tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692998196257456390.post1969305800655457503..comments2023-08-24T05:35:37.999-07:00Comments on YA for the YAt Heart: Doing Book Reviews...My Two CentsMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696084321447737813noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692998196257456390.post-84411836758010829252011-01-29T12:12:25.877-08:002011-01-29T12:12:25.877-08:00I keep going back and forth on this - back and for...I keep going back and forth on this - back and forth. On the one hand, I appreciate honesty and if all I was to read were positive, glowing reviews then I'd be wondering what the deal was. I've heard people around the blogosphere saying that people don't have any backbone anymore to say what's on their mind - and it's true.<br /><br />Then I read a post like yours and I think that I would never want to diss on a fellow writer given that I know how much hard work it is to write a book. And I get your point totally. It must hurt. But then again, I think, if all a writer ever hears is positive reviews how will they ever grow as a writer?<br /><br />Back and forth .... I decided as a writer not to do negative reviews, but I think that honesty from book bloggers and reviewers(non- writers) is justified. Books are entertainment and you would never expect to hear only good reviews of movies. At the same time, you don't hear other actors saying publicly that such and such a person did a lousy job at that role. Same thing applies. Respect your fellow writers and keep the supreme negativity at bay, but don't expect people who are not in your profession (non-writers) to do the same. <br /><br />Dang that was long-winded.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526875813399934443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692998196257456390.post-16699421415591476552011-01-28T05:19:35.716-08:002011-01-28T05:19:35.716-08:0037 cents, that's funny. I like that.37 cents, that's funny. I like that.The Happy Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438469476168485775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1692998196257456390.post-47189007431137586062011-01-25T17:31:39.770-08:002011-01-25T17:31:39.770-08:00I agree. When I post reviews on Goodreads, my blo...I agree. When I post reviews on Goodreads, my blog, or Amazon, I think twice about it. I only have three that have two-star ratings on Goodreads, and they're about books from authors who are too big (and rich) to care about my measly reviews.Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.com