I respect your argument, but I was not moved by James. I honestly almost felt it was a prank, his version of My Pafology. But maybe not. I am definitely in the small minority there, so I could be wrong.
I respect your argument, but I was not moved by James. I honestly almost felt it was a prank, his version of My Pafology. But maybe not. I am definitely in the small minority there, so I could be wrong.
No right or wrong, but I do think most of the critics praising it sincerely loved it. (Though again I'm with you that Telephone, Erasure, and I'd add The Trees are superior.) But to your larger point, this is NOT always the case. Often you'll see books praised publicly that privately most seem to dislike.
I respect your argument, but I was not moved by James. I honestly almost felt it was a prank, his version of My Pafology. But maybe not. I am definitely in the small minority there, so I could be wrong.
No right or wrong, but I do think most of the critics praising it sincerely loved it. (Though again I'm with you that Telephone, Erasure, and I'd add The Trees are superior.) But to your larger point, this is NOT always the case. Often you'll see books praised publicly that privately most seem to dislike.
You know what novel is good? Suder. A truly nutty book, and I really enjoyed it.