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cleolinda

My new layout is teal and so is my deer!

Mar 03, 2011 11:07

Okay, let's talk about this.

I've kept meaning to address the internet reviewer/bloggers vs. industry writers/agents/editors business for a while now. (I can't brain this morning so I can't remember who was talking about this, but one of the key discussions I remember happening on Stacia Kane's blog.) But now it's kind of come to a head under ( Read more... )

writers, this is going to end well, publishing, tl;dr, haters to the left

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gabbygrl March 3 2011, 17:58:02 UTC

I wish I could "like" this. It's insightful and something we can all learn from. (I have a small book review column at my college paper.)

cleolinda March 3 2011, 20:26:40 UTC

That is maybe the one Facebook-related feature I actually would like LJ to add.

lh52184 March 3 2011, 23:55:35 UTC

So agreed. "Like" would sum up my feelings perfectly. I especially like the "you don't have to be a farmer to know the milk's gone bad" bit. It's so true. A reviewer is reading as a consumer, FOR other consumers, and for entertainment. Period. It's not the same as Monday-morning couch quarterbacking, so to speak.

snowcoma March 3 2011, 17:59:07 UTC

Your reviews have enabled me to enjoy things I would have shunned outright, and given me the ability to politely converse with fans, and bring up the points I disagree in a calm manner if the situation is appropriate.

Plus, you bring laughter into the world of a girl with crippling mental illnesses.

There is a reason that I middle-named Mommas cat after you.

crescent_gaia March 3 2011, 18:18:06 UTC

^this, so much. Save for the crippling mental illnesses and the cat. :)

editornia March 4 2011, 13:08:26 UTC

IAWTC. :)

eyetosky March 3 2011, 20:08:25 UTC

cosigned.

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maleficently March 3 2011, 22:24:01 UTC

This exactly. Cleolinda's reviews made it okay to read the books, go WTF at the books and still be able to enjoy what was salvageable, and have a good laugh along the way.

I don't think calling people who like a particular set of books dumb is productive to anything and it certainly won't provoke any sort of discussion other then trolling and "OMG YOU'RE SO COOL" responses, so yeah, I don't much get those sort of reviews either.

editornia March 4 2011, 13:09:25 UTC

I know, right?

the_failed_poet March 3 2011, 18:02:39 UTC

Well said!

icepearls March 3 2011, 18:08:38 UTC

Speaking as a book reviewer, this is absolutely gold. Agree with you 100%