishing of the...more
I reviewed this book for the author and offered some feedback prior to publication. I would have rated it higher if I was closer to the twenty something demographic that it is written for. The book takes a look at the social pitfalls of young people in college - especially the fraternity/sorority set. The writing flows well and is fast paced. I was reminded of Tom Wolfe's writing when I read this story.
In short, this book was too hip for me. Give it a try if you are still cool.
In short, this book was too hip for me. Give it a try if you are still cool.
This is a very well written book..Was a fast and enjoyable read..I do feel it is more geared for my 20/30 yr. old children,but so glad I had the chance to read it..
Realistic of 2011 college life and technology. Well written and liked it human quality.
Ending surprized me. Good read.
Ending surprized me. Good read.
Got it for free from the author. It's about something I know very little about, but I do find it hilarious and very well-written. I sort-of wished the Ma Red story line would have a more surprising ending.
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David writes a little of everything, but mostly satire and humor. He's been writing fiction for practically his entire life. He writes the kind of stories that he'd like to see written and wants to give readers something special and reflective of the exciting times in which we live.
His short stories have appeared in Out of the Gutter, Escape Velocity and the Bizarro Press. Check out his funny poem...more
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His short stories have appeared in Out of the Gutter, Escape Velocity and the Bizarro Press. Check out his funny poem...more
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