Comments on: The Dark Net, Jamie Bartlett

By: Katie @ Doing Dewey

Katie @ Doing Dewey — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:36:00 +0000

In reply to Katie @ Doing Dewey. Also, yay for more nonfiction! :D

By: Katie @ Doing Dewey

Katie @ Doing Dewey — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:36:00 +0000

Great review! I was hesitant to pick this book up because the topic seems so sensational, but your review makes me want to give it a chance. I love how you related it to the way we interact in the book blogging community 🙂

By: Nishita

Nishita — Fri, 11 Mar 2016 02:02:00 +0000

I recently heard about this dark internet from one of Lee Child’s books of all the things. It was slightly ill-making to read about, but fascinating at the same time. I should give this one a try too, and learn more about this stuff.

By: Justice

Justice — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 20:27:00 +0000

I have to read this book! Dark things are my jam! I feel like I need to give up Hamilton because it just is not happening right now. #gradschoolproblems

By: Kailana

Kailana — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 23:39:00 +0000

I hardly ever blog about non-fiction… But then I hardly blog about fiction either. lol

By: Athira

Athira — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 21:56:00 +0000

This is the kind of book I want to read about the internet mainly because it is horrifying all the bad things that happen online and then, like in your example above, people say that the internet makes it too easy to do something. That’s the laziest excuse ever (and I have a colleague who loves to blame other things for his faults) and it just makes me mad.

By: etudesque

etudesque — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:49:00 +0000

oooh fascinating! *quickly adds to goodreads list*
The quotes you set aside seem pretty chipper, considering its dark material. I’m still pretty new to “pop-nonfiction”, so if you have any other recos, let me know!

By: Aarti

Aarti — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 19:33:00 +0000

So true what you say about people from “the establishment” looking down their noses at newbies. This is true in all parts of everything about life, particularly when it’s white men that feel threatened.

By: Citizen Reader

Citizen Reader — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 18:04:00 +0000

In reply to Jenny @ Reading the End.

Yes, I had to skip some of that chapter too. Ye Gods.
It’s a FANTASTIC book. I think everyone who uses the Internet and smartphones (so, everyone) has an obligation to read it. I particularly like how the author “connects the dots”–talks about all these security challenges, implantable technologies, and then points out things like, yeah, right now it’s consensual for you to sign away your privacy rights, but eventually Google and Facebook will even own your fingerprints (under their terms of service). I’m kind of dopey sometimes so I appreciate it when an investigative author takes the extra step of picturing consequences down the line.

By: Jenny @ Reading the End

Jenny @ Reading the End — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 14:36:00 +0000

In reply to Shannon @ River City Reading. Yeah, you totally don't need a techy background to keep up with what's happening. In the first two chapters, maybe a LITTLE bit? But even there, it's much more about the people than the tech.