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Review title: reader from california
Product review: I first read a review of this book in the Time's "Books in Brief." It was the most scathing review I've ever read. I felt sorry for the author and did not, as I never do--and most especially with the Times--take the review to be anything close to definitive. When the book came out in paperback I decided to take a look. Well, there are millions of people in this country reading bodice-ripper romances so I imagine there's litle enough harm in one more intellectual poser having his or her say: it gives the downtown crowd and academics something to talk about, the usual "cutting-edge" crowd can mythologise one more of their own, and everyone is happy. ... The only problem is, why do these people take themselves so seriously?
