Comments on: Everybody’s a Critic

By: Anne R. Allen

Anne R. Allen — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:14:18 +0000

Like rmellis, I love reading negative reviews. The stupider they are, the more I know I'll like the book. So I got my anarchic tendencies from Dr. Seuss, did I? Thanks, Doc!

By: Leigh Russell

Leigh Russell — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:00:05 +0000

The beauty of the Internet is that it gives a voice to all, and the horror of the Internet is that it gives a voice to all. So true, my friend. I’m going to make a note of this site and when I receive a lousy review I’ll come back here for comfort. (So far my book’s received nothing but 5 star reviews, I hasten to add!) Got to laugh – The Very Hungry Caterpillar encourages children to overeat! Perhaps it introduces overfed children to the concept of hunger… What a load of tosh. It’s a great book that children enjoy. I wonder what that particular reviewer would make of Little Red Riding Hood, or Three Blind Mice? Why not spoil childhood for everyone?
I hope those idiots never write a review of my book!
Cut Short, by the way, launched to critical acclaim in the UK last month, breaking sales records in bookstores across the country. So far so good…
You can see some reviews on amazon.co.uk -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cut-Short-DI-Geraldine-Steel/dp/1842432710
available on amazon.com -
http://www.amazon.com/Cut-Short-DI-Geraldine-Steel/dp/1842432710
check it out and let me know what you think – but please don’t tell the reviewer of The Very Hungry Caterpillar – I might be accused of promoting homicide…

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:15:06 +0000

Goodnight Moon, Harold, that adorable hungry caterpillar?! Those are still some of my favorite books. Thanks for posting this. It was very funny.

By: CP

CP — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:05:14 +0000

I love Harold! That was one of the first books I ever read to my kid! Who can’t love that book? Who? WHO?

By: writtenwyrdd

writtenwyrdd — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:27:53 +0000

Wow, that’s some weird commentary. Hope all is well in your world, BF.

By: rmellis

rmellis — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:42:18 +0000

You can tell a lot about a book from its negative reviews, though. If they’re all idiotic — poorly spelled, nitpicky, vengeful, incoherent — chances are the book’s pretty good! I usually go to the 1 star reviews first. Knowing who hates a book is quite revealing.

By: nova

nova — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:05:13 +0000

WOW.

Well… waiting on possible reviews for my own book, I may have to come back and read this post later to make myself feel better.

Some of those reviews you mentioned above make me want to reread the books right away. Promotes anarchy? I’m THERE.

By: J

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:20:44 +0000

Glad you’re back.

Not glad morons now have the freedom to bash literary greats.

That’s like me putting my nose up at whoever builds a spaceship
that loses a tiny screw mid take-off.