Posted by bigceebee on April 27, 2012 at 9:40 AM |
A popular topic of late amongst writers, be it in blog posts or group discussions, is bad book reviews. To clarify, I’m not referring to solidly supported constructive criticism which could, in fact, help a writer improve. I’m talking about those annoying one star reviews one finds on Amazon and other sites which are without substance and just plain vicious, cruel, nasty and destructive.
The question which I’ve heard or seen asked over and over on this subject is, “Why do people write such bad reviews?” The purpose of this blog post is to answer precisely that question, allowing writers to understand why they shouldn’t take it personally or feel victimized when they receive such a review. What follows is a partial list of reasons why people write such bad reviews.
So, fellow writers, the next time you get such a review on one of your works, take it in stride and have pity because you are much better off than the moron who wrote it.
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Ken Preston says...
But, perhaps most importantly, they have very poor taste in books, lack any critical faculties to appreciate decent writing, and wouldn't know a good book if it stood up and slapped them in the face. Or am I being silly? ;-)
Bonnie says...
ROFLMAO!!! Thank you, Claude, once again for your brilliant and hilarious take on an irritating and unfortunately pervasive problem. I will keep your visual in my head for the rest of my publishing career!
G.E. Johnson says...
LMAO Claude, this is why I love you. Your wit is unmatched.
niamh Clune says...
Lol! You had fun with this...I have joined your blog on the strength of it.
niamh Clune says...
Lol! You had fun with this...I have joined your blog on the strength of it.
Alison Bruce says...
Me too! That and I want to find out more about ugly critics.
Ken says...
The best review of a reviewer I have read. 5 stars/
terry ravenscroft says...
This blog post is stupid and terrible, and I speak as a very ugly person with a very low IQ who never gets to have sex.
Shannon Donnelly says...
The good news is that I've heard several folks say they bought the book because of the bad review.
I used to have a movie reviewer I followed -- I knew if he hated a movie, I'd love it. So his reviews were always useful for me.
So maybe it's not so much the bad or good, it's about not being in the vast middle of just okay.
Elizabeth Jasper says...
Haha! This made me chuckle. I bet you're right!
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