http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/ Behind the Book Reviews--The Official Blog of Booklist Online Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:34:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-120550 Book Blog - Likely Stories, by Keir Graff - Booklist Online » Blog Archive » Of Mastery and Masterpieces Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:47:09 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-120550 [...] Having recently written one of the most positive reviews I’ve ever written, for Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker, I suddenly found myself writing yet another incredibly positive review, for The Road. Obviously I can’t diminish my praise for one book just because I recently heaped praise on another, but when a situation like this arises I can’t help but wonder whether I’m getting carried away. [...] […] Having recently written one of the most positive reviews I’ve ever written, for Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker, I suddenly found myself writing yet another incredibly positive review, for The Road. Obviously I can’t diminish my praise for one book just because I recently heaped praise on another, but when a situation like this arises I can’t help but wonder whether I’m getting carried away. […]

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-27901 Keir Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:29:21 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-27901 Don, you have me at a disadvantage. While a neuropsychologist is also undoubtedly qualified to comment on literary fiction, a book reviewer is not necessarily qualified to comment on neuropsychology. Still, I liked both the story and the science in The Echo Maker. I will be sure to forward your comment to the good folks at the National Book Foundation. Don, you have me at a disadvantage. While a neuropsychologist is also undoubtedly qualified to comment on literary fiction, a book reviewer is not necessarily qualified to comment on neuropsychology. Still, I liked both the story and the science in The Echo Maker. I will be sure to forward your comment to the good folks at the National Book Foundation.

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-27791 Don Sun, 11 Feb 2007 18:34:39 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-27791 The Echo Maker has some good writing and some excellent ideas (I am a neuropsychologist) by a very smart man, but it is not a very good novel: too long, too thinly linked together, rather puerile character development. The Echo Maker has some good writing and some excellent ideas (I am a neuropsychologist) by a very smart man, but it is not a very good novel: too long, too thinly linked together, rather puerile character development.

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-221 Likely Stories » Blog Archive » Of Mastery and Masterpieces Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:43:58 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-221 [...] Having recently written one of the most positive reviews I’ve ever written, for Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker, I suddenly found myself writing yet another incredibly positive review, for The Road. Obviously I can’t diminish my praise for one book just because I recently heaped praise on another, but when a situation like this arises I can’t help but wonder whether I’m getting carried away. [...] […] Having recently written one of the most positive reviews I’ve ever written, for Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker, I suddenly found myself writing yet another incredibly positive review, for The Road. Obviously I can’t diminish my praise for one book just because I recently heaped praise on another, but when a situation like this arises I can’t help but wonder whether I’m getting carried away. […]

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-194 Likely Stories » Blog Archive » Five Minutes a Day Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:51:48 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2006/06/19/im-not-worthy-im-not-worthy/#comment-194 [...] I spent so long reading Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker that I’ve gotten a little bit behind in my reading. True, we’re in the middle of what we call a “long writing period” - extra time built into the production schedule in order to accommodate events like ALA’s Annual Conference - and so my next deadline isn’t until early July, but still, deadline surfing is dangerous when it comes to book-reviewing. It’s only possible to cram so many pages of reading into one night. [...] […] I spent so long reading Richard Powers’ The Echo Maker that I’ve gotten a little bit behind in my reading. True, we’re in the middle of what we call a “long writing period” - extra time built into the production schedule in order to accommodate events like ALA’s Annual Conference - and so my next deadline isn’t until early July, but still, deadline surfing is dangerous when it comes to book-reviewing. It’s only possible to cram so many pages of reading into one night. […]

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