Thursday, March 18, 2010

Gee ...

... Book Review vs. Criticism. (Hat tip, Ed Champion.)

I always thought the difference between reviewing and criticism was that the critic can presume that his reader is familiar with the text or texts he is writing about, whereas the reviewer must presume the opposite. But why quibble? Carlin lives!

2 comments:

  1. I hope you don't mind that I have linked to your posting and offered additional comments at my blog,Novels, Stories, and More.

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  2. Not at all. Linking is what we bloggers do! Though I have been remiss lately because of my indisposition.

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