I'm reading this book right now called "Against the machine" by Lee Siegel - I HIGHLY recommend that everyone here read it. In it he critiques mainly internet, but also TV, and pop culture in general, and has a lot to say about, amongst other things, American Idol - and his viewpoint matches mine to a great extent about the whole thing.

It's somewhat dated, the book is from 2008, but it's still EXTREMELY relevant today. I'd love to discuss it with everyone here after you've read it, considering we discuss so much pop culture here.... so buy yourself a copy NOW. (It's quite a tiny book, so won't take much time to read). See ya here after that!

domainator2010 said:

I'm reading this book right now called "Against the machine" by Lee Siegel - I HIGHLY recommend that everyone here read it. In it he critiques mainly internet, but also TV, and pop culture in general, and has a lot to say about, amongst other things, American Idol - and his viewpoint matches mine to a great extent about the whole thing.

It's somewhat dated, the book is from 2008, but it's still EXTREMELY relevant today. I'd love to discuss it with everyone here after you've read it, considering we discuss so much pop culture here.... so buy yourself a copy NOW. (It's quite a tiny book, so won't take much time to read). See ya here after that!

Are you Lee Siegel???

let's go flood Amazon. com with favorable reviews

Ted E. Bear says: Best read I've enjoyed in a long time!!!!!!! I would recommend this book to anyone, no matter WHAT planet they are from!!!!!! Five stars!!!!

Is there a spanish version?

NO, I am NOT Lee Siegel!!

I've been here for a long time, and discussed lots of things, so... by now I think everyone here knows that I am not.....

Gina Mangina says: Best dang book I've ever read!! I would sell a pint of blood for this book! Heck, I'd even sell your pints of blood for this book!!! This book makes my tingly bits tingle and I couldn't even sit down for several hours after I finished it!! Highly reccomend this book, you'd be a dang fool not to buy it!!!! ps: If you don't buy this book and totally love it we will send our crew over to your house and bust you up!!!!!!

XxAxX said:

let's go flood Amazon. com with favorable reviews

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just kdding, doaminator! i've never flooded anything with fake reviews in my life! but some writer guy told me years ago that many writers give their own books five star ratings hundreds of times.

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i checked over at amazon.com and sure enough there were plenty of fake reviews! Gina Mangina was the funniest fake reviewer name i ever saw for a book but funny or not i wonder if amazon removed it anyway.

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these days, by consumer request, amazon is cracking down on fake reviews by ISP address so anyone trying to cheat that way will be clocked. that's what i heard, anyway

XxAxX said:

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just kdding, doaminator!

Hehe no worries, buddy!