glass houses / stones

[realthog]

No names, no pack drill, but here's from a review of a friend's anthology that's just appeared on one of the sf sites:

If you want a change from Science Fiction and its grey cousins and love purple prose on more mundane subjects then [this anthology] will probably suit you. It's not as if any of the material isn't badly written just that for the most part, it isn't our genre or subject matter. There are some instances where the stories could have done with having done with having a bit more plot chucked at them but when they do, it's obvious the writers did their research to bring the material to life.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Ah, the art of tepid reviewing.

[avengangle.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

[mylefteye.livejournal.com]

That's lame.

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

at least it wasnt described as a Harlequin for SF readers... talking down all the way, no turtles involved.

[thisplacehere.livejournal.com]

Sure, because genres should have sharp boundaries that shouldn't be crossed; and writers -- and readers -- must keep to their genre.

And doesn't the wording of that quote actually mean the opposite from what its author seems to intend?

[hutch0.livejournal.com]

Oh that did make me smile, it did. `It's not as if any of the material isn't badly written...'