Monday, February 11, 2008
Posted
5:50 PM
by Gene
We hear all the time about the death of book reviewing, the shuttering of many newspapers’ review sections, but the answer is always found in the growing philistinism of the mass media and the general public. Maybe the fault lies with the critics, many of whom turn out what seem like transcripts of writing workshops: to paraphrase Mencken, a cent’s worth of criticism wrapped in a bale of praise.You've hit the nail...aw, I could come up with better words, couldn't I?
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