An excerpt from the review: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ""Poisoned Pens" is a delightfully malicious compilation of literary invective across the centuries, registering the less than kind views of one author for another. We always knew that the profession of writing was as cut-throat as any other. Now we can see little authorial daggers doing their malicious work."
"A monstrous snob, Vladimir Nabokov criticized Fyodor Dostoevsky for his 'lack of taste.'"
"Woolf, who employed interior monologue in "Mrs. Dalloway" and other novels, bitterly dismissed James Joyce, famous for his pages of stream-of-consciousness. 'I dislike Ulysses more & more," she said. "That is I think it more and more unimportant; and don't even trouble conscientiously to make out its meanings.'" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This book sounds like great fun! :)
The Goodreads book description says:
"Literary one-upmanship is the subject of this hilariously evil book."
Below is link to the review (at the Wall Street Journal) of _Poisoned Pens_:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001...
An excerpt from the review:
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""Poisoned Pens" is a delightfully malicious compilation of literary invective across the centuries, registering the less than kind views of one author for another. We always knew that the profession of writing was as cut-throat as any other. Now we can see little authorial daggers doing their malicious work."
"A monstrous snob, Vladimir Nabokov criticized Fyodor Dostoevsky for his 'lack of taste.'"
"Woolf, who employed interior monologue in "Mrs. Dalloway" and other novels, bitterly dismissed James Joyce, famous for his pages of stream-of-consciousness. 'I dislike Ulysses more & more," she said. "That is I think it more and more unimportant; and don't even trouble conscientiously to make out its meanings.'"
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This book sounds like great fun! :)