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Another review of Death!

Discover why the latest overwhelmingly positive review of my book left me questioning if controversy is ever possible.

Written byPhil Plait
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I just found another review of my book, and (yawn) it's another overwhelmingly positive one. Doesn't anyone hate my book? Can't I convince some fringe lunatic group to burn it, or yell about it, or ask if anyone won't please think of the children? My next book will have to be about kicking puppies. That's the only way to generate controversy.

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