If I'm annoyed by both the character who's praised and the character who's praising, my response is often, "Who cares if you're hot? I'm not sleeping with you!"
On the other hand, I think I may be more easily annoyed by literature than you are. There's a certain joy in a good critique.
Re: meandering whimsy
On the other hand, I think I may be more easily annoyed by literature than you are. There's a certain joy in a good critique.