tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post7946863939581876191..comments2023-10-27T07:29:26.285+00:00Comments on Polyolbion: Hmm...Matt Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-71367606075939081042007-02-19T09:05:00.000+00:002007-02-19T09:05:00.000+00:00Good point. And don't get me wrong - it's obviousl...Good point. And don't get me wrong - it's obviously inevitable that a lot of the time, reviewer and reviewed will have some connection. I'm just not keen on the way reviews often seem to be assigned to draw a love or hate response.Matt Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371656447328595720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3270024178512866290.post-12257356559031496732007-02-18T22:55:00.000+00:002007-02-18T22:55:00.000+00:00In Germany, he would not even have mentioned that ...In Germany, he would not even have mentioned that he was Walcott's student. In the English-speaking world, at least people sometimes (or even mostly, I think) feel obliged to mention their own connection to what they are reviewing!Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com