1. As the all-knowing @matthunte rightly noted, not enough is being said about Leon Wieseltier's 4-decade tenure at New Republic.
11. TNR review (I think by David Bell) was pretty dismissive of Novick, which didn't change my mind but did make me think more about book.
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12. True also of Wood's reviews of Updike, Toni Morrison, etc. I rarely agreed with Wood's judgement but he helped read more fiercely.
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13. Tragedy of Wieseltier is perhaps that he never got to be edited by Leon Wieseltier. His own prose runs towards self-indulgence.
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