K-Lo: Know what you mean. I’ve been getting angry e-mails from lady
bibliophiles, too. All I can say is: read the original P.J. article, then
go argue with him. To facilitate this I have put it up (as an Acrobat PDF
file) on my website: go here then
click on the link that says “P.J. on books” at bottom left. Since I am
putting myself at hazard of a copyright lawsuit here, to mollify the good
people at Literary Review, please send $60 for a year’s subscription to
“Literary Review Subscriptions, Freepost LON 17963, London SW20 8YY,
England,” and tell them I sent you.