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 Great read!!! Apr 06, 2008
Kudos to Mr Rowley for bringing us on an adventure inside this liberal institution. I was intrigued by reading the reviews of this book. They were very similar to any attack on conservatism (character assassination, based solely on emotion, and clearly show that they never even read the book). Jonah Goldberg put it best when he said in Liberal Facism that "youth politics ... is the politics of the tantrum and the hissy fit." I'm looking forward to future books by this author.
3 of 6 found the following review helpful:
great book Aug 14, 2006
Great book that needed to be written. Exposes the left as the extremists and hyprocrites that they are. Typical, "do as I say, not as I do" attitude from liberals are shown in this book. Also, shows the lack of diversity at Brown that the left always like to talk about. A must read for all parents that have children getting ready to enter college. This book serves as a warning of the indoctrination that awaits them from the left on campuses. Thank you Travis for writing this book.
5 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Such Vitriol! Aug 03, 2006
i just completed my copy of Out of Ivy and came to write my review. i can't BELIEVE some of the negative reviews. Not only are they off the mark, but hateful too. Everything rowley just spoke to me about in his book (ie liberals' inability to engage in civilization) was actually found within the review section. Many of the reviews hardly acknowledge the things rowley said. Unbelievable! And not well-written?? It was wonderfully written! Clear. Precise. Genius insights. Unique perspective on university politics (a politically developing student's perspective). And hysterical! If this book is considered not well-written, then what book is well-written?
8 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Unfortunate, really... Jul 02, 2006
While I agree that Brown's atmosphere is incredibly one-sided, and lack of diverse thought is a reality, this account of it is, sadly.... garbage. I would like to see the issue expressed but not in such a self-absorbed and poorly executed work.
As a non-leftist student at Brown myself, I picked this up on curiosity. What I found was bad writing and simplified observations that wasted my time.
Calling it a "tell-all" or saying it contains "vivid, no-holds-barred descriptions" is really just euphemism disgustingly sensationalist and exaggerrated. This is in line with Michael Moore, Al Franken, Bill O'Reilly or Ann Coulter: yes, it's fun if you agree with it, but it's obviously not very accurate.
Also, it's inconsistent. Many campus conservatives are rallying for "intellectual diversity," the idea that the campus' general thought is too much on one side, and that new sides should be introduced and perhaps even supported as they are naturally disadvantaged in such a homogeneous thought-sphere. Affirmative action for minority conservative viewpoints, if you will.
Meanwhile, he wants to abolish the New Curriculum, which, in curricula across the country, is the exception and not the rule. Having this small exception contributes to intellectual diversity (a new and different viewpoint on secondary education). If it really is intellectual diversity that you are interested in, it would make sense to promote the New Curriculum, not attack it. It becomes obvious that "intellectual diversity" is just a label to make the partisan cry less obvious.
There's much more to mention, but I've spent enough time on this book and it's problems, and in the time it's taken you to read this, so have you. This is entertaining for all the wrong reason, and just provides said hyper-liberals with free fodder. And while I deeply wish that the issue is addressed seriously, this hardly qualifies for "seriously." Don't waste your time.
P.S. Non-solicited commercial e-mail is spam. Whether it's about the size of my organs or a book you just finished writing, I still didn't ask for it.
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Don't Buy This Book! Ahhhhh!! May 18, 2006
Rowley wrote a book--an opinionated memoir of sorts. When he emailed the Brown student body, the attacks were ferocious, and intellectually vacuous. Just look at the negative reviews given to Out of Ivy below. All of them occurred right after Rowley "spammed" the student body informing them that they could pick up Out of Ivy in the Brown bookstore. The result? 1) A bombardment of negative reviews by those who HAVEN'T read Out of Ivy. 2) An influx of vitriol to OutofIvy.com blog. 3) And pointless arguments from the Left that whine, "Rowley spammed!" You will notice no specific refutations pertaining to any particular arguments Rowley has made. You will only see assertions that the book is NOT funny or well-written by hateful, paranoid, leftist Brown students exercising the intellecual intolerance that Rowley exposes within his memoir. BUY THIS BOOK TODAY. IT'S WELL WORTH IT.
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