James Wood: Technique Versus Effect In Literary Criticism WORDS Posted: January 17, 2020 9:33 am The first way of reading is non-evaluative, at least at the level of craft or technique; the second is only evaluative, and wagers everything on technical success, on questions of craft and aesthetic achievement. – LitHub Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)