The Shallows
Nicholas G. Carr
Non-Fiction / Science
The Shallows
by Nicholas G. Carr
—· 290 p· 2010
philosophicalreflective
Overview
About
Examines the influences computer-delivered information may have on human cognition using Marshall McLuhan as the hook, the history of communication as the trajectory, and brain science as the tool.
Pages
290
W.W. Norton
Linguistic complexity
4/5
Complex
Thematic complexity
4/5
Rich
Rating
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Reader feel
Research Synthesis9
Cultural Critique9
Prose7
Narration7
Pacing6
Emotional depth4
Worldbuilding3
Plot twists1
My journey
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