http://www.blastedmembers.com/2007/09/30/the-digested-read-by-john-crace/ Here you'll find author info, book reviews, book-related news and quality web links. Enjoy! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:51:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.blastedmembers.com/2007/09/30/the-digested-read-by-john-crace/#comment-4030 Rob Sun, 30 Sep 2007 18:10:07 +0000 http://www.blastedmembers.com/2007/09/30/the-digested-read-by-john-crace/#comment-4030 You're right, The Digested Read is terrific. Apart from the format and the humour, it's also one of the very few places where the reviewer pays any attention to the writer's technique. Most other newspaper reviews seem to look at the themes, and the cultural context of the book, and whether it ties in with the reviewer's favourite module from their literature degree, but they don't give any indication of how the writers actually, well, write. You’re right, The Digested Read is terrific. Apart from the format and the humour, it’s also one of the very few places where the reviewer pays any attention to the writer’s technique. Most other newspaper reviews seem to look at the themes, and the cultural context of the book, and whether it ties in with the reviewer’s favourite module from their literature degree, but they don’t give any indication of how the writers actually, well, write.

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