THE DIGITAL DIVIDE Writings For and Against Facebook, YouTube, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking

An engaging anthology that considers the benefits and drawbacks of digital technology is poorly executed as an audiobook. Peter Berkrot provides the better narration with a good grasp of emphasis and timing within each essay. Xe Sands reads in too much of a monotone and is not nearly as deliberate in building the argument within each work. The title of each essay is not announced, and there are no sound cues such as a musical segue or prolonged silence. As a result, when the same narrator delivers two essays in a row, it’s not always clear if a new essay has begun or if what one is hearing is a subsection of the current essay. L.E. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2012]