Further proof that critics sometimes actually speak—and think—in blurbs, The Times‘ A.O. Scott goes back to his lit crit roots in Slate‘s annual “Year in Movies”:
I happened upon this piece, in which Louis Menand breezily mocks the conventions of year-end list-making (without, of course, deigning to suffer what he rightly calls the “anguish” of making his own list). The piece is funny and well worth reading, if a bit glib.
Somehow I think that if articles had posters, this quote would be shortened to “‘Funny! Worth Reading!’—Slate“. (Of course Peter Travers said of the same piece: “Astounding! Will Make You Stand Up and Cheer—Even if you’re reading it on the Toilet!”—Rolling Stone)
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I thought the same thing, though, I must admit, when I write my emails, they are barely coherent, I put in so many exclamation points and unseemly clauses.
This might not be relevant, but I thought the Menand piece was stupid.