Kirkus recommended Fourth Wing while listing zero things it does well
“Read this for the action-packed plot, not character development or worldbuilding.”
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Meta-reviews of book reviews from Kirkus, Goodreads, and more. Are the literary critics doing their job?
16 Stephen King books, 16 starred reviews. Kirkus hasn't blinked since 2010.
“King remains the master of building dread from the mundane, crafting another page-turner that proves his creative well has not run dry.”
The NYT called American Dirt a 'Homeric epic.' Two weeks later, everyone disagreed.
“This book is a Homeric epic, one told in the modem-day vernacular of the immigrant narrative.”
600,000 ratings, 4.38 stars, and 23% of reviews say 'nothing new'
“A supremely practical and useful book. James Clear distills the most fundamental information about habit formation.”
The Guardian trashed a book that outsold every Booker winner of the decade
“Where the Crawdads Sing is painfully predictable, in both its plot and its prose.”
Kirkus reviewed a domestic abuse novel in 300 words. That's the whole review.
“Packed with riveting drama and painful truths, this book powerfully illustrates the devastation of abuse — and the strength of the survivors.”