PositiveThe Guardian (UK)At times, README.txt is vague; some sections have been blacked out, presumably on legal advice. Manning claims to have seen more than she ever disclosed, things she \'will never reveal\' ... Even so, what remains is a compelling, taut account of what she has experienced, and a persuasive justification of how she behaved.
Jaron Lanier
PositiveThe GuardianAt first glance, Lanier’s book seems like a sustained effort to secure his place as a founding father... This is more than a mere attempt to reinforce a particular history. Lanier is more self-deprecating and self-reflective than the typical Californian tech maven, and too self-critical and self-aware to play the role of blinkered advocate...a more studied and nuanced interrogation of VR’s potential, as well as a gentle critique of what he sees as a failure of imagination when it comes to the medium’s current proponents ... The memoir complete, in the final sections of the book Lanier enters his wheelhouse: pontificating in tones that lurch between that of the cheerleader, envisioning all that VR tech might be, and that of the end-time prophet, all dread worries and warnings.
