tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post7483498189912388469..comments2024-03-24T14:17:48.000+02:00Comments on Judy Croome: Ethical Book ReviewingJudy Croome | @judy_croomehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-39257824671578826842013-10-24T20:03:58.089+02:002013-10-24T20:03:58.089+02:00We're similar when it comes to reviewing books...We're similar when it comes to reviewing books. If I don't like the book, I don't review it. I figure that just because it wasn't my cup of tea does not mean it won't be someone else's favorite.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-73146612873961551552013-10-23T02:07:24.859+02:002013-10-23T02:07:24.859+02:00I like that you found what works for you! I just h...I like that you found what works for you! I just had to stop reviewing under my name, period. I think every author is different, and it's important for each one to figure out what they are comfortable with.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-59045062955650036062013-10-20T17:55:23.946+02:002013-10-20T17:55:23.946+02:00CUBAN: As far as book reviews (and paying taxes!) ...CUBAN: As far as book reviews (and paying taxes!) honesty is definitely the best policy :)Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-72936156061609432072013-10-20T16:09:30.258+02:002013-10-20T16:09:30.258+02:00This is a very good post. As an occasional book re...This is a very good post. As an occasional book reviewer I tend to avoid pieces I know I won't like. Or if I accept one which doesn't appeal to me in the long run, I give it back to the author. Honesty is the best policy for me.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-81924159607574824872013-10-20T16:07:58.762+02:002013-10-20T16:07:58.762+02:00ANN: Some comments are definitely strange - in a 2...ANN: Some comments are definitely strange - in a 2 star review of my novel DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE one reviewer (also from a free giveaway) said "Albino's being ostracized?" Of course Albino's are ostracised, in many rural areas in South Africa they're still persecuted! I think the free giveaways tend to be like a lottery for an author - it's a lucky chance if your book lands in the hands of a"right reader". <br /><br />ANNE: I do leave a mix of reviews, but my 5* I'm cautious with (in the beginning I wasn't, but now I am) and my 1* I rarely give out but do when I feel strongly about a bool. Actually, I intensely dislike the idea of star rating a book - it's so judgemental and while a review can be honest and not affect sales, a low star rating is far more damaging than a well written critical review.Judy Croome | @judy_croomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455755011354905278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-25252425191052104132013-10-19T13:04:47.531+02:002013-10-19T13:04:47.531+02:00I agree with you. I am a reader first. I also don&...I agree with you. I am a reader first. I also don't leave reviews if I don't like the book. <br /><br />The rage mentality that's being found on Goodreads this year (Amazon last year) is just ridiculous. Don't these people have lives?<br /><br />I've stopped writing reviews for the moment. Only because I'm too busy in real life to read. But I will continue to write honest reviews. Funny thing is I only leave 5stars. Anything less doesn't deserve my attention. Does that make me a reading snob? Or are all my friends brilliant writers? (I'm thinking all my friends are brilliant writers. Because that seems to be all I read these days.)Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299643638346680038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522118719275646511.post-90431781030546981822013-10-18T04:52:50.999+02:002013-10-18T04:52:50.999+02:00Good post. If I truly dislike a book, I don't ...Good post. If I truly dislike a book, I don't write a review. I try not to be too harsh in my reviews, but leave an honest opinion for followers to decide whether they might like or not like a book. The worst reviews I've received have been when giving away free books through Amazon Prime. One reviewer went through a list of landmarks that should have been added to my book of Fort Worth even though it was fiction and not a travel guide and he said he'd always lived in Fort Worth and never seen a tornado and yet one in 2001 destroyed most of downtown Fort Worth. Some comments are just strange . . . <br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.com