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Canny stuff from the editor, Giles. You should have gone on thinning out the gilded enclave. Peter, perhaps I could send you mine. Jamie > On 3 Jun 2016, at 19:52, Peter Riley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Explaining why you don't like a book under review strikes me as a good version, especially if the choice of book wasn't entirely yours. As a laying of cards on the table, free of the paranoia of the group victim and all forms of proseletysing it could be valueable. I might give it a try, if I can find a book I don't like. > Peter > > On 2 Jun 2016, at 14:01, GILES GOODLAND wrote: > > Years ago I used to do some reviewing for Poetry Review; Fiona Sampson used to send me books more or less at random and I usually disliked them and explained why in my reviews; slowly it dawned on me that she was sending me books that she knew I would dislike, and I began to get a reputation as a negative reviewer, so I stopped. > > Giles > >