Victorio darling, if I don't stretch the truth (much like Pratap Mehta) every now and then, do you think anyone would read the drivel I write? :)) Lighten up and drink that free beer you get onboard. :)) Elisabeth
--- Victor Rangel-Ribeiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Elisabeth Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not too sure about the discussions that > preceded, > but I agree with Gilbert that the review of Holy > Warriors by Pratap Mehta, is disingenuous to say the > least. It is no secret that most reviewers earn > their > bread and butter, trying to be psuedointellectuals > pontificating over material they themselves are > incapable of putting together. Never having > published > anything of note, most reviewers spend their time in > tiny offices (if they are lucky) at major > publications > writing out book reviews when they're not doing food > reviews. As such, they are much like air stewardess' > who having failed to launch their acting careers > spend > their life harassing passengers on discount > airlines. > > Dear Elisabeth, > You have taken Pratap Mehta to task for what you > consider to be specific > flaws in his review, and that is your prerogative. > But I do think you are > wrong in stating that "most reviewers earn their > bread trying to be > pseudointellectuals... in tiny offices ... at major > publications." Reviews of > fiction, at least here in the USA, are written > largely by freelancers who are > handpicked by editors for having themselves been > published; nonfiction books > in specialised fields such as music are reviewed not > in the popular press but > in scholarly publications, by very knowledgeable > people with excellent > credentials. That has been my experience. > I must also add that I have been flying since > 1953, and have yet to meet the > kind of air stewardess you describe. You must have > had a terrible experience > with one particular person, but in general I have > found them to be very > helpful even in quite stressful conditions. > Regards, > Victor > __________________________________________________ > > _____________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. > Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected])
