Reviews for The novelist at the crossroads: and other essays on fiction and criticism

The average rating for The novelist at the crossroads: and other essays on fiction and criticism based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-12-27 00:00:00 David Halbauer Ok. I found this more useful than illuminating. The ideas won't really be (or they weren't to me) ground-breaking, but it is very useful in that it shows you how different authors think novels should be written, and their beliefs about what novels are for.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-04-19 00:00:00 Edward Lewis By Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, Irish Examiner: "There's much food for thought in what McGurl has to say about literary trends. Most, interesting, though, is his sensitive exploration of the interplay between individual writers and the Creative Writing programs...Opinionated and lively...He delivers a cornucopia of exciting new ideas and insights in a work which will be indispensable reading for teachers and students of creative writing, and for anyone interested in modern fiction...[A:] complex, energetic and fascinating book."