Bookbabble Episode 31: Do Critics and Reviews Influence Our Reading

Posted by Donny on Apr 11, 2009 in Episodes | 2 comments

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:

• Turning Back the Clock: Hot Wars and Media Populism, Umberto Eco

 

Links:

• Harold Bloom (Wikipedia)
• Michiko Kakutani (Wikipedia)
• Palimpsest Forum
• World Literature Forum
• Literary Saloon
• Dagensbok

 

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