More me! Today's brush with fame is once again courtesy of the L.A. Times, which has published my latest review in today's Calendar section.
This one had serious birthing pains. At first, I danced around its flaws, until my husband read an early draft, asked what the heck my point was, and told me to rewrite it and tell the truth.
So, my first thorough trashing of a novel.
And, oddly, I feel good.
Here it is again.
Woo-hoo. Doing the Anne-Boles-Levy dance (but in French cuz I live in Montreal!) Congrats!
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Posted by: Alan Silberberg | April 13, 2007 at 11:53 AM
Aw, shucks.
Does the French version involve smoky cafes and wearing a beret? Monica Lewinsky kinda ruined berets for me.
Posted by: Anne | April 13, 2007 at 12:48 PM
Hi, Anne!
I read your review today in the LA Times and really enjoyed it. Trashings are always the most fun to read.
Posted by: Deb Clark | April 13, 2007 at 04:34 PM
Welcome to the dark side. Negative reviewing is fun!
Posted by: MotherReader | April 14, 2007 at 09:33 AM
Congratulations! I think if you have to trash a book then you have to trash a book. I thought that you still did it in classy fashion.
Posted by: Jen Robinson | April 14, 2007 at 01:19 PM
Hey all:
Thanks again. I occasionally do negative reviews of picture books here on my humble blog, but this was the first paid review where I reacted so strongly against it.
Posted by: Anne | April 14, 2007 at 02:46 PM
Way to go, Anne! Saving the world, one review at a time :)
Posted by: Kelly | April 15, 2007 at 07:34 PM
Yes, I echo the classy comment. Well done.
Posted by: jules | April 16, 2007 at 07:08 AM