Jim Otterstrom read and liked Wendi's review of Island of the Sequined Love Nun:

"When you read the first chapter of this book you will say to yourself, what the He**? Only not in a bad way. I could not stop reading and actually had read halfway through by the end of the day. It is about a washed up pilot who is an alchoholic and ...more When you read the first chapter of this book you will say to yourself, what the He**? Only not in a bad way. I could not stop reading and actually had read halfway through by the end of the day. It is about a washed up pilot who is an alchoholic and is asked to fly a jet for a Mary Kay type person. Needless to say, the jet is bright pink. The opening chapter sums the main character up pretty much in a nut shell, his luck with flying, booze and women. It only gets better from there. I hope I didn't give too much away just read it already.(less) "

Jim Otterstrom read and liked Evan's review of Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television:

"A few ideas were so surprising that I had to put the book down and think about them for a while before I could read on.

Even though it was written thirty years ago, not a word has dated. Mander unwittingly analyzed not just television, but...more A few ideas were so surprising that I had to put the book down and think about them for a while before I could read on.

Even though it was written thirty years ago, not a word has dated. Mander unwittingly analyzed not just television, but all electronic media, the ambient tech environment that we're in like fish in water. Even if you disagree with the title, his mode of thinking about how mass media work is so original that the book is worth it.

Unpretentious, nimble, broad-minded, and astonishing. Loved it.(less) "

Jim Otterstrom read and liked jeremy's review of Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television:

"the classic anti-tv book, well written and convincing. not merely a "television makes you stupid" diatribe, but rather a logical, compelling, researched argument against the medium and its effects on personal health, mental well-being, env...more the classic anti-tv book, well written and convincing. not merely a "television makes you stupid" diatribe, but rather a logical, compelling, researched argument against the medium and its effects on personal health, mental well-being, environment, and democracy. questions whether technology can ever really be inherently "neutral." probably more important now than when it was written three decades ago.

"television: a medium - so called because it is neither rare nor well done." ~ernie kovacs

"i wish there were a knob on the tv to turn up the intelligence. there's a knob called 'brightness,' but that doesn't work." ~unknown(less) "