“When the [New York Times] Book Review Went Really Harsh”: Book Reviews Without Bylines Had Maximized The Negative. How Nasty!

“These reviews all had one thing in common: They weren’t signed, which led — no surprise! — to an abundance of potshots. In fact, it wasn’t until 1924 that the Book Review decreed all reviews had to have bylines.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/27/books/when-the-book-review-went-really-harsh.html

Thus, current book reviews—reviews with bylines—maximize the positive. How nice!