http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/02/20/hot-or-not/ A National Blog of Literature & Discussion Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:47:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/02/20/hot-or-not/#comment-2677 Sickness. Couch. Links. Confusion. » One Star Watt Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:04:17 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1419#comment-2677 [...] just happy more good looking people seem to be choosing the literary profession over acting, modeling, or working at Hooters. Makes [...] [...] just happy more good looking people seem to be choosing the literary profession over acting, modeling, or working at Hooters. Makes [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/02/20/hot-or-not/#comment-2648 Tim Arnold Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:05:19 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1419#comment-2648 Maslin has a bad habit of reviewing everything but the book in front of her. Maslin has a bad habit of reviewing everything but the book in front of her.

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/02/20/hot-or-not/#comment-2641 That Cover Girl Face, or: The Hot-or-Not Author Syndrome « The ‘Not-So-Rough’ Guide Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:41:55 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1419#comment-2641 [...] 23, 2009 by jerrysmolin Writing in The Virginia Quarterly Review, Jacob Silverman denounces the “lazy and shallow tactic” of discussing an author’s looks in a [...] [...] 23, 2009 by jerrysmolin Writing in The Virginia Quarterly Review, Jacob Silverman denounces the “lazy and shallow tactic” of discussing an author’s looks in a [...]

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/02/20/hot-or-not/#comment-2637 Bobby Styles Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:47:46 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1419#comment-2637 This is an excellent piece, Mr. Silverman. I applaud you for calling out the NY Times reviewer for her shoddy work. Maslin was engaging in psuedo-pychology and intellectual gossip that would be appropriate for People magazine. Although, perhaps we will never be able to ignore the artist behind the work, and a good reviewer will call into question the writer behind the writing. Maybe, Maslin is a total loser, and feels the need to utilize 'hip' websites (that all the 'cool cats' are using) in order to feel young and fresh. In this instance, however, Maslin is out of line. I must say, it is very enjoyable to read your online writings. This is an excellent piece, Mr. Silverman. I applaud you for calling out the NY Times reviewer for her shoddy work. Maslin was engaging in psuedo-pychology and intellectual gossip that would be appropriate for People magazine. Although, perhaps we will never be able to ignore the artist behind the work, and a good reviewer will call into question the writer behind the writing. Maybe, Maslin is a total loser, and feels the need to utilize ‘hip’ websites (that all the ‘cool cats’ are using) in order to feel young and fresh. In this instance, however, Maslin is out of line.
I must say, it is very enjoyable to read your online writings.

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2009/02/20/hot-or-not/#comment-2635 EscobarOchoa Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:12:11 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=1419#comment-2635 An astonishingly catty review by Maslin. There is definitely a double-standard against women here-would Maslin's review of Will Self's "Great Apes" mentioned Self's own rather apelike appearance? Doubtful. However, I do believe that a woman's good looks will help her get published. In will not be the only factor, but if the women is attractive, it will be easier to market the book and will probably garner more attention. Still, the world of literature is perhaps the one bastion left in the art world where a woman's looks determine her place. Dust jacket killed the book star? An astonishingly catty review by Maslin. There is definitely a double-standard against women here-would Maslin’s review of Will Self’s “Great Apes” mentioned Self’s own rather apelike appearance? Doubtful. However, I do believe that a woman’s good looks will help her get published. In will not be the only factor, but if the women is attractive, it will be easier to market the book and will probably garner more attention. Still, the world of literature is perhaps the one bastion left in the art world where a woman’s looks determine her place. Dust jacket killed the book star?

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