THE SILICON VALLEY tntintl-Obstrutr RtDitw of" ool s Sunday, May 14, 2028 A Disturbing Book About Virtual Parenting by Cynthia Ozark The Joys of Raising Virtual Children by Art Sledgeway Random House Virtual Publishing, GlobalLandscape Box 10257, ½"rtualNew York, N Y rt Sledgeway is best known as the chatty talk show host on National Public Radio. His program, "Green Ways" is considered an excellent forum for the discussion of environmental issues. He is less well known as the author of several undistinguished novels, numerous short stories, and an overly somber biography of Frederick Nietzche, which he published while still a graduate student at the University of Washington. In The Joys of Raising Virtual Children Mr. Sledgeway offers us a work that vacillates between investigative reporting and shrill advocacy. Yes, Virginia, there are people who actually prefer virtual children to real children, and Mr. Sledgeway is one of this strange breed. In the overly emotional final chapter in this book, Mr. Sledgeway confesses, or brags, that he has fathered (perhaps, spawned would be a more accurate term) numerous virtual children and his agenda is clearly to convince the rest of us to do the same. It does not take
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A Disturbing Book About Virtual Parenting
Ozark, Cynthia
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Association for Computing Machinery – Dec 1, 1998
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