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Monday, May 01, 2006

End it, now

From hereon, I ask all litbloggers to join me in naming and shaming reviewers who begin discussion of a novel with "About halfway through ..." or "About two-thirds into ..." or "At one point in [insert title]". Together we can end it.
at 7:55 pm

4 comments:

  1. Anonymous9:28 pm

    For your viewing pleasure:
    2005 Film
    2005 Exhibition
    2004 Book
    2003 Play
    2000 Book

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  2. Tim F7:28 am

    If you see a review that starts this way, why not take it as a hint? So, if the reviewer writes "About half-way through Heinrich Mizoguchi's wry roman a clef...", begin reading the review half-way through. If it starts "Towards the end..." only read the last sentence.

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  3. Anonymous4:49 pm

    ...and the infamous review of Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest that began: "Having never read Infinite Jest..." should, indeed, never be read at all!

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  4. Stephen Mitchelmore4:31 pm

    Thanks for the impressive links Anonymous. You do get around. It must be hard work.

    I've not heard of that Infinite Jest review though. Sounds like fun. Got a link?

    s.

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