I Learn Best Angry

iSpy has been described as the most dense book we've read yet this semester. People have complained about the author's lofty vocabulary and lengthy diatribes. In spite of all this (or maybe because of it), I have actually enjoyed reading this book more than any other.

The reason I like this book is because it is so controversial. I find myself reading on so that I can pick holes in his arguments. And, in fact, I have solidified my own ideas by constructing them in opposition to Andrejevic's.

We've had the very best discussions as a result of this book. We've gotten very passionate and engaged to the point that it's difficult to make us stop talking at the end of class time. (Heck! We even talked about this book during break.)

Many of the other books we've read are difficult to disagree with. I mean, how can I say that design and symphony aren't good things? But I really have enjoyed trying to understand another point of view and then coming up with a persuasive argument against it.

Please keep the book in the class. It's worth our read. Just don't expect anyone under the age of 25 to agree with it on any level (after all, we're already brainwashed--haha).