Bold Type Books Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle

Avoid if you react badly to reality. Hedges does not mince words. All Americans should not read unless they have a real shot at changing the entire U.S. government structure, U.S. media imdustry and world public opinion. Otherwise you may get depressed - sorry, you probably already are according to this book.

A superb and unbiased view of whats really been shaping America for the last 40+ years. Honest, evidential, factual, harrowing, saddening, empowering, emotional and revealing. I rarely feel changed by a book, but I can say that about this one. Will we really be able to change the world and arrest the damage already inflicted over so many decades? I hope so.

You know that feeling where you read something in a book and it makes sense of something you've always known but couldn't put your finger on? Or ties together ideas that you never knew were related? Hedges does that once every couple of pages. Written in an accessible way without talking down to the reader or glossing over points.If I have one criticism it's that the book sometimes jumps around between topics without any clear relation to each other.

Everyone should read this book!

‪This was excellent! Definitely worth a read, if you haven't done so already.‬