One of the issues with being a critic is that sometimes the most promising titles turn out to be really awful.
Years ago when I was 'creating' critics out of reviewers, it was also the biggest problem for optimists. If you think people find it hard to say No to things, imagine how hard it is to write negative things about a work that someone has slaved o…
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