tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post540273044304460228..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: Can You Review Half a Book?veingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-54886687151978635842007-07-24T08:29:00.000-05:002007-07-24T08:29:00.000-05:00Sometimes I think it's not just a matter of the bo...Sometimes I think it's not just a matter of the book being so bad the reviewer couldn't finish it, but rather the reviewer has taken on more than he/she can realistically read and review.<BR/>There's a lady who writes reviews on Amazon.com. (I'm sure if I named her everyone would know her). I've never figured out how she has time to read as many books as she reviews and be fair about it. Unless she's a speed-reader, she has to be skimming, and I don't think you can write a fair review without reading the whole book.L.K. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772597654874412965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-30068889543459410362007-07-18T09:14:00.000-05:002007-07-18T09:14:00.000-05:00So, I was reading a book for another review site. ...So, I was reading a book for another review site. The book's technically not self-published, but the small press in question is two people working from a spare bedroom.<BR/><BR/>The book doth suck big rocks. At the request of the site coordinator, I did not submit a review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-913239798903332012007-07-11T14:02:00.000-05:002007-07-11T14:02:00.000-05:00The optimal solution from my point of view is to d...The optimal solution from my point of view is to do a "positive or nothing" review. That's selfish, and if the reviewer never does negative reviews, their credibility suffers. <BR/><BR/>If you don't like it, say why. If you can't finish it, say why. There's no such thing as bad publicity as long as they spell your name right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-41472678032718854422007-07-10T20:06:00.000-05:002007-07-10T20:06:00.000-05:00If someone gives up part of the way through someth...If someone gives up part of the way through something I wrote, I'd definitely like to know what motivated them to quit. Then I can find out if it's just them, or if it's something about my book. I've seen reviewers give up on a book (or a movie) for reasons so addled I could scarcely believe it -- and knowing that those reasons simply didn't hold water helped me understand why I might not take that reviewer seriously in the future.Serdar Yegulalphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237062478522868594noreply@blogger.com