A.O. Scott’s Followers (44)

A.O. Scott

Born

in The United States

July 10, 1966

Twitter

aoscott

Genre

Criticism

edit data

A. O. Scott joined The New York Times as a film critic in January 2000. Previously, Mr. Scott was a Sunday book reviewer for Newsday and a frequent contributor to Slate, The New York Review of Books, and many other publications. He has served on the editorial staffs of Lingua Franca and The New York Review of Books. In addition to his film-reviewing duties, Mr. Scott often writes for the Times Magazine and the Book Review. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Combine Editions
A.O. Scott’s books

Average rating: 3.73 · 3,294 ratings · 454 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Little Friend by Donna Tartt, A.O. Scott (Introduction) 3.48 avg rating — 81,457 ratings — published 2002 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Freud Archives by Janet Malcolm, A.O. Scott (Introduction) 4.21 avg rating — 1,330 ratings — published 1983 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth 3.29 avg rating — 1,314 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bolt from the Blue and Other Essays by Mary McCarthy, A.O. Scott (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 541 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Long Walk Home: Reflections on Bruce Springsteen by Jonathan D. Cohen (Editor), Natalie Adler (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Eric Alterman (Contributor) 3.80 avg rating — 91 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Biosensors for Food Analysis 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Treasure Trove of Pirate Stories by A.O. Scott, Ramon Wilke (Editor) Kessler 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New York Times Book Review - August 16, 2020 - The New York Time 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New York Times Book Review - August 29, 2021 - William Maxwell 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New York Times Book of Movies: The Essential 1,000 Films to See by A.O. Scott, Manohla Dargis, Wallace Schroeder 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by A.O. Scott…

Quotes by A.O. Scott (?)

“The cacophony in my head is completely unmanageable, and it's out of the failure to blend all those dissonant voices smoothly that whatever individuality I might have has managed to emerge. Imitation is the condition of originality. Or, to put it another way: imitation is the shortest route to and the truest test of proficiency. To mimic a master requires skill and practice, which become the sources of your own mastery.”
― A.O. Scott, Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth

4 likes

“Taste, we assume, is innate, reflexive, immediate, involuntary, but we also speak of it as something to be acquired. It is a private, subjective matter, a badge of individual sovereignty, but at the same time a collectively held property, bundling us into clubs, cults, communities, and sociological stereotypes.”
― A.O. Scott, Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty and Truth

4 likes

“Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world. ERNEST:”
― A.O. Scott, Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think about Art, Pleasure, Beauty and Truth

3 likes

See all A.O. Scott's quotes »

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Goodreads Librari...: Author strings again	28	23	Dec 18, 2024 12:03AM

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite A.O. to Goodreads.

A.O. Scott’s Followers (44)

A.O. Scott

Combine EditionsA.O. Scott’s books

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
A.O. Scott’s books