tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post114850165222301435..comments2024-03-07T17:13:54.927-05:00Comments on A Fuse #8 Production: Podcast Edition: When Critics Snuggle Up To Authors (And When Authors Snuggle Back)fusenumber8http://www.blogger.com/profile/16216979020263363698noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1148567506461007712006-05-25T10:31:00.000-04:002006-05-25T10:31:00.000-04:00Also, I wanted to add, Fuse, that with reading and...Also, I wanted to add, Fuse, that with reading and writing, there is a lot of subjectivity.<BR/><BR/>The book in question I didn't want to review was a YA title that dealt with Issues I deal with on a daily basis as a college teacher. So, some things didn't ring true to me. Also, I'm more of a fan of Middle Grade, so I'm already biased to some degree against YA.<BR/><BR/>That being said, I could easily see how others would like the book. It was well written, the main character was interesting, etc. <BR/><BR/>So my negative review could impact negatively on the admitedly small number of people who read me daily (150 or so), when I'm not sure it should. Does that make sense?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1148557810268231952006-05-25T07:50:00.000-04:002006-05-25T07:50:00.000-04:00And then there's "more in sorrow than in anger..."...And then there's "more in sorrow than in anger..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1148523091965267542006-05-24T22:11:00.000-04:002006-05-24T22:11:00.000-04:00Kelly handled it well. While we authors want hones...Kelly handled it well. While we authors want honest feedback, we are only human. I'd appreciate the negative feedback in a personal email rather than a public forum. All feedback leads to growth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1148509738402985962006-05-24T18:28:00.000-04:002006-05-24T18:28:00.000-04:00I'm with Liz. I don't review books I don't like.J...I'm with Liz. I don't review books I don't like.<BR/><BR/>Just recently I received a book I hated (suicide/dyslexia/etc.) and I wrote back to the agency who sent it and just told them. I didn't like the book. I'm not going to review it.<BR/><BR/>Their response? Thanks. No review is better than a bad review.<BR/><BR/>We're bloggers and, like Liz, I don't want to waste time finishing a reviewing books I think are lame.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15089389.post-1148506782366861362006-05-24T17:39:00.000-04:002006-05-24T17:39:00.000-04:00When nice people write bad books. sigh. It's sad...When nice people write bad books. sigh. It's sad when it happens.<BR/><BR/>While I've never posted a manifesto of my reviewing, what I decided to do was to post about those books I liked; figuring, I don't have enough time to post about all the books that I read. So I only post about the books I love, or at least like. And when publishers etc send me stuff, that doesn't change.<BR/><BR/>There are a few times I've been driven to post negatively (I was disappointed with the Dr Seuss winners, for example).<BR/><BR/>What I will do (and this may be splitting hairs) is to post when I don't like something on the comments to someone else's blog or in conversation (either RL or email or listserv).<BR/><BR/>Why the difference? Well -- I'm not going to lie about liking a book I didn't, and I'm not going to keep quiet about something I didn't like. But I don't have the time to blog about bad books -- and, to be honest, part of me feels guilty, knowing that even a bad book has an author who is nice, and funny, and who put time and work into the book.Liz Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.com