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I think you're right that none of us has seen it, so, as vivaldirules observed, your impressions are of particular interest to us.
Hello
Discovered your site googling for comment on White Man Black War (the 3d book version there's tons on the original short, print version).
My impressions;
I'm not too clear about the device debate. Like SeanM I use a laptop for everything from reading to work, music, watching dvds etc.
There is something extraordinary about this product, wahtever its called.
SeanM mentioned the sound of the insanity clip. It is really and truly unforgettable (and not in an "enjoyable" way but totally mesmerising) The mixture of the writing (moore-king can really write) the visual imagery and that penetrating sound is really unforgettable.
But I don't think SeanM has read further. There's a chapter where "Shannon" tracks down and shoots a rapist. The clip after this shows a man being shot. Theres no sound, except the two spaced shots.
The clip looks real to me. I don't see how it could have been acted. has anyone else seen this? I can't believe its real. But I can't see how its not.
The content of this book is gut-wrenching. Traumatic.Hypnotic.
Its also blatantly sexist. You read the long forword (written to fellow war veterans) and you can feel the anger and bitterness streaming out at everyone; politicians, civilians, voters, women, psychologists, parents.
The comments on women made me very angry. Then I got to his description of how and why war veterans crack up when they get home (not when they are in the battlefield), and I read the last few lines of the foreword, and I saw a frightened angry wounded cornered animal, and I wasn't so angry anymore.
And after I first experienced the insanity clip, I wasn't angry at all anymore.
Whatever this type of book or writing is called, like SeanM I have to say nothing I've ever read has hit me so hard.
It probably will redefine the book or ebook. It will probably make ebooks much much more popular as a form of book.
It must also be expensive to produce (and translate - 9 languages must have cost a lot)
Anyone else with comments on the clips and the reality, please let me know
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