You know, I don't want to be offensive. But 'Infinite Jest' [regarded by many as Wallace's masterpiece] is just awful. It seems ridiculous to have to say it. He can't think, he can't write. There's no discernible talent.
Harold BloomWe read to find ourselves, more fully and more strangely than otherwise we could hope to find.
Harold BloomThe very best of all Merwin: I have been reading William since 1952, and always with joy.
Harold Bloom