Lincoln Michel (@thelincoln): "I do think this was probably the inevitable result of the “popularism” movement that assumed the only relevance to art was popularity as defined by commercial sales. Also what corporations have always wanted. Criticism as merely free publicity."

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Aug 27, 2025

I do think this was probably the inevitable result of the “popularism” movement that assumed the only relevance to art was popularity as defined by commercial sales. Also what corporations have always wanted. Criticism as merely free publicity.

But to assume that the only point of a book review is to encourage a potential reader to buy a copy of the book is profoundly wrongheaded and shortsighted.

Kristen Martin

Aug 27

2:38 PM

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