tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post111004070121475588..comments2024-03-28T05:13:13.921-04:00Comments on Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: Literary emailFrank Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-1110072772788074552005-03-05T20:32:00.000-05:002005-03-05T20:32:00.000-05:00The fact is, they can't determine what is good and...The fact is, they can't determine what is good and bad in ideas to any great extent, for the simple reason that they can't possibly look at all of it. Looking at some of it isn't enough, because what you miss may well be more important than what you see.<br />So you do the best you can, which is little enough. I make a point of keeping my eyes open for the offbeat that I think is worthwhile. Miles Gibson's "Einstein," which I reviewed a few weeks ago, is a good example. I'm reviewing one now, "The Last of the Donkey Pilgrims," which is another. If all the book review editors in the country set out to review at least some books that no one else reviewed, that would be good. And I suspect that happens a good deal more often than we suspect. But if it's reviewed only in locale A, will anyone is any other locale ever hear about it? If they're all posted online, maybe. <br />And I think it's online that this will play out.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-1110072490464193552005-03-05T20:28:00.000-05:002005-03-05T20:28:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Frank Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18410473158808750903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-1110070262384297962005-03-05T19:51:00.000-05:002005-03-05T19:51:00.000-05:00I have utmost respect for those in a public trust ...I have utmost respect for those in a public trust who guide the populace on influential ideas when being so inundated. I think most of us would not know how to respond in such a demanding profession. I do wonder about this: with so much being tossed onto the desks of reviewers how is it that they can determine what is good and bad in books and ideas? How can the public gain a sense of what might be of potential cultural worth or any understanding of contemporary ideals if reviewers are bombarded by so much material that they are only able to review a tiny bit of what is out there? How is it that America will even know of what should be included in its cultural repository if so much is never seen and never reviewed.poetinasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791189988210808943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-1110069973079698522005-03-05T19:46:00.000-05:002005-03-05T19:46:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.poetinasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791189988210808943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10178279.post-1110069712965594692005-03-05T19:41:00.000-05:002005-03-05T19:41:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.poetinasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791189988210808943noreply@blogger.com