Comments - Thoughts about reviewers and Booklist Review - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T01:14:31Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A250644&xn_auth=noYou're pobably right, Dan. To…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-09-20:537324:Comment:2506812010-09-20T21:14:27.174ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
You're pobably right, Dan. To my pleased surprise, though, I've had some very good, detailed, and well-written reviews from people who only post on Internet sites. The print reviewers sometimes show off a little. Their reviews are also very short, but that may be a restriction from the paper. I think that played a role here. It's not easy to sum up a complex tale in four or five sentences. I know for a fact that it can be very frustrating. I've had to write blurbs for this book.
You're pobably right, Dan. To my pleased surprise, though, I've had some very good, detailed, and well-written reviews from people who only post on Internet sites. The print reviewers sometimes show off a little. Their reviews are also very short, but that may be a restriction from the paper. I think that played a role here. It's not easy to sum up a complex tale in four or five sentences. I know for a fact that it can be very frustrating. I've had to write blurbs for this book. Well, we must hope for the go…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-09-20:537324:Comment:2506622010-09-20T17:59:05.961ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Well, we must hope for the good sense of readers. They've occasionally said that they take reviews with a grain of salt. In this case, there is still a lot that could convince a reader that MASUDA AFFAIR is their kind of book.
Well, we must hope for the good sense of readers. They've occasionally said that they take reviews with a grain of salt. In this case, there is still a lot that could convince a reader that MASUDA AFFAIR is their kind of book. This is my problem with revie…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-09-20:537324:Comment:2506522010-09-20T15:12:05.695ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
This is my problem with reviews, exacerbated by the dearth or reviews lately. Each review is one person's opinion. He may be well qualified, or not. Worst of all, he may have thought the book should have gone in a different direction and winds up reviewing the book he thinks you should have written, and not what you've actually presented. Without enough reviews to form a consensus, who's to know much about a book, unless you've read it yourself?<br />
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I'm not sure what to do about it, and I hate to…
This is my problem with reviews, exacerbated by the dearth or reviews lately. Each review is one person's opinion. He may be well qualified, or not. Worst of all, he may have thought the book should have gone in a different direction and winds up reviewing the book he thinks you should have written, and not what you've actually presented. Without enough reviews to form a consensus, who's to know much about a book, unless you've read it yourself?<br />
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I'm not sure what to do about it, and I hate to complain without at least presenting some ideas for a solution, but there it is.