Gulp...

[rachelmanija]

http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/reports_analysis/weekly_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000964306

I'm bracing myself, since Kirkus hates everything. Kirkus called Robin McKinley's Deerskin "lurid, turgid fluff." (I didn't look that phrase up-- I'm not Robin McKinley, and that's still stuck in my head for all eternity.)

But hey, lots of books don't get reviewed in Kirkus at all, and that would be worse.

Comments

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Anyone who reads Kirkus' reviews for any length of time understands they hate everything. It's like deciphering academic reference letters, where even the worst candidate gets effulgent praise and you have to pick it apart very carefully and read between the lines to get the actual recommendation.

[mistressrenet.livejournal.com]

Yep. XD