http://therumpus.net/2012/06/a-short-note-on-critics/ Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Sun, 19 May 2013 01:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://therumpus.net/2012/06/a-short-note-on-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-348168 Leslie Sat, 18 Aug 2012 03:35:07 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=101709#comment-348168 I don’t think people are bitter for good reasons, actually. I think they are bitter because they are beaten down and want to feel better about themselves. That’s understandable, but it’s not a good reason. I think criticism is fine; bitterness is not.

]]> http://therumpus.net/2012/06/a-short-note-on-critics/comment-page-1/#comment-332434 Mark K Bennett Mon, 04 Jun 2012 04:22:22 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=101709#comment-332434 Thanks for pointing the way to the Eggers piece. Just splendid. And I’ve ordered “How Fiction Works.” Looking forward to reading it. Have a grand week.

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