Powell’s has a review of the book Faint Praise, a book on the demise of book reviewing and what can be done about it. The review is amazing, and points out significant flaws in the book whilst at the same time acknowledging its importance to the book reviewing community. The author of Faint Praise, Gail Pool, is a book reviewing traditionalist, but James Wolcott, the reviewer, eloquently points out the flaws in her argument. He ultimately derides the book, concluding that her traditionalism blinds her to the power of the novice reviewer, and yes, even bloggers.
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