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Book Review of Turn of the Century

Turn of the Century
Turn of the Century
Author: Kurt Andersen
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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The word for this novel is breathless. It hurtles along at a dizzying pace unloading so much information that it's impossible to take it all in. That being said, I really enjoyed it. It seems very much a novel of today. I guess because the amount of information we receive on a daily basis has only gotten more so in the 18 years since the book was written. He covers the tech world, television and the media world, and high finance in a thoroughly credible way. I was lost in the details of stock manipulation but all the same, enjoyed being taken for this exhilarating ride.