You know, I recently posted a call for reviws of POD/co-op
published books on my website. I posted it on a couple of the
lists here, and one of them raised an almighty stink. And
first of all: the reviews are honest and unbiased and they
are free. Well, I got lambasted by some self-important
know-it-all quizzing me about who would be doing the
reviewing, would they be anonymous, would they all be glowing
reviews, would they be honest, and how most POD writers need
to improve their writing instead of getting reviewed! What a
rant!
Anyway... what I'm getting to is this: Jack, you said you
wouldn't review it unless you think you are going to enjoy
it. Doesn't that tend to make your reviews sort of inherently
"good reviews"? And by that I mean, do you ever give a
negative review of a book? It's not an accusation, I'm just
curious. I've done a lot of reviewing of various things:
books, computer hardware, software, and when it sucked, I
said it sucked. I wonder if you, and anyone else here who
reviews, is of the same mind? Or am I just a misanthropic
minority?
Tony Burton Editor, Crime and Suspense ezine http://www.crimeandsuspense
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Jack Quick
<jquick5342@y...> wrote:
>
> I am one of those internet reviewers and agree
totally
> with you Terrill. Personally, I won't accept a
book
> unless I think it would be one I would enjoy, i.e.,
no
> cozies, vampires, etc. And what I try to do with
any
> ARC's I do get is to pass them along to others I
know
> either through the net or face to face. The upside
of
> this is I have been exposed to a number of
excellent
> authors that I wouldn't otherwise have met,
and
> hopefully have encouraged others to spread
their
> horizons as well.
>
> Keep up the good work. Writing reviews ain't
easy,
> but it is sure easier than writing the original
work.
>
> Alabama Jack
>
>
>
>
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