What are you reading right now?

Lisnaholic · 08-02-2018, 06:17 AM

^ That's a wonderful book. Haven't we talked about it already on MB? As I recall, you and I recommended it to Chula a while back.

I'm reading a non-fiction book right now:-

It's an exciting read, especially the first section which explores the strangely gifted nerds of the MIT Model Railroad Club, which turns out to be the banal birthplace of the computer revolution. It's always intriguing to read about something from humble beginnings that goes on to change the world. It's the narrative arc of various novels (like Dune, for example) and there was also that guy who was born in a manger - remember?

As a writer, Steven Levy bears the marks of having been influenced by Tom Wolfe (which is not necessarily a bad thing) and he is considerate enough to put a "Who's Who" at the front of the book to help keep track of all the players of the compu revolution. Anyone else notice that all too often in non-fiction the author expects you, on page 345, to have perfect recall of someone who appeared once on page 34? It can be quite annoying.

One word of warning: this book was written in 1984, so (*checks index*) SL talks about interface and interzone, but never once mentions the word internet , which some of you cutting-edge computer buffs have probably heard of.

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	^ That's a wonderful book. Haven't we talked about it already on MB? As I recall, you and I recommended it to Chula a while back. I'm reading a non-fiction book right now:- It's an exciting read, especially the first section which explores the strangely gifted nerds of the MIT Model Railroad Club, which turns out to be the banal birthplace of the computer revolution. It's always intriguing to read about something from humble beginnings that goes on to change the world. It's the narrative arc of various novels (like Dune, for example) and there was also that guy who was born in a manger - remember? As a writer, Steven Levy bears the marks of having been influenced by Tom Wolfe (which is not necessarily a bad thing) and he is considerate enough to put a "Who's Who" at the front of the book to help keep track of all the players of the compu revolution. Anyone else notice that all too often in non-fiction the author expects you, on page 345, to have perfect recall of someone who appeared once on page 34? It can be quite annoying. One word of warning: this book was written in 1984, so (checks index) SL talks about interface and interzone, but never once mentions the word internet , which some of you cutting-edge computer buffs have probably heard of. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953