Fiction about critics/criticism

I have an idea for a story and am looking for inspiration. So please share your favorite novels/novellas/short stories where the main character is a critic (of art, film, literature, music, whatever) or that deal with the practice of criticism. Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is Pale Fire, which I adore, but have already read. And anyway I'm looking ideally for something less meta/more straightforward. I'd prefer something humorous/satirical but will take any and all recs.