tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post867875693469247770..comments2023-10-28T21:14:49.539-07:00Comments on On the edge of the chair of literature: What did they mean when they said...?Gayle Carlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-79403072973000021762009-08-24T18:40:05.385-07:002009-08-24T18:40:05.385-07:00Hey pallie, likes to read reviews and actually I t...Hey pallie, likes to read reviews and actually I think I enjoy more ones written by "de common folk" as our Dino woulda say. With the advent of the internet it is much more possible to read a variety of reviews from all sorts of sources... which, to me, is much more interestin' then just readin' reviews by the top guns.<br /><br />Miss Gayle Carline, how nice of you to speak of me as delightful and to lift up the name of our Dino and the ol' ilovedinomartin Dinoblog in your blogg so often.<br /><br />And, as you woulda guess, loves to see you so often with our Dino...the twos of you makes such a great couple...and how nice of our Dino to be so often by your side these Dinodays. <br /><br />Wonderin' what kind of stellar role our Ben will be playin' in the new Peri caper?dino martin petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160265680867057779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-40138503695621718972009-08-23T15:40:11.806-07:002009-08-23T15:40:11.806-07:00I will look at cover blurbs for an author I don...I will look at cover blurbs for an author I don't know. If it's by certain organizations or authors I respect, it can influence my decision to buy. I won't read blurbs by Kirkus, because they are usually so bland and generic as to be useless. I won't read anything by Harriet Klausner, because she either gives spoilers, or else doesn't sound like she's read the book at all. I usually won't read reviews until after I've read the book, because I hate even tiny spoilers.<br />Avis in NHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-89856815219937273532009-08-23T11:48:41.359-07:002009-08-23T11:48:41.359-07:00I don't see a lot of reviews but a good one, n...I don't see a lot of reviews but a good one, no matter the source can make me want to read a book. Books are so hard to grasp sometimes, you never really know what they're about, even with the blurb on the back. A good review can make the difference whether I buy it or not. I really don't care where the review comes from. Heck, I sometimes feel like Publisher's Weekly has an agenda on what they do and do not review. I often ask myself, "Is the publisher just paying to have their books reviewed?" So an independent review is nice. <br /><br />http://nickvalentino.blogspot.comNickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08187211747621017486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6973117169323556846.post-22955326999299717212009-08-23T11:30:11.247-07:002009-08-23T11:30:11.247-07:00I don't always pay a lot of attention to revie...I don't always pay a lot of attention to reviews. Sometimes, you can tell when a review is just being a jerk. Take amazon.com, for instance. I've read reviews on there, for certain books, where it just feels the person has an axe to grind. <br /><br />If I like the blurb of the book, I'll get it, despite whatever reviews are there. If the book was written by, or rec'd, by a friend--I'll read it.<br /><br />Basically, I don't put a large amount of stock in reviews. If the summary interests me, I'll read it.Ali Trottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786367680085861585noreply@blogger.com