Title: A screed with occasional flashes of insight
Review: When I first read Eagleton's Literary Theory, I thought he was brilliant: knowledgeable and witty. This book has occasional flashes of insight, but is marred by, among other things, grotesque caricatures of pretty much all things American. I find fault with many of the same things that Eagleton belabors, only I can do without the puerile snottiness and strained attempts at eccentric humor. Too much of a screed. Unimpressive.
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