http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/11/21/john-sutherland-web-reviewers-and-the-degradation-of-literary-taste/ Sinéad Gleeson's blog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:48:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/11/21/john-sutherland-web-reviewers-and-the-degradation-of-literary-taste/#comment-22901 Dublin Opinion » Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:29:29 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/11/21/john-sutherland-web-reviewers-and-the-degradation-of-literary-taste/#comment-22901 [...] But seeing as it’s the time of year when many of the papers do their Christmas books end-of-year round up I thought that maybe Adam’s idea could be expanded. Sinead Gleeson touched on the topic about bloggers as reviewers, arguing that some of the finest quality writing about books that she’s come across has been on the web, specifically blogs. Having looked around the LibraryThing catalogues of other Irish bloggers I pleasantly surprised how well-read everyone is (in some cases very, very well-read). Considering how articulate so many Irish bloggers are, it obviously follows that they’d be excellent book reviewers. [...] […] But seeing as it’s the time of year when many of the papers do their Christmas books end-of-year round up I thought that maybe Adam’s idea could be expanded. Sinead Gleeson touched on the topic about bloggers as reviewers, arguing that some of the finest quality writing about books that she’s come across has been on the web, specifically blogs. Having looked around the LibraryThing catalogues of other Irish bloggers I pleasantly surprised how well-read everyone is (in some cases very, very well-read). Considering how articulate so many Irish bloggers are, it obviously follows that they’d be excellent book reviewers. […]

]]> http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/11/21/john-sutherland-web-reviewers-and-the-degradation-of-literary-taste/#comment-22331 Kevin Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:21:51 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/11/21/john-sutherland-web-reviewers-and-the-degradation-of-literary-taste/#comment-22331 The Methuselah of literary criticism, Gore Vidal, has nothing in the way of formal training. No degree, no university, just a few years in the military, as far as I know. The Methuselah of literary criticism, Gore Vidal, has nothing in the way of formal training. No degree, no university, just a few years in the military, as far as I know.

]]> http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/11/21/john-sutherland-web-reviewers-and-the-degradation-of-literary-taste/#comment-22271 Sinead Wed, 22 Nov 2006 09:04:50 +0000 http://www.sineadgleeson.com/blog/2006/11/21/john-sutherland-web-reviewers-and-the-degradation-of-literary-taste/#comment-22271 ESV, lots of very valid points there. Particularly in relation to what constitutes 'trained' and 'untrained'. Some of the finest quality writing about books that I've come across has been on the web, specifically blogs like Mark Sarvas' <a href="http://marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/" target="_blank">Elegant Variation</a> and <a href="http://www.bookslut.com/blog/" target="_blank">Bookslut.</a> I don't know the qualifications or occupations of the writers, but I know quality, analytical writing when I see it. ESV, lots of very valid points there. Particularly in relation to what constitutes ‘trained’ and ‘untrained’. Some of the finest quality writing about books that I’ve come across has been on the web, specifically blogs like Mark Sarvas’ Elegant Variation and Bookslut. I don’t know the qualifications or occupations of the writers, but I know quality, analytical writing when I see it.

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