A review by samhoward
MFA vs. NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction by Chad Harbach
3.0
To be fair, and to be clear, this book was not written for me. I am not a writer, and I have no desire to be a writer. So much of my discomfort with this book is simply to say that I am not the target market here.
Some essays I found really fascinating, even thrilling. Others lacked the depth that I so wanted to be there. Others sounded like something I would read on JSTOR, which is fine, it just made it harder for me to come back to the book excited if I was taking a break from it.
My main complaint however, is where is the essay from a book editor? You've got agents, publicists, writers, etc, but not a book editor. That seems to be a glaring omission me.
Some essays I found really fascinating, even thrilling. Others lacked the depth that I so wanted to be there. Others sounded like something I would read on JSTOR, which is fine, it just made it harder for me to come back to the book excited if I was taking a break from it.
My main complaint however, is where is the essay from a book editor? You've got agents, publicists, writers, etc, but not a book editor. That seems to be a glaring omission me.