One character bemoans the advent of Internet trolls becoming wannabe critics.
“With the invention of the Internet, any subliterate cretin can be Michiko Kakutani.”
Sex and the City
Kakutani is also invoked in season 5 ofSex and the City.
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“She’s theTimesbook critic,” Carrie tells her friend.
“Oh, I thought you were suggesting an appetizer,” he responds.
Miranda is also frustrated by Carrie’s obsession.
“Just don’t say her name again it will drive me over the edge.”
“Bloated and immensely disagreeable,” is the dismissal attributed to Kakutani inPurity.
Liza asks if a good review by Kakutani could help save a Joyce Carol Oates book crisis.
