Becky C

Do not waste your time or money on this book

Revisado: 09-26-22

This book purports to give you the answers to the reasons that America is dividing….all with four short, seemingly simple “do you prefer this or that” questions. What utter drivel!! The thought that the problems facing Americans can be reduced to “Do you prefer Clint Eastwood or Ellen DeGeneres?” Is very much like the hundreds of quizzes and games Facebook throws up in our faces every day - “pick which animal you like and we will tell you your personality” or “put your finger on the gemstone you prefer and we will give you your life saying”! Thanks but I’ll stick to my daily horoscope. The belief that we can “know all about” a person simply from one particular preference IS part of the problem and it is part of the problem that our children are picking up from us and THAT is one of the biggest dangers facing our country. The thought that people cannot be multifaceted and hold seemingly contradictory concepts at the same time. The fact that someone can “like John Wayne or Clint Eastwood” and still care about the environment or “like Ellen DeGeneres” and drive an SUV. This kind of thinking encourages people to only look at the surface and not dive deeper to really understand their neighbors or their coworkers. And THAT is the real problem.

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Don’t waste your money or Audible credits

Revisado: 08-08-22

I am really disappointed in this book and in particular in the narrator of this book. I had hoped to learn new insights regarding social media’s impact on our daily lives and what I got was a rehash of the already available studies. I was particularly disturbed by the author’s description of studies he himself conducted using social media “bots” to attempt to alter the beliefs of test subjects. It’s not as if we don’t have enough unsolicited influences on social media to deal with. Additionally the narrator does a poor job. The author uses the term “apostate” numerous times and he does not pronounce it correctly which is incredibly annoying. He pronounces it “a-PO-state” instead of “a-paw-state”.
Don’t waste your time or money.

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If the background music doesn’t drive you mad....,

Revisado: 10-28-19

If the back go piano tinkling doesn’t drive you mad the bumbling narration will finish the job. This was not worth the credit I used for it. The book itself is a product of its (and Chesterton’s) time and should be taken as such. The quality of the recording is poor and the narration is horrible. The creepy repetitive piano music in the background is the cherry on the top of a really crummy sundae.

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Totally disappointed

Revisado: 07-12-19

I purchased this book after hearing the author interviewed on NPR and I had high hopes that the book would provide useful information regarding how to appropriately get noticed in the noisy media world and “how to persuade” people to listen to your arguments. Wow was I totally disappointed on so many levels. First, the author starts out by telling you that she will be providing tips and information on how to get noticed, along with A LITTLE personal background- WRONG!! This is completely a vanity piece and a bad one at that. All the author talks about is herself. No helpful information. The writing is junior high level. It’s actually embarrassing to read it is so bad. Don’t waste your money.

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