false 2 1 1 true 5800046 read 0 true 825653 currently-reading 0 true 825652 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31826797 to: Hatchet Jobs: Writings on Contemporary Fiction (Paperback) by Dale Peck
I just finished reading this for the second time. For people who pay attention, Peck made a huge name for himself a few years ago when he starting swinging like crazy at writers he thought were wasting their talent, including his infamous line about Rick Moody being "the worst writer of his generation." I like him because, like James Wood, he actually cares about what's going on with books, not just getting a paycheck for writing his essay. This is one of those collections that add up to a mission statement about art instead of a grab bag of one-offs. ]]>