Once upon a time sgcowboysfan2 shaped the electrons to say...
> A major yay from me because the book came out on July 4th. Much to my
> happiness. I got a copy of the book yesterday and I can't wait to
> read it. I've been waiting since last year for this book to come
> out. So has anyone else picked up the book yet? Just curious. Can't
> wait to see what everyone thinks. Take care.

I'm about 80 pages into it, reading a little bit at a time as I can -
been busy.

I like it, but it is very 'light'. It is more entertaining than
educational. I enjoy the humor and comments, but it really isn't what
I expected. I guess I was expecting more connections about the
founding fathers and more about their lives, but really they're just a
jumping off point for the threads from then until modern times.

A lot of the connections are pretty tenuous - just a brush pass in
history. Which is something I felt later works have suffered from -
compare Connections^3 to the original Connections and you'll see many
of the links are weaker.

But, still, it is a fun book to read and I'm quite enjoying it. It
just isn't as meaty as some of his other books.

-MZ
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