Alice Waters's twitter debut, coupled with this viral author meltdown, reminded me of all the fun we had back in the day with the Cod's review of the Waters bio, and the author's response.** The takeaway? If you get a negative review, respond to it immediately, ideally after a few drinks.
*An exchange with a reviewer that concludes with you telling the reviewer to fuck off is not likely to help your book. (Unless you are Norman Mailer.)
**The author, evidently, is working on a Craig Claiborne bio, which should make for interesting reading.
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