Tag: book reviews

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| September 22, 2010

on spoilers

I’m not so interested in the question of how Wikipedia reveals the ending of The Mousetrap, but I am interested in...

| June 3, 2010

thesis for disputation

“Attacking bad books is not only a waste of time but also bad for the character. If I find a book really bad, the...

| March 24, 2010

okay, let’s review

Jason Kottke seems to like it when Amazon reviewers give a book, or some other item, a low rating because of...

| March 17, 2010

words reviewers like

The 20 most annoying book review clichés: 1. Gripping 2. Poignant: if anything at all sad happens in the book, it will...

| January 11, 2010

a new online review

The New Republic is launching its online book review, “The Book”, today. Looks very good indeed — I’m...

| July 1, 2009

and yet more hatred

My friend David Michael of Wunderkammer fame points out a post by Will Leitch that, well, makes my previous post...