Word: reader
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...Tito, held their familiar sway. Others came to power; in coups d'etat (Egypt's Naguib and Cuba's Batista), or in honest elections (Greece's Papagos and in the U.S., Eisenhower). The generals held the headlines; so much so that, to the hurried reader, the manner of a nation's defense too often seemed more important than who and what was being defended. The rise of the generals reflected a felt need for decisiveness and a longing, often unstated, for something to put one's faith in. In such a time...
...misleading statements—for instance, he writes that “...particles of sound are called phonons,” even though sound is almost never thought of as a particle—which, while correct on some level, are more likely to bewilder or misdirect the reader...
...same time, “Break, Blow, Burn” may function best as an introductory text. Poetry aficionados will admire the elegant economy with which Paglia lays out the central moves of each work. If there is a famous poem that a reader has never particularly enjoyed—for me, it was Wallace Stevens’ “Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock”—Paglia’s analysis will help the reader understand its merits. But, while her analysis will unquestionably enrich a reader’s understanding...
...case any reader flirts with becoming a terrorist sympathizer, Thomas is sure to reduce a complex political situation to a black-and-white equation any child can understand: terrorists are bad, others are good...
...worst book I've ever reviewed. Not at all. It's carefully, maybe even elegantly constructed, and it trots along at a highly readable pace (good people at Viking, I would prefer it if you didn't quote that last sentence in an ad). One reader I respect, Stephen King, has even compared it to Catch-22 and The Catcher in the Rye. It's just that This Book Will Save Your Life is more densely packed with earnest twaddle, starting with the title, than any other book I've ever seen...