tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652367040467201849.post3616165022590508981..comments2023-10-28T01:48:13.665-07:00Comments on Arts and Palaver: Messud's Horrible Novel WinsElizabeth Brodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685452125287825479noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652367040467201849.post-2855018310644915012007-06-23T07:20:00.000-07:002007-06-23T07:20:00.000-07:00Thanks so much Janice. I've never seen the reader...Thanks so much Janice. I've never seen the reader and publishing community so totally polarized in my life. The fact that Emperor's Children is a very bad novel is confirmed beyond doubt. There are no shades of gray, no room for wiggling on this unless the reviewer is motivated by something other than the truth. <BR/><BR/>It is indeed THE WORST prose I've ever seen with a cover slapped on it, as well as the THE WORST novel I've ever read to receive such uncritical and lavish praise.Elizabeth Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685452125287825479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-652367040467201849.post-40846180068754643632007-06-22T17:39:00.000-07:002007-06-22T17:39:00.000-07:00A quick postscript Claire Messud's Delete Key Awar...A quick postscript Claire Messud's Delete Key Award for the year's worst writing in books:<BR/><BR/>Messud had received so much praise from critics that I expected at least a few protests from visitors to my site after she got that (booby) prize. Instead, EVERY comment I got about her award was on the order of, "I've been waiting for somebody to say that ..." You are far from alone in your reaction to her books. Thanks a million for the link, and I'm glad you started your blog ...<BR/>Jan Harayda<BR/>One-Minute Book ReviewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com