RaveLos Angeles Review of BooksIn its entirety this is a masterful \'greatest hits\' collection ... One has the very strong sense that no essay placement was accidental. The unexpected gem in the collection is the introduction, a previously unpublished exploration of the role of the critic ... They are independent pieces, and it is easy enough to read any particular essay in any order, but there is a certain, almost meditative, pleasure in reading the book cover to cover. The essays start to converse with each other as the reader becomes increasingly comfortable with Wood’s style and his subject matter ... his writing is so incisive and pointed that the connections make themselves apparent ... if fun isn’t serious noticing, then I don’t know what is.
