Leo Lincourt

Leo is on page 50 of 276 of The Shallows

Leo — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:58:40 +0000

Leo wrote: Carr does an amazing job of describing, and synthesizing the research on, neuroplasticity.

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Leo — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:50:14 +0000

Leo added ‘The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains’

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Leo is currently reading: The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (Hardcover) by Nicholas Carr
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Leo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:47:00 +0000

Leo liked ★ Jess 's review of 11/22/63:

"Look at the amount of pages in this book. Look at the amount of pages in Under The Dome. Check the date this book is published. Check the date Under The Dome was published. *eyetwitch* Real. "

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Leo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:45:01 +0000

Leo gave 4 stars to: 11/22/63 (Hardcover) by Stephen King
Since this book is so new, I'll skip mentioning any details that could be considered spoilers and just stick with my general impression. I really enjoyed this Stephen King novel, the first I've read in many, many years although I was a bit disappointed in the conclusion. It owes a lot to Jack Finney's Time and Again, which King acknowledges as an influence in the afterword, and that probably explains my distaste for the ending. I didn't care as much as most people for Time and Again either. I also didn't care for King's ascribing of intentionality to Derry and Dallas. It almost rises to the level of anthropomorphization, if one can even apply that word to locales. This is something of a hallmark of King's writing though, and you just kind of have to take it in stride. On the whole though, 11/22/63 is just fun and King's description of life in the late 1950s-early 1960s is vivid and quite accurate to my mind. Definitely recommended.

“Low information voters” and the political press

Leo — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:03:15 +0000

Jay Rosen discusses a new theory of political parties, and how it should inform what political journalists do. [div class="excerpt"]It’s called A Theory of Parties. I am going to take a little time here to summarize what it says: “Parties no longer compete to win elections by giving voters th...

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Leo — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:28:41 +0000

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