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1. TREMENDOUS!!!
   I heard the author guest host on one of my fav podcasts, Ink Stained Wretches, and her new book was discussed. I bought two copies, I like to give books away.I read the book today and it is tremendous! I read these kinds of books in this mode: I read intro and then conclusion – if the author can’t get me there, I abandon. If I’m in, I pick one more chapter that looks good from the index. If that one gets me, too, I read the whole thing.This book had me at hello and Christine Rosen does an excellent job making her argument. It challenges my worldview and is making me think, which is what great books do.It’s a must read, great for anyone, not least leaders at work trying to get put meaning into their missions at work. Well done, Christine!! Thank you for creating this important book!

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2. Worthwhile Reading
   A well-written, well-researched summary of things we all know and accept without considering the implications. As technology companies attempt to engineer and monetize our every experience, we willingly sacrifice our privacy and independence in search of on-line ego fulfillment. I give this book only 4 stars because the author’s conclusion seems to be a call for government regulation of these technologies rather than a suggestion that we each make an independent choice to put down our phones and take a walk in the real world.

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3. This is an Important Book
   This is an important book especially for parents. We gave our preteens iPhones thinking it was important technology that not to look back at what a mistake. Read this and better yet practice it. Bravo.

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4. An Important Book
   Read it, without technological biases! This is an important work, which unfortunately has been slighted by too many reviewers. Whatever its shortcomings, and, as with most any book, it has a few, its basic premise is extremely important. In this internet-mediated age, we need to sense and appreciate true reality.

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5. A Good Warning to the a Wired in World
   I like to listen the Christine on the Commentary Podcast, she often makes a lot of sense. This book is no different. It is by no means anti-technology, but a warning to this generation and beyond to understand the dangers that come with this tech. It is well written and relatively succinct. Tho Ms. Rosen does not attack anyone, she presents a case that must be considered. I will buy it for my older children.

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6. Important book
   Te book confirms our fear of first hand experience and our desire to use the internet, iPhone etc escape our actual experiences.

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7. So revealing
   Anti-social media is toxic. We’re wasting our precious time on all these gadgets while life is passing us by. An excellent read.

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8. So so
   I enjoyed the weight of the book. Many pages but light to carry. It didn’t need the raunchy characters and would otherwise be delightful for children. I feel like I’m reading a talented author who is about 15 years old

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9. A really thoughtful and thorough survey of where we have reached in our understanding of the impact of technology on our cognitive processes and on our relationship with our own emotional literacy. Owes nothing to Postman or Carr but if you have read them you will value this too. Rosen extends their insights considerably, and provides compelling evidence for her observations. Anyone working with young people, particularly, will have experienced the truth of what she says, but it is shocking to read the evidence so clearly set out. The book enables ordinary human beings to know what “content creators” have known and exploited for years. The addictive nature of the way we use technology is laid bare, but Rosen also teases out where this is heading. The whole book was excellent, but the chapter on The Sixth Sense was eye-opening: hear the consequences of giving big tech data about your heart rate. The style is fresh and avoids any kind of ranting – just tells us, very clearly, what we need to know. And it was great to come across Emily Dickinson in the midst of it all too!

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