tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post4681356597305349905..comments2019-12-19T09:05:02.548-08:00Comments on Psychotic State Book Reviews: Attacking the ReviewerLori Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-47336286452112410032012-08-31T09:14:09.167-07:002012-08-31T09:14:09.167-07:00Melina, I am on the fence about posting bad review...Melina,<br />I am on the fence about posting bad reviews. I hate to do it as well but if we&#39;re going to be honest and give an honest assessment . . . <br /><br />I do like to point out something positive as well. For instance, I may not have cared for the book but I liked the heroine. Or while the story itself didn&#39;t gel for me, the writing was excellent or the dialogue was crisp. Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-73678774681053049272012-08-31T09:10:41.572-07:002012-08-31T09:10:41.572-07:00richardbunning, I do think most reviews are honest...richardbunning,<br />I do think most reviews are honest opinions and most reviewers aren&#39;t writing out of spite. There are always a few, of course, but I think the majority are readers who want to share with others. Unfortunately, as they say, the squeaky wheel gets the oil and so the bad behavior generates a lot more buzz than the good behavior.<br /><br />I agree on fair criticism. So Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-43360685370850912492012-08-30T13:04:05.217-07:002012-08-30T13:04:05.217-07:00What a great post. Glad that you addressed this i...What a great post. Glad that you addressed this issue. I am new to blogging and book reviewing. I&#39;ve done a few on Amazon. I just figured that if I read a book and didn&#39;t like it, I wouldn&#39;t leave a review unless it is for a publishing house or review crew that I review for. I recently read a book, one that I read on my own, not for a publisher, and didn&#39;t really like it, butMelinaMasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585238616963856914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-75502315092601164782012-08-30T12:03:58.513-07:002012-08-30T12:03:58.513-07:00What is most important to we all is trusting revie...What is most important to we all is trusting reviews, having confidence that most reviews are honest opinion. Some trashing reviews are just spiteful, but we must hope that most aren&#39;t. On the other side, some five star reviews are written by best mates and paid deceivers. We have to trust that most aren&#39;t. <br />When an author is trashed, rightly or wrongly, it hurts. That is though par Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-44691563209891362252012-08-30T11:52:19.906-07:002012-08-30T11:52:19.906-07:00Teressa, I don&#39;t think Leona was implying that...Teressa,<br />I don&#39;t think Leona was implying that a 3 star review was negative. She mentioned giving the book a 3 star rating and getting a gracious response from Ms. Author.<br /><br />You did bring up a very good point for discussion though and that&#39;s whether or not Reviewer #2 should have changed her star rating on the book based on the author&#39;s actions. <br /><br />I can see Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-34003450285021398662012-08-30T11:42:20.668-07:002012-08-30T11:42:20.668-07:00Leona - I think it&#39;s ridiculous that an author...Leona - I think it&#39;s ridiculous that an author considers a 3 star review negative. That still means it had more good points than bad!!<br />I think EG&#39;s behavior (and especially that of her husband and assistant) was atrocious, but I also disagree with the reviewer who changed her review to one star based on the behavior. I think a review should be based solely on the merits of the bookTeressa Morrishttp://www.teressamorris.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-45660809236509681352012-08-30T11:22:54.939-07:002012-08-30T11:22:54.939-07:00Leona&#39;s Reviews, I wonder if the author would ...Leona&#39;s Reviews,<br />I wonder if the author would have responded differently had you given the book a 1 star rating? I only ask based upon how the two reviewers I mentioned in my post were treated. Frankly I think authors should be gracious of anyone who reads their work, whether the reviewer loved it and it didn&#39;t gel with them. It still increases their readership and gets the word Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-20364131596366833172012-08-30T11:21:12.212-07:002012-08-30T11:21:12.212-07:00marja, Shooting yourself in the foot, indeed! Ms....marja,<br />Shooting yourself in the foot, indeed! Ms. Author made things much worse for herself and seems to have lost a healthy number of previous fans in the process. <br /><br />I am a writer as well and it does sting when someone doesn&#39;t like what you have poured your heart and soul into. But that&#39;s life and you pick up and move on. (And yes, I do think some reviewers on Amazon Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-4202492050444171742012-08-30T11:18:51.507-07:002012-08-30T11:18:51.507-07:00Orsayer, if you click on the link in my post (&quo...Orsayer, if you click on the link in my post (&quot;Authors Behaving Badly&quot;), the author&#39;s name is mentioned there, as well as copies of the original reviews and her Facebook posts. <br /><br />Thank you for stopping by. It&#39;s horrible when we are attacking by anyone for expressing our honest opinions on a book!Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-64308754038350098932012-08-30T10:54:47.204-07:002012-08-30T10:54:47.204-07:00I gave a review and gave the book a 3 *. I explain...I gave a review and gave the book a 3 *. I explained why. The comment I got from the author was she was sorry I did not like the book and was gracious.mnleonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175831719334805581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-15454800222608252002012-08-30T10:04:06.974-07:002012-08-30T10:04:06.974-07:00Talk about shooting yourself in the foot! I receiv...Talk about shooting yourself in the foot! I received my first not-so-good review recently. My feelings were hurt for a few days, I found myself wondering if the reviewer actually read the book, and then I decided it wasn&#39;t worth worrying about.<br /><br />Based on what you&#39;ve described, the author was somewhere beyond Diva. What a shame.Marjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09528164359512905392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-19306244023854594992012-08-30T09:32:02.788-07:002012-08-30T09:32:02.788-07:00Thank You for writing this story.. I don&#39;t kno...Thank You for writing this story.. I don&#39;t know which author you are referring to.. but I have had heard my share of Author Terror Stories..<br /><br />http://www.bookreferees.blogspot.com/Orsayorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293532246121155190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-17219237085491636642012-08-30T08:17:30.838-07:002012-08-30T08:17:30.838-07:00Isn&#39;t it amazing, Juju? I couldn&#39;t believ...Isn&#39;t it amazing, Juju? I couldn&#39;t believe it either. <br /><br />It certainly reveals how ugly the author is. I think she has screwed the proverbial pooch based on comments from the original post. Fans of hers are not only no longer fans, they have thrown out and burned her books. Lori Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11916838797379853699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5119004210765882785.post-21500808272279809302012-08-30T07:25:55.003-07:002012-08-30T07:25:55.003-07:00OMG unbelievable! Wow. I can&#39;t believe someone...OMG unbelievable! Wow. I can&#39;t believe someone as big as EG would act this way. And the way she treated her fans on FB. WOW.<br /><br />Thank you for making me aware of this story.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.com
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