NP just hysterical realism....

[Mark Kohut]

I loved her first novel before I could even spell "hysterical. What a
London! What a world.  Wood has to write another essay on when "hysterical
realism" is tautological.
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I’ve always loved Zadie Smith’s response to the famous review of her first
novel, in which James Wood coined the term “hysterical realism”: she
thought he had a point. It helped her grow as a writer. Real thoughtful
criticism can help a real thoughtful writer.