This is one of the meanest NYTBR reviews I've seen since Troy Patterson reviewed Mark Sarvas. is.gd/TRhOY9
1/2 With talk of criticism's role and tone in the air, William Giraldi's take on books by Alix Ohlin is worth reading: nyti.ms/Q4tMLa
Penned as protection during the niceness scare. MT @drmabuse: This is one of the meanest NYTBR reviews I've seen... is.gd/TRhOY9
Beginning a book review with the "2kinds of writers" trope makes one ineligible to rant about cliche. nytimes.com/2012/08/19/boo… @accomodatingly
Welp, this is pretty much the most stress-inducing book review I've ever read. nyti.ms/PEBi4X
The narcissistic framing Girardi begins his review with suggests his problem w Alix Ohlin is that she isn't like him. nyti.ms/RqNsA6
Want to set yourself up as a arbiter of Beyootifull Prose Stylings? Then don't open with a hackneyed line: nyti.ms/RqNsA6
Another problem w/Wlliam Giraldi’s NYTBR review, funny as parts are: All books fall short if compared to DON QUIXOTE nyti.ms/Nurp5J.
Guess the era of "nice" is officially over as NYTBR sinks to a new low w/ that mean, stupid Grimaldi review of the fine writer @alixohlin
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Barbara Chai
Wall Street Journal reporter, Speakeasy blog editor. Former expat: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Belgium.
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