It is an O.K book but not the kind of book that I like. Thank goodness it was so short or I wouldn't have finished reading it. It started off really interesting and then I got really bored. (Sorry Mr. Douglas) The author does do a good job talking about how the internet can work for or against someone etc. So it does exactly what is promised but I went into it without reading what it would be about and disappointed that I learned nothing new about the Amanda Knox case. (yes that is completely my fault) I gave it 2 stars because it did as promised but it definitely not my piece of cake..! First of all, I like what Douglas Preston is trying to do here in this kindle single. He begins by showing a samplying of some of the truly vile things people have said about Amanda Knox on the Internet...but not only about her but any of her supporters as well. Preston discusses the permenant nature of what we write on line and looks at some of the key haters. Then he turns to the why. Why are people so invested in countless hours of reviling discourse? Why are people so filled with hare for a person who has never harmed them nor whom they have they ever met? Preston looks to an evolutionary researcher for his answer. And this is where he started to lose me.There were a few logical leaps that I couldn't make and in the end I found the answer wanting. His final conclusion is something that we have known for quite a while--the Internet is an unchecked and ungoverned place in the world that influences the "real world."
Interesting treatise on how/why Amanda Knox has been judged and condemned by the Internet community.
—rsicojack
This was an interesting sociological perspective on internet bloggers and crime cases.
—cafein123
Focused on stats and Internet opinions.
—delin
