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Written with restrained objectivity, The Glass Cage is nevertheless as scary as any sci-fi thriller could be

Nicholas Carr is the rare thinker who understands that technological progress is both essential and worrying. The Glass Cage is a call for technology that complements our human capabilities, rather than replacing them

A very necessary book, that we ignore at our peril. I read it without putting it down

An important book ... deep and valuable

Brings a much-needed humanistic perspective to the wider issues of automation … a persuasive … wide-ranging book

Elegantly persuasive … In his thoughtful, non-strident way, he is simply pointing out that the cost of automation may be far higher than we have realised

Excellent … beautifully written … Put down your phone, take off your Google Glass and read this

A valuable corrective to the belief that technology will cure all ills, and a passionate plea to keep machines the servants of humans, not the other way round

Carr argues, very convincingly, that automation is eroding our memory while simultaneously creating a complacency within us that will diminish our ability to gain new skills … I had always wondered if it were possible Google Maps was ruining my sense of direction. Now I am certain of it

Fascinating … With digital technology today we are roughly at the stage we were with the car in the 1950s – dazzled by its possibilities and unwilling to think seriously about its costs … [this] nuanced account … is very good

Who is it serving, this technology, asks Carr. Us? Or the companies that make billions from it? Billions that have shown no evidence of trickling down … It’s hard not to read the chapter on lethal autonomous robots – technology that already exists – without thinking of the perpetual warfare of Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four

An eye-opening exposé of how automation is altering our ability to solve problems, forge memories and acquire skills

A powerful and compelling book.

[A] full and frank account

[A] wonderful book