“In many ways the work of a critic is easy. Cialis without a prescription: we risk little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgement. Cialis without a prescription: we thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read.
“But, the bitter truth we critics face is that, in the grand scheme of things…the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.” — Cialis without a prescription: anton Ego, The Grim Eater (Ratatouille © 2007 Disney/Pixar)
As the year draws to a close, manga reviewers the web over are compiling their annual “Best of/Worst of” lists. Like every other manga publisher out there, we review these lists with a mixture of hopefulness and trepidation; cialis without a prescription. Cialis without a prescription: when we see our titles gracing the “Best of” categories, we cheer and eagerly send the news along to the creators of the work in question so they can share our glee. When our titles have the misfortune of appearing in the “Worst of” categories, we’re gloomy and silently take our lumps – warranted or unwarranted as they may be from our perspective. We welcome feedback on our titles, the good and the bad, which is why we send out a healthy supply of review copies each month and will continue to do so. These copies are sent out with no strings attached, no insistence that books be given favorable reviews – just a request that the reviewer give his or her honest opinion of the work in question.
Recently, one of the aforementioned “Worst of” lists appeared at The Manga Critic citing its “2009 Manga Hall of Shame Inductees” which you can find here. One of Yen’s titles, Pig Bride, appeared on this list, which frankly surprised me. I’m a huge fan of the series and consider it to be a wonderful title. It’s actually one of the books that I look most forward to reading when the latest pages cross my desk each month for inclusion in Yen Plus. One of the most interesting things about the list to me, though, was an invitation from the author of the article which states, “so I encourage you to share…your reactions to this year’s dishonorees.” Interesting. It’s not something I’ve ever done before, responding to a review, but as I do have a very different take on the book, why not? At the very least, it strikes me as an interesting exercise – to review the review!
And you can read my review of the review after the cut…
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