(May 12, 2012 at 8:35 pm)padraic Wrote: If you want to criticise a book,it's a good idea to read it first
Umm, I'd disagree a little here. I mean, its fine to say that for complete intellectual honesty, you should actually read a piece of fiction before you criticize it, but sometimes reading a review is just as good. You can read multiple reviews from separate sources fro a measure of objectivity. It won't be completely honest, but I'm willing to be a little dishonest in order to avoid that extremely masochistic task.
