kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
4.0
In light of Goodreads recent policy shift I would like to point out what is said in the essay “Nailed” – “. . the best literary criticism has often been a form of sadistic entertainment” (161)..
This book is criticism. At times, it meant be seem mean. At times, you might disagree with it. Guess what? That happens. Get over it. The criticism really should be how well the idea –the thesis of the criticism – is supported.
Here, each In and every one is wonderfully supported.
Of course, I could just be happy that someone else didn’t like Kill Bill and has question about Tartinto’s work.
This book is criticism. At times, it meant be seem mean. At times, you might disagree with it. Guess what? That happens. Get over it. The criticism really should be how well the idea –the thesis of the criticism – is supported.
Here, each In and every one is wonderfully supported.
Of course, I could just be happy that someone else didn’t like Kill Bill and has question about Tartinto’s work.
mcharter's review
3.0
Mendelsohn extensively draws on his background in the Classics to illuminate how various novels, plays, and movies work (or don't). His critique of John Boswell's Same-Sex Unions in Premodern Europe is especially powerful (lesson for readers: always examine those footnotes!).
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