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I'm Ready For My Talmud Now, Mr. Helprin
Chris Hurst —
“One could write a Talmud,” Helprin notes at one point, “in reaction to the oceans of material supplied by commentators who either deliberately or otherwise (probably otherwise) cannot grasp the meaning of a simple sentence.” ...
Old Media Monday: Reviewing the Reviewers
Omnivoracious —
... by Mark Helprin: "'Digital Barbarism: A Writer’s Manifesto,' is a
vindication of the aphorism about the perils of wrestling with a pig.
(You get dirty; the pig likes it.) Helprin can be a wonderful
wordsmith, and there are many admirable passages and strong arguments
in this book. But the thread that binds the work together is hectoring,
pompous and enormously tedious." (Want more? There's Lawrence Lessig's ...
No need to mourn
bookforum.com —
... campus politics and the future of higher education. What place does Economics hold in the liberal arts university? (and part 2 ) Stefanie Sobelle reviews Picasso and the Allure of Language , edited by Susan Greenberg Fisher. Living on Canada's oil: Must we really choose between energy security and a climate disaster ? Taking sides in the revolution: A review of Greg Kot's Ripped and Mark Helprin's Digital Barbarism (and more and more ). Robot babies: Can scientists build a machine that learns as it goes and plays ...
