Read any good books lately?; A critic has been exposed for not having read the book she passed judgment on. It's not such an uncommon practice.(Review)

From: The Evening Standard (London, England) | Date: February 24, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: DAVID SEXTON

BOOK reviewers always have one question, at the point of accepting a commission: "How long is it?"

They are not hoping, as buyers of mass-market fiction usually are, that it's a really good substantial read. They are praying that the book is not too long.

Reviewing books is not a particularly well-paid form of journalism and it takes time. A book of any more ambition than a thriller can't be read for review at a rate of more than 40, or at most 60, pages an hour. Some books are only 120-pages long and can comfortably be digested in a couple of ...

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