tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498637552184150738.post3872508583865013658..comments2023-10-31T06:57:23.483-07:00Comments on A Bookish Wonderland: Bad Reviews....Do They Make Good Authors?Sharylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18411308814378598054noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498637552184150738.post-55064348125141119962010-10-23T10:54:57.403-07:002010-10-23T10:54:57.403-07:00I have been pretty lucky with author requested rev...I have been pretty lucky with author requested review books. There were none that I just totally disliked.<br /><br />I have read books that were less than stellar, I review them. I try to find something positive to say, a character, etc and I always say it may not be for me but it will be for someone so read it anyways.<br /><br />Thanks for the invite to Book Bloggers Unite!<br /><br /><a href="http://readingreadingandlife.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Reading,Reading & Life</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498637552184150738.post-84593158054254853622010-10-22T13:54:04.405-07:002010-10-22T13:54:04.405-07:00If a book is so bad that I don't finish it - t...If a book is so bad that I don't finish it - then I personally don't review it - however if i think it is only average - or less than average I usually say something like it is not my cup of tea - and have a disclaimer in my blog blurb that says ***VIEWER WARNING*** The opinions expressed below are solely those of this reader and are not intended to hurt any other reader's (or Author's) feelings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498637552184150738.post-29790197498950926392010-10-21T18:39:16.749-07:002010-10-21T18:39:16.749-07:00I'm glad to know that the three of you feel I ...I'm glad to know that the three of you feel I did the right thing. For the most part, I feel the same. I just have second thoughts at times. I did give the author exactly what my review would say if I had posted it, no punches pulled.<br /><br />Emily, I think I'll take your advice from now and and post something, less scathing about it on my blog. More of the "I just didn't enjoy this" sort of thing. That way I feel like my reader's are getting honest opinions from me. I mean, they are <i> my </i> reader's right? I do owe that to them.Sharylahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18411308814378598054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498637552184150738.post-56672930366140564292010-10-21T15:58:12.137-07:002010-10-21T15:58:12.137-07:00I always post negative reviews because if a book i...I always post negative reviews because if a book is really bad I want to warn other people about it. I don't write my reviews for the authors, I write them to tell my readers what books I think are worth reading and which ones they should avoid at all costs. <br /><br />That said, I haven't reviewed any new authors yet, so I might change my mind if that ever happens. I wouldn't want to crush anyone's dreams or anything. What I might do is send the author the real review, and then post a short review of about a paragraph explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the book and what my rating would be, with a note saying that this is the author's first book and that they are very likely to get better. That way I can still give my readers my opinion about the book without doing too much damage to the author's future chances.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07389249065514335671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498637552184150738.post-48906173317011402662010-10-21T07:21:39.359-07:002010-10-21T07:21:39.359-07:00I think you did the right thing. You sent the auth...I think you did the right thing. You sent the author the review - that means he or she saw it, and can use it to improve their work. You didn't publish it which was incredibly nice of you. As a new author, the review could really have hurt their career even before it got off the ground. So, to my mind, you did what was helpful to the author in two ways - they will grow because you didn't hide the review from them, but did hide it from the reading public.RADayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340243972875422944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498637552184150738.post-24120924506722669682010-10-21T00:32:36.303-07:002010-10-21T00:32:36.303-07:00I deleted my last comment because it was just way ...I deleted my last comment because it was just way too long lol. This is a situation that I just ran into myself today, and as a new blogger I didn't feel as though I should start off writing a negative review for one of the first new authors nice enough to give me a chance to review their book. I chose to not write any review at all explaining that the writing style made it too difficult for me to read. <br />I think new authors deal with enough criticism and rejections on their journey to being published. I honestly think that this will continue to be how I deal with new authors, if I can't write a positive review, I will explain why I won't be writing any review.The Happy Bookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470714271674260280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498637552184150738.post-76863043099495770612010-10-21T00:27:29.749-07:002010-10-21T00:27:29.749-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Happy Bookerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02470714271674260280noreply@blogger.com