The typical review makes a Teletubby look like a sabre-toothed tiger. You can economize by reading online rather than squandering $4.95, yes, but all you get is people pusillanimously Favoriting and Liking and Friending. Why is there no Hate button? Why?
Helen DeWitt on the “epidemic of niceness” kerfuffle. (See the comments for her writing.)

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  4. updatesfromtumbleweed said: Yes, I like the Hate button idea. Some things just elicit that response and “unlike” is simply too mild
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