tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post6141321457515153677..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Pity the Poor Reviewer, by Elizabeth KayKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-9483345528796690792017-06-21T16:57:23.636+01:002017-06-21T16:57:23.636+01:00I always feel frustrated when I come across a book...I always feel frustrated when I come across a book secondhand in a charity shop (long out of print and/or returned from the main bookstores), and it turns out to be absolutely amazing.<br /><br />It seems to take me years following first publication to 'discover' authors and books that I really love, so possibly that means not enough books are reviewed? Or reviewed too late and in the wrong places?<br /><br />Full marks for redressing the balance!Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-59526987029325366972017-06-17T22:49:55.464+01:002017-06-17T22:49:55.464+01:00So frustrating when people criticise your book not...So frustrating when people criticise your book not because it deserves it, but because they haven't bothered to read it properly. Grrr. I do hope you don't wade too far into a book before deciding you can't recommend it - far too much work, detracting from the time you need to read a book you can recommend! I often find it works the other way round, so that I'm totally gripped by an exciting story, only to feel the end doesn't quite come off. Either the author has set up something they can't easily resolve, or the plot - including a so-called twist - depends on a premise that is simply not believable. Funnily enough, literary fiction can be the worst offender here... Happy summer reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-11733479831030928932017-06-17T16:46:35.697+01:002017-06-17T16:46:35.697+01:00Wow, what a lovely launch that was for The Divide!...Wow, what a lovely launch that was for The Divide! Love the idea for both the location and the decorated boxes of books - real attention grabbers for a terrific book!madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.com