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Recent Comments

• Danny Peters says "Do you mean to say that the mentions are negative but the reviews use kid gloves? No. I have not heard of the New York Times. I..."Modern Life is Rubbish: Tao Lin’s Taipei
• Bob says "Nice little switch you tried to pull there. I’m talking about reviews, you change it to “mentions,” as if they were one..."Modern Life is Rubbish: Tao Lin’s Taipei
• Danny Peters says "1. “‘kid glove’ reviews.” Most of the mentions of Tao Lin and Tapei are highly negative. 2. “thinly..."Modern Life is Rubbish: Tao Lin’s Taipei
• Bob says "Then you will get the book you so richly deserve, “baroque.” It’s the other readers who had no warning, those who have..."Modern Life is Rubbish: Tao Lin’s Taipei
• baroque says "Congratulations. This negative review made me really want to read the book. And I don’t even like minimalism."Modern Life is Rubbish: Tao Lin’s Taipei