Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents
by Ellen Ullman
Book Summary Information
Author: Ellen UllmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-01-01
ISBN: 0872863328
Number of pages: 189
Publisher: City Lights Publishers
Book Reviews of Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents
Book Review: Haphazard, frenetic, lost and rather dull life of programmer
Summary: 1 Stars
An interesting idea, but the author gets lost in the unnecessary and mundane details of her life rather than focussing on the issues the book ostensibly represents. I was misled by the title and described subject and felt cheated at the end of the book when I realised I had no real sense of the direction of this book.
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