Comments on: On the verge of obsession http://kriseton.com/2008/07/07/on-the-verge-of-obsession/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:19:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Kris Eton http://kriseton.com/2008/07/07/on-the-verge-of-obsession/#comment-354 Kris Eton Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:15:10 +0000 http://kriseton.com/2008/07/07/on-the-verge-of-obsession/#comment-354 What I think is funny is that the newer you are to this writing/publishing thing, the kinder the reviewers seem to be. But when you have more titles out there and a 'following' that seems to mean the odd 'poor' rating or two. Guess because someone buys it, expecting this decent selling book with a lot of good reviews to be so friggin' stellar that when there is one misstep, they slam you! I go with the idea that the odd 'poor' review for an otherwise good book is someone trying to manipulate your overall rating somehow. I mean, for me to give a book a 'poor' rating, it would have to be really, really awful. Yes, you are right, no 'poors' yet, but I'm sure I'll get my fair share before long! Kris What I think is funny is that the newer you are to this writing/publishing thing, the kinder the reviewers seem to be. But when you have more titles out there and a ‘following’ that seems to mean the odd ‘poor’ rating or two. Guess because someone buys it, expecting this decent selling book with a lot of good reviews to be so friggin’ stellar that when there is one misstep, they slam you!

I go with the idea that the odd ‘poor’ review for an otherwise good book is someone trying to manipulate your overall rating somehow. I mean, for me to give a book a ‘poor’ rating, it would have to be really, really awful.

Yes, you are right, no ‘poors’ yet, but I’m sure I’ll get my fair share before long!

Kris

]]> By: A.L.Debran http://kriseton.com/2008/07/07/on-the-verge-of-obsession/#comment-353 A.L.Debran Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:05:04 +0000 http://kriseton.com/2008/07/07/on-the-verge-of-obsession/#comment-353 I'm more apt to pick up a book or watch a movie BECAUSE of a poor or negative review. Those are the ones that intrigue me. Is it because the reviewer thinks they have some sort of power over the author with a poor review? Is it sour grapes because they're jealous they didn't write the story? What? One of my favorite reviews for my book Lonely Places is a review that complained that the story was lacking in history and the reviewer didn't know when or where the story took place. BAWWWWHAHAHAHAHAHA. I'm convinced the reviewer didn't even read the story. I’m more apt to pick up a book or watch a movie BECAUSE of a poor or negative review. Those are the ones that intrigue me. Is it because the reviewer thinks they have some sort of power over the author with a poor review? Is it sour grapes because they’re jealous they didn’t write the story? What? One of my favorite reviews for my book Lonely Places is a review that complained that the story was lacking in history and the reviewer didn’t know when or where the story took place. BAWWWWHAHAHAHAHAHA. I’m convinced the reviewer didn’t even read the story.

]]> By: Samantha Lucas http://kriseton.com/2008/07/07/on-the-verge-of-obsession/#comment-352 Samantha Lucas Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:26:43 +0000 http://kriseton.com/2008/07/07/on-the-verge-of-obsession/#comment-352 Just wait until you get your first "poor" OMG it doesn't matter how much reason or common sense you have or have many "great" ratings, all you do is wonder why that ONE person didn't like it. :P Half the time I wonder if they know that and that's why they rate you poor. Just to drive you MAD wondering! lmao See I can obsess with the best of them. ;-) Just wait until you get your first “poor”

OMG it doesn’t matter how much reason or common sense you have or have many “great” ratings, all you do is wonder why that ONE person didn’t like it. :P Half the time I wonder if they know that and that’s why they rate you poor. Just to drive you MAD wondering! lmao

See I can obsess with the best of them. ;-)

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