I ache a little bit when a new game doesn’t show narrative ambition.
Carolyn Heilbrun once observed that James Joyce was 'a world class shit.'
As a perennial book reviewer, he assailed 'the disgusting tripe' penned by book blurbers.
I’ve heard writers complain about editors passing on manuscripts because 'they already have a Korean book on their list.'
Smith makes criticism approachable, without dumbing it down.
