Comments - Okay, just to prove that authors DO read rotten Amazon reviews, here are my three favorites for MIXED BLOOD in 2009: - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T13:14:18Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A223028&xn_auth=noOh, nice! We find some doozie…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-25:537324:Comment:2230862009-12-25T19:15:15.012ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Oh, nice! We find some doozies sometimes. :)
Oh, nice! We find some doozies sometimes. :) Roger, I'm pretty sure he did…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-24:537324:Comment:2230622009-12-24T17:18:06.516ZDave Zeltsermanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DaveZeltserman
Roger, I'm pretty sure he didn't read it. He talks about quitting the book, but then proceeds to blast the ending.,. and the gratuitous violence line comes from the one other negative review up there (and I do that reviewer was genuinely disturbed by the violence, although I don't there's anything gratuitous in Pariah). Most likely this is a wannabe writer from Virgina who got pissed off reading the rave review in WP, and took out his frustrations writing this review.
Roger, I'm pretty sure he didn't read it. He talks about quitting the book, but then proceeds to blast the ending.,. and the gratuitous violence line comes from the one other negative review up there (and I do that reviewer was genuinely disturbed by the violence, although I don't there's anything gratuitous in Pariah). Most likely this is a wannabe writer from Virgina who got pissed off reading the rave review in WP, and took out his frustrations writing this review. Dave, he reads a library book…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-24:537324:Comment:2230582009-12-24T17:12:29.652Zroger smithhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RogerSmith
Dave, he reads a library book and then goes onto Amazon and trashes it. That's low.
Dave, he reads a library book and then goes onto Amazon and trashes it. That's low. okay, I'll play. This one was…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-12-24:537324:Comment:2230572009-12-24T16:59:34.174ZDave Zeltsermanhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DaveZeltserman
okay, I'll play. This one was added to amazon right after the Washington Post gave Pariah a rave review. Notice he first talks about quitting the book, but then proceeds to talk about how bad the ending. This Richard Orlin is clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer...<br />
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I didn't learn my lesson..., November 12, 2009<br />
By Richard Orlin (Centreville, VA USA) - See all my reviews<br />
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...after reading Zeltserman's previous novel, "Small Crimes". At least THIS time I only wasted two hours…
okay, I'll play. This one was added to amazon right after the Washington Post gave Pariah a rave review. Notice he first talks about quitting the book, but then proceeds to talk about how bad the ending. This Richard Orlin is clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer...<br />
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I didn't learn my lesson..., November 12, 2009<br />
By Richard Orlin (Centreville, VA USA) - See all my reviews<br />
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...after reading Zeltserman's previous novel, "Small Crimes". At least THIS time I only wasted two hours of my life. The writing hasn't gotten any better and the characterization is still thin. The plotline exists only to further the gratuitous violence. Like "Small Crimes", the ending finishes with a "pop", rather than a "bang". Zeltserman needs to work on his endings and learn a little about foreshadowing. Again, I'm glad that this was a library book.