tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206373238418288113.post1860542644533759794..comments2023-08-19T10:04:08.922+01:00Comments on Thought • Art • Representation: Reading, Fast and SlowJim Hamlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16488331333061422244noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206373238418288113.post-55867592026136386472012-08-26T14:25:17.439+01:002012-08-26T14:25:17.439+01:00I couldn't agree more. I've not read "...I couldn't agree more. I've not read "Bounce" but I thought "The Case for Working with your Hands" was both excellent - though I was a little less convinced by his arguments about <a href="http://thoughtsonartandteaching.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/school-of-hard-knocks.html" rel="nofollow">the school of hard knocks.</a> Jim Hamlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16488331333061422244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206373238418288113.post-1104475334321807082012-08-25T23:12:32.320+01:002012-08-25T23:12:32.320+01:00I shared your disappointment, Jim. Sennett's c...I shared your disappointment, Jim. Sennett's concern for craftsmanship does not extend to his own writing. Matthew Crawford's "The Case for Working with your Hands" and even Syed's "Bounce" may not be as erudite, but they do exemplify the craft of communication much better. <br /><br />"The Craftsman" on the other hand, exemplifies a form of academic arrogance which lumbers the reader with the entire responsibility for understanding the text. That may be legitimate in advanced technical areas--but there is nothing in this book which is particularly difficult. It is just badly put together, and I blame the editors for lack of nerve in challenging Sennett--which is after all part of their craft.James Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12253521286404575829noreply@blogger.com