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The Reviews Come Out
One to six months after publication
1952
Reviews of the book appear with initial reactions to the book. Some praise the book:
"Written by a Southerner from Georgia, this first novel, whose language is Tennessee-Georgia dialect expertly wrought into a clipped, elliptic and blunt style, introduces its author as a writer of power."
New York Times Book Review, 18 May, 1952: 4.
"...Wise Blood has an imaginative intensity rare in any fiction these days."
Newsweek, May 19, 1952: 114.
...and some pan it:
"But all too often it reads as if Kafka had been set to writing the continuity for L'il Abner."
Time, 9 1952:108.
"...neither satire nor humor is achieved...sheer monotony."
Saturday Review 24 May,1952: 22.
| Book Review Characteristics | |
| AUDIENCE: | General public |
| AUTHOR: | Professional journalists or freelance reviewers |
| TIMELINESS: | Appears soon after the book's publication |
| CONTENT: | Focuses on answering the question "Should you read this book?" |
| TYPE OF SOURCE: | Secondary |
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