tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post1017501226281861087..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: When an Author Writes a ReviewKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-41656404874066191922011-07-06T22:07:50.331-04:002011-07-06T22:07:50.331-04:00KEVIN, that sounds like one good way to the appear...KEVIN, that sounds like one good way to the appearance of conflict of interest. <br /><br />LIANE, I agree it's a no-win situation. Still, every reader has biases that affect whether they like a book or not. Writers just have more. I suppose another option is to write good reviews of your friends' books but add a disclaimer that you are friends. <br /><br />TERRI-LYNNE, I'm less confident than you that all writer-reviewers put aside spite, jealousy, and personal dislike when reviewing another writer's book.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-46675642056138012202011-07-06T15:09:29.036-04:002011-07-06T15:09:29.036-04:00I'm with you, Shauna. It's VERY hard to po...I'm with you, Shauna. It's VERY hard to post a review, especially after you've been reviewed yourself. I like your method--voice your opinion in a fully objective way and let the readers decide if the book is for them. Isnt' that pretty much what we do as writers anyway?Terri-Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468004163467894720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-60495452840422043302011-07-06T14:24:52.989-04:002011-07-06T14:24:52.989-04:00When I started my blog four years ago I decided I&...When I started my blog four years ago I decided I'd review books by authors I didn't know and post interviews of those I did to be supportive.<br /><br />I once posted a review of a friend's book on Amazon - but only because I wrote the review on my blog before I knew the author. I write more reviews on Goodreads but there too I avoid reviewing friends' books. <br /><br />Review friends' books and feel guilty about your bias, or don't and feel guilty about not being supportive. Can't win.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-92086091929570529742011-07-06T13:20:35.520-04:002011-07-06T13:20:35.520-04:00Sounds like a good policy, Charles. I have eschewe...Sounds like a good policy, Charles. I have eschewed reviewing since books with my name on them began appearing on shelves. Couldn't think how to go about it without appearing to be biased and/or compromising my own standards. (Though I have been known to plug a friend's book on various forums.)KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-68709575757501088132011-07-06T13:06:22.652-04:002011-07-06T13:06:22.652-04:00CHARLES, I have a similar policy: Review everythin...CHARLES, I have a similar policy: Review everything on Goodreads; Review only my friends' books and books that blew me away on Amazon. <br /><br />Goodreads feels more like a closed community of well-meaning people. On Amazon, there are clueless people who base their star rating on how fast the box got to them and people who post several "reviews" a day, every day, and people who call the other reviewers names. I'll post a review to help out someone whose book I loved, but otherwise I don't want to get involved in the noise.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-74385292376971167742011-07-06T03:05:50.319-04:002011-07-06T03:05:50.319-04:00wow, you've capture the whole set of feelings ...wow, you've capture the whole set of feelings I have myself on the issue in a nutshell. It's such a delicate line. I do review it all on goodreads but on Amazon and Barnes & Noble I typically only review positive books, except where I have a sort of axe to grind. It's a tough situation.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com