Bookbabble Episode 31: Do Critics and Reviews Influence Our Reading
Bookbabble Episode 31: Do Critics and Reviews Influence Our Reading
Recorded 11 April 2009
Babblers: Bjorn, Gem, Donny
Synopsis:
The babblers talk about reviews, regardless of whether they are from well-known, highly regarded professional critics or your average blogger. What is the difference between the two, and how either affects our reading selection.
Oh, and Gem didn’t like Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
Show Length: 59:25 mins
Authors mentioned:
Links:
- Harold Bloom (Wikipedia)
- Michiko Kakutani (Wikipedia)
- Palimpsest Forum
- World Literature Forum
- Literary Saloon
- Dagensbok
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Donny,
How come there is no warning about our shambolic state of being during the recording of this episode?
You mean above and beyond our usual state of discombobulation?