Books: Cybergypsies
Ever wonder what going online was like before the dawn of the World Wide Web? Sinha offers an intriguing look at his spiral into Net addiction during the 1980s as he gets sucked into intense role-playing games and meets eccentric computer-virus writers and fellow Net addicts. Along the way, he discovers that experience is equally "real," whether online or in the flesh. While the blurring of reality and illusion is not a new theme, Sinha's rich narrative and thoughtful observations propel this engaging memoir.
--By Anita Hamilton
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