It'd be one thing if it were a well-written, well-argued negative review of the book, but that review was mostly summary and very little analysis of what made it a poor novel.
It's not supposed to be a scholarly article.
Just sayin'.
Is there some secret board where fans of this novel meet to discuss how best to refute negative reviews? IS ROBERT STANEK INVOLVED???
Jake hasn't read the novel, by the way.
Secondly, there are some negative aspects of the novel, but it has little to do with perceived flaws in the reviewing approach. I guess I could link to a series of reviews of reviews that I've done in the past, but what's the point, no?
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie
Je suis méchant.
Je suis méchant.
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
- 14/09/2009 07:50:28 AM
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USA Today LAMBASTED this novel. *NM*
- 15/09/2009 07:42:28 PM
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That was a rather poor review of the book
- 15/09/2009 09:59:27 PM
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It's a newspaper review... it's supposed to summarize and maybe analyze a little.
- 17/09/2009 02:07:37 AM
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It's still a poorly done review, even for a newspaper review.
- 17/09/2009 04:28:15 PM
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Hmmm, seems strange to me that you both would independently come to that conclusion.
- 17/09/2009 08:10:11 PM
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Why is it strange?
- 17/09/2009 10:26:32 PM
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I know the difference
- 17/09/2009 05:55:46 PM
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You should apply at USA Today. Show 'em a thing or two!
- 17/09/2009 08:08:39 PM
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Why not Publishers Weekly?
- 17/09/2009 10:24:57 PM
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Well, I have a big penis.
- 18/09/2009 04:42:41 AM
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Junk Comparing Competition. I can see I have accomplished everything I wanted with this review 
- 18/09/2009 06:05:41 AM
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- 18/09/2009 06:05:41 AM
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That's basically what it comes down to whenever anyone disagrees with Larry.
- 20/09/2009 12:39:32 AM
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Well, I didn't like The Grapes of Wrath or The Old Man and the Sea...
- 23/09/2009 05:37:14 PM
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