In With the Old, Out With the New, Or Vice Versa
November 18, 2008
Joseph Bottum offers a very opinionated view of children’s books in “Children’s Books Lost and Found.” (Via Neil Gaiman and Lessons from the Tortoise.)
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Libby | November 18, 2008 at 8:48 am
I blogged this one, too, after seeing it on Neil Gaiman’s blog. I think he may be right overall about the times and the way good writing can beget more, though I disagree with some of his specific judgments.
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medinger | November 18, 2008 at 8:56 am
I saw it at Neil’s this AM and knew I’d seen some ttning else about it somewhere. Now I know where — your blog! I need to comment further on it when I have more time.
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megan | November 18, 2008 at 12:40 pm
It isn’t his specific judgements that trouble me, although I agree with some and disagree with others. It’s his overwhelming sense of self-importance. Like God, he approves of this book and disposes of that one. A chacun son gout–I might think so, but Joseph Bottum clearly doesn’t.