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Sep 19, 2011 08:04

From Jeff Simon (Arts Editor of the Buffalo News) in his book review of Roger Ebert's memoir, "Life Itself ( Read more... )

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patrick_vecchio September 20 2011, 00:04:53 UTC
Quit reading him, Sarah. Quit reading him. Stop the madness.

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sarahk809 September 20 2011, 09:05:42 UTC
Can't you see these posts are a cry for help? I try to stop reading him. I try! But then I'm drawn to the Arts section by his miserable face, screaming "Read this! It's so bad you'll get angry!" and it only takes one sentence, one undecipherable rhetorical question, one precious run-on phrase that would give EB White nightmares, one dropped name a la EB White..... Before I know it, I'm online looking for his edited version of what I just read, cutting with only here to paste.

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nodressrehersal September 21 2011, 13:20:18 UTC
Just so you know, I now only read Jeff Simon in order to find the sentence that will push you over the edge. It's kind of like, "Where's Waldo?" only more torturous for the reader.

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sarahk809 September 21 2011, 15:29:07 UTC
HA! Especially infuriating was that he is not fit to even READ Roger Ebert, let alone critique him.

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