tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33287187.post3447405688888235190..comments2024-03-27T16:59:29.400-04:00Comments on NOISE: Body-SlammedEric Obenaufhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01684427234866223681noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33287187.post-47975652146516657362010-09-20T17:15:42.511-04:002010-09-20T17:15:42.511-04:00John Simon was greatly feared when I was growing u...John Simon was greatly feared when I was growing up and then came Dale Peck who has performed triage for The New Republic where he notoriously said, "Rick Moody is the worst writer of his generation." This kind of literary shock jockery is the reductio ad absurdum of the supposed critical impulse and finds its roots in medieval scholasticism and certain kinds of medieval torture devices, mostly notably the testicle crusher. Hats off to any writer who can work these assholes to his own advantage.francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488569656644646539noreply@blogger.com