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Summary: Dibbell uses both fact and fiction in this monumental tale.
Review: This books is a compelling retelling of life in a virtual universe. It is a fascinating read, transposing real life with a constructed reality that exists only in cyberspace. For those unfamiliar with it, it presents a glimpse into th e other world of Multi User Domains. However, it is mainly a subjective work. With its tell-all nature, it may not be as appealing to those whose stories appear within, as its events are depicted according to the author's discretion.
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Summary: Interesting work of cyber enthnography
Review: Unlike most books on cyberculture, which either dryly recount someone's meteoric rise at an Internet start-up, or seek to explain the unprecedented growth of new media and to predict its endgame, this book is actually a page-turner. I couldn't put it down. In fact, I read part of it while sitting on a giant rock in a palm oasis in the middle of the Borrego Springs desert. What makes My Tiny Life a page-turner is how effectively Mr. Dibbell turns the typed-in shorthand of the LambdaMOO residents into the epic drama of a metropolis in a state of ascent or decline, depending on your point of view. Mr. Dibbell also presents himself in a brutally honest light, detailing his inner demons and conflicts and peccadilloes, as his obsession and entanglements grow. He writes with little regard as to where this book will place him in the pantheon of the new media elite. He eschews the usual smart-*** cynicism for real analysis that while sometimes layered in college dorm late night semantics, is not altogether dismissible as this new form of communication tries to understand itself.See the full revew at BETA Online...
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Summary: Boring.
Review: When I first heard about this book, I was very curious to read it. Although I never played MOO before, I did use LP MUDs quite often. So I was really eager to see what is there to write about a virtual community. The idea for this book, is great. But it is so boring. First, the book could be shortened to at least a 1/5 of its size. So many extra words!!! Second, it seems to me that the author was over romanticizing certain things. It seems to me he would be more excited from virtual rape than he would be excited by real rape. (Ofcourse, I'm excaggarating, but this is the general feeling I get from reading this book). Overall, it is an interesting book, but way too boring for my taste.
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