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Dale Peck |
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Literary Criticism |
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Publishers Weekly: "Peck's criticism of individual writers and marketing trends is wonderfully cogent....Peck has said that he has written his last slam, this is it, we're not going to get any more 'hatchet jobs,' and that's a pity on the one hand, but great news for the emperor and all his new clothes." |
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Format: Hardcover, 228
Publisher: New Pr (May 01, 2004)
Measurements: 8"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 1.25"(d), 0.82 lbs.
ISBN: 9781565848740 |
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Starting with the cover photo of Dale Peck on a New York street with an ax over his shoulder, HATCHET JOBS is a provocative book indeed. This collection of Peck's negative (to put it mildly) reviews of major writers includes assessments of David Foster Wallace, Jim Crace, Rick Moody, Terry McMillan, Julian Barnes and others, as well as a more generalized critique of the publishing business and the way books are marketed and sold. The appeal of Peck's writing is not merely his refreshingly candid and thoughtful opinions but the way he expresses them: in a brave tirade of angry, no-holds-barred invective . |
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