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Against Interpretation and Other Essays Against Interpretation and Other Essays (Paperback)
by (shelved 106 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.14 — 10,324 ratings — published 1966
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Literary Theory: An Introduction Literary Theory: An Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 89 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,662 ratings — published 1983
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Ways of Seeing Ways of Seeing (Paperback)
by (shelved 86 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.94 — 433,422 ratings — published 1972
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Anatomy of Criticism Anatomy of Criticism (Paperback)
by (shelved 80 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,961 ratings — published 1957
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Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 78 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.29 — 3,745 ratings — published 1942
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The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages (Paperback)
by (shelved 75 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.86 — 3,598 ratings — published 1994
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Orientalism Orientalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 72 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.13 — 29,430 ratings — published 1978
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A Room of One’s Own A Room of One’s Own (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.22 — 257,427 ratings — published 1929
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Illuminations: Essays and Reflections Illuminations: Essays and Reflections (Paperback)
by (shelved 70 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.29 — 12,444 ratings — published 1955
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Mythologies Mythologies (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.08 — 17,099 ratings — published 1957
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How Fiction Works How Fiction Works (Paperback)
by (shelved 64 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.99 — 8,134 ratings — published 2008
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Aspects of the Novel Aspects of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,944 ratings — published 1927
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Poetics Poetics (Paperback)
by (shelved 58 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.83 — 29,358 ratings — published -335
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Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.32 — 7,530 ratings — published 1992
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Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human (Paperback)
by (shelved 56 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.03 — 3,687 ratings — published 1998
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On Photography On Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 53 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.87 — 56,333 ratings — published 1973
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How to Read and Why How to Read and Why (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.61 — 3,847 ratings — published 2000
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Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma (Hardcover)
by (shelved 47 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.69 — 21,531 ratings — published 2023
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Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.64 — 4,591 ratings — published 1997
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The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 4,108 ratings — published 1979
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Regarding the Pain of Others Regarding the Pain of Others (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.10 — 22,108 ratings — published 2003
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ABC of Reading ABC of Reading (Paperback)
by (shelved 44 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,921 ratings — published 1934
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Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (Yale Nota Bene) Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (Yale Nota Bene)
by (shelved 43 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.99 — 3,631 ratings — published 1990
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The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.77 — 1,746 ratings — published 1973
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Lectures on Literature Lectures on Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.32 — 2,653 ratings — published 1980
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Consider the Lobster and Other Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 40 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.18 — 53,907 ratings — published 2005
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How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.58 — 33,870 ratings — published 2003
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Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.17 — 37,893 ratings — published 1985
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Seven Types of Ambiguity Seven Types of Ambiguity (Paperback)
by (shelved 38 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.81 — 605 ratings — published 1930
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I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution I Like to Watch: Arguing My Way Through the TV Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,640 ratings — published 2019
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.02 — 4,499,309 ratings — published 1945
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Why Read the Classics? Why Read the Classics? (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.82 — 3,345 ratings — published 1991
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Culture and Imperialism Culture and Imperialism (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.19 — 5,774 ratings — published 1993
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Axel's Castle: A Study of the Imaginative Literature of 1870-1930 (FSG Classics) Axel's Castle: A Study of the Imaginative Literature of 1870-1930 (FSG Classics)
by (shelved 34 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.09 — 463 ratings — published 1931
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Lectures on Russian Literature Lectures on Russian Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,092 ratings — published 1981
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The Hero With a Thousand Faces The Hero With a Thousand Faces (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.13 — 44,849 ratings — published 1949
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Brave New World Brave New World (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 2,062,383 ratings — published 1932
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The Weird and the Eerie The Weird and the Eerie (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,343 ratings — published 2016
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How to Read Literature How to Read Literature (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.69 — 2,629 ratings — published 2013
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On Literature On Literature (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,315 ratings — published 2002
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The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,743 ratings — published 2011
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The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them The Possessed: Adventures With Russian Books and the People Who Read Them (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.71 — 6,045 ratings — published 2010
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Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.99 — 77,495 ratings — published 1980
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The Common Reader The Common Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,955 ratings — published 1925
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The Pleasure of the Text The Pleasure of the Text (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 5,888 ratings — published 1973
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 30 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.54 — 24,530 ratings — published 2021
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The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media The Work of Art in the Age of Its Technological Reproducibility, and Other Writings on Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.08 — 24,388 ratings — published 1936
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Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.00 — 7,505 ratings — published 1991
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The Art of the Novel The Art of the Novel (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as criticism)
avg rating 3.98 — 7,203 ratings — published 1960
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as criticism)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,400,183 ratings — published 1949
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W. Somerset Maugham
“People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.”
W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage

Herman Melville
“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.”
Herman Melville

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