Book Review
Alex Good of the Toronto Star newspaper, reviewed Metcalf’s Shut Up He Explained A Literary Memoir Vol 2, which briefly explained what Metcalf had been doing in the past couple years, but actually focus more on Metcalf’s opinions of Canadian literature. It covers his hatred of “bad writing, thematic and political criticism” and the incompetence off the educational system and the “malignantly stupid pride” of Canadian culture. Good believes that much of the book could have been edited out without changing the intended tone.
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