Well, publishing is... kind of like fandom for original work, right? "PLEASE UPDATE SOON," the swooning public demands, and then turn about to savage the update if it turns out to be terrible.
In this case the author kind of forgets he has a thesis after the introduction, which is all to the good; he just moseys around picking up interesting bits of information about stuff that happened to these various authors in 1922 and occasionally gestures vaguely toward the fact that it focused and sharpened their literary vision or what have you.
And I am so impressed that your library conference didn't lock Barry Cunningham up somewhere and ply him with tea and crumpets till he told you the ending of Harry Potter. I would have been tempted!
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In this case the author kind of forgets he has a thesis after the introduction, which is all to the good; he just moseys around picking up interesting bits of information about stuff that happened to these various authors in 1922 and occasionally gestures vaguely toward the fact that it focused and sharpened their literary vision or what have you.
And I am so impressed that your library conference didn't lock Barry Cunningham up somewhere and ply him with tea and crumpets till he told you the ending of Harry Potter. I would have been tempted!