Enemies List: A.J. Jacobs vs. Joe Queenan

Enemies list: Jacobs vs. Queenan

In this weekend’s Times Book Review, Esquire’s A.J. Jacobs complains about Joe Queenan’s earlier review of his book, in which:

He referred to me as a “jackass.” A jackass. In The New York Times Book Review. I flipped around to the other reviews. Did they call Philip Roth a doofus? Did they call Gish Jen a nitwit? No, just me. A jackass. The review was so vicious it was written up in The Village Voice, on several blogs and, oddly enough, in Women’s Wear Daily.

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