"It Really Matters If Somebody Has Bad Taste": An Interview With Book Critic Becca Rothfeld | Defector
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She has a background in philosophy in the Ivy League area of academia, which means she's more likely than most to use words like 'adduce' and 'ontological,' but what's special, and I think vital, about her work is her ability to engage a reader's intellect on a complex yet intelligible level.
Now more than ever, I think, the public, of whom reviewers sometimes seem to have insultingly low expectations, feels entitled not only to her tastes but to assurance that her tastes merit praise.
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