Michael Dirda - I don't think of myself as a critic at all. I'm a reviewer and essayist. I m...

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I don't think of myself as a critic at all. I'm a reviewer and essayist. I mainly hope to share with others my pleasure in the books and authors I write about, though sometimes I do need to cavil and point out shortcomings.

Michael Dirda

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Ich sehe mich überhaupt nicht als Kritiker. Ich bin Rezensent und Essayist. Ich hoffe vor allem, meine Freude an den Büchern und Autoren, über die ich schreibe, mit anderen zu teilen, auch wenn ich manchmal auf Mängel stoßen muss.

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