I see where you're coming from, pdlloyd. It's a bit like telling bigots, "No, hey, listen, this one's not like the rest of those blacks!" Obviously, there's a problem.
I'm not The Universal Defender Of Mr. Weil, and I have no better insight into his motives here than anybody else.
The important thing, maybe, is that we agree on the primary thing: books should be judged on their merits. I'll take a well-written ghost story over a badly-written academic satire any day of the week.
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Date: 2009-05-10 01:26 am (UTC)I'm not The Universal Defender Of Mr. Weil, and I have no better insight into his motives here than anybody else.
The important thing, maybe, is that we agree on the primary thing: books should be judged on their merits. I'll take a well-written ghost story over a badly-written academic satire any day of the week.