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His analysis of the Huxleyan and Orwellian visions of the future are vital for fans of BRAVE NEW WORLD and 1984. I think Postman was one of the first to argue that Huxley was right. I'm curious how this book will continue to shape me, and I hope to read more of Postman's works.

If you have no interest in the study of media ecology, forget about this book. I read Amusing with my English Advanced Placement (Language and Composition) class this year. Most of them hated reading it. Of course, Postman's language is complex at times (especially if words like epistemology are new to you). I rewarded them on the last day of school with a Postman bonfire. All semester we joked about a Postman book-burning, so I created a fake fire in the middle of my classroom. They gladly threw the books into the "fire" and I gladly put them on the bookshelf in my classroom for future torture. ]]>