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Originally Posted by Froide
As Harold Bloom's written numerous books (albeit of literary criticism), I'll toss him in this mix. In The Boston Globe: " Dumbing down American readers" (September 24, 2003), he smote both J.K. Rowling and Stephen King with a single sword while nicking another author, Danielle Steele. Here's an excerpt: |
They seem to be unsmitten, he must have used a rubber sword. It's the age-old resentment of anyone whose books actually sell, the outright contempt of the reader.