Reviewing without Finishing Mason & Dixon (was Gaddis)

[davemarc]

From: Richard Romeo <richardromeo at hotmail.com>

> But it angers me when
> someone is unwilling or is not aware that they are not attempting to
educate
> or put across constructive views on a work.  TR is such a case study.
Note:
> Same goes for folks like J Knipfel who praised M&D to high heaven without
> reading the whole thing.
>
Let's not be too harsh with Knipfel, though.  He had to contend with poor
eyesight as well as the short lead time between the galley release and
"timeliness" in reviewing.  He recently wrote that he finished the book and
enjoyed the tape as well.

d.