Quote of the Day | 0401
The formula is this: Say a few harmless (often downright irrelevant) words about the writer, his previous books or his recent successes, say some meaningless things about what a book in the given genre means (reiterating the point of view of the reviewing committee at the Times), then launch into an extended précis of the plot or narrative, with the subtext that, now that the reviewer has adequately summarized the book, the reader need not tackle it at all, and end with a few bland comments about the posture of the review just concluded.
Anis Shivani, ‘The Death of the New York Times Book Review:
And Why That Is a Very Good Thing for Books’
[x]#8515 fan vrijdag 1 april 2011 @ 14:49:23
