false 2 61 54 true 5673433 read 4 true 2397725 currently-reading 3 true 2397724 to-read 0 false 3579775 funny <![CDATA[Joe added 'Foundation']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72645423 Foundation (Foundation 1) by Isaac Asimov
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]]> <![CDATA[Joe is on page 20 of Foundation ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72645423 Joe is on page 20 of 256 of Foundation ]]> <![CDATA[Joe is on page 20 of The Book of Mormon:... ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72645320 Joe is on page 20 of 531 of The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ ]]> <![CDATA[Joe added 'Digital Barbarism']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72505272 to: Digital Barbarism (Hardcover) by Mark Helprin
I agree with first review of this book. This seems to be more of an old man's rant against teenage angst "You damned kids get off my lawn!" and not a treatise against the destruction of the laws that protect works of art.

Arguing against technology using the laws and notions of the past makes no sense because laws and notions of the past are irrelevant when it comes to protecting works of art. The Creative Commons movement is at least an inclusive group that seeks to make sense of how technology and art can fit together. This book contributes little because Helprin can't get past the notion that technology can contribute to art (he sees only one side of the argument through his perspective from the past). ]]> <![CDATA[Joe added 'The Hammer of God']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72504981 to: The Hammer of God (Paperback) by Arthur C. Clarke
This was an okay book. The ending was a bit dull and the story a bit predictable. The quality of the writing was good but the whole thing just left me feeling empty. ]]> <![CDATA[Joe added 'The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer']]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63024041 to: The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (Paperback) by Neal Stephenson
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]]> <![CDATA[new comment from Joe]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32894807 Joe's review of Anathem
by Neal Stephenson

I really liked this book. It was clever and unique. My only quibble is the ending is a bit soft and predictable. But that is only a small slight against a very well done work of fiction. ]]>