Let Us Not Emulate Michiko at The NY Times

Michiko Kakutani by Slate's Ben Yagoda gets exactly to the heart of why I don't enjoy reading reviews she's written.

Sometimes, when reading a review of a book I actually have read, and, more importantly enjoyed, I somehow get the feeling of having entered her office at the venerable Times mid-rant and, possibly, mid-throw as a wastebasket comes hurtling towards my head.

Often, I feel she misses the point of some of the books she's reviewed. Not every writer esteems to become a literary giant; in fact, some of us might even revel in our obscurity, writing for the pleasure of writing. And many readers simply read for enjoyment, rather than enlightenment, although the latter may happen along the way.

It's too bad; she's got a lot of potential to be great.