tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post3554052669118916948..comments2024-01-07T00:08:50.346-06:00Comments on Literary License (short reviews, real opinions): Alain de Botton is ContriteGwen Dawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02802377594686973300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121649472180371405.post-65089723882312784002009-07-05T18:38:45.645-05:002009-07-05T18:38:45.645-05:00Before the internet, an author could write a nasty...Before the internet, an author could write a nasty letter in response to a bad review and then decide, perhaps, that it really shouldn't be mailed. Writing that letter, getting it in the envelope, finding a stamp, taking it to the mailbox all gave a person a chance to calm down a bit. Now it's just so easy to let it all out before you have time to think. Then you end up, like de Botton, having to make public apologizes.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.com