Example sentences for: kakutani

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  • the collection, at its considerable best, finds words for all the high and low notes of the raucous American anthem" (Jean Thompson, the New York Times Book Review ). The New York Times ' Michiko Kakutani is less enamored than most, noting that a few of the stories "appear to be studies for [Jen's] earlier novels and stand somewhat shakily on their own."

  • The New York Times ' Michiko Kakutani says that Leavitt's take on sex is "adolescent" and "does nothing to illuminate its heroes' lives."

  • Michiko Kakutani (the New York Times ) begs to differ, complaining that the director's "meticulous, detail-oriented approach has sucked all spontaneity and passion from the picture."

  • Praise is tempered with complaints that the book is "entertainment, not literature" (John Updike, The New Yorker ) and that the ending is artificial and "stage-managed" (Michiko Kakutani, New York Times ). (Read an excerpt from the book here, and read Jacob Weisberg's review in Slate .)

  • (The Times seems to want to make it a regular feature, with recent contributions by Caryn James and Michiko Kakutani.)


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