tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post6097130268595974648..comments2023-09-23T23:34:02.905-05:00Comments on A Little Reading: Greetings from the Mosh PitJLS Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11779539758815705415noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-83305599166808348442008-08-17T23:08:00.000-05:002008-08-17T23:08:00.000-05:00literatehousewife—I’m asking myself the same quest...literatehousewife—<BR/>I’m asking myself the same question. I guess it has to do with the fact that web reviewers and book bloggers are becoming more and more prominent and more of a force to reckon with. I’m sure many professional authors and critics are very nervous that the book publishing and reviewing business is changing so rapidly. They feel threatened and have to lash out at someone. But it does seem a lot like biting the hand that feeds you, doesn’t it?jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-58295909170892250322008-08-17T21:07:00.000-05:002008-08-17T21:07:00.000-05:00Why does it seem like all of the sudden people are...Why does it seem like all of the sudden people are patronizing book reviews on the web?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-79171004214730514602008-08-17T13:04:00.000-05:002008-08-17T13:04:00.000-05:00justareadingfool--Yes, you have a point. And I agr...justareadingfool--<BR/>Yes, you have a point. And I agree so does Bohjalian to some extent - a lot of the blurb-type reviews on Amazon are pretty slapdash. I was just put off by the fact that he really seemed to be saying that unless you’re a professional author or critic, writing for a major publication, your opinion wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) carry any weight with anyone. And that’s just not true anymore, as we all know.jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-28782280344924736032008-08-17T12:54:00.000-05:002008-08-17T12:54:00.000-05:00meghan--Yes, that's just the way I felt. It just s...meghan--<BR/>Yes, that's just the way I felt. It just seemed like a bit of a slap in the face for all web reviewers and book bloggers. And anyway, I'm not completely sure that just because someone writes a novel that makes him/her any better a judge of someone else's writing.jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-79336940424545179052008-08-17T12:43:00.000-05:002008-08-17T12:43:00.000-05:00To some degree, though, I think Bohjahlian has a p...To some degree, though, I think Bohjahlian has a point. Personally, if I was a novelist, I wouldn't take stock in many of the Amazon.com reviewers either, who are extremely inarticulate...and I wouldn't judge Bohjahlian by these comments. I mean, if we judged authors by their words and actions all the time, what would we think of Lewis Carroll who took pictures of little girls? Or I think of Roman Polanski, whose works as a movie director I love, but his personal life, eh, not so much a fan. Personally, I read The Buffalo Soldier by Bohjahlian and it was very good. I definitely would recommend it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-61315721643957150132008-08-17T10:16:00.000-05:002008-08-17T10:16:00.000-05:00Wow, that irritates me. I can understand that a n...Wow, that irritates me. I can understand that a novelist could provide more useful criticism than some of us, since they know what it takes to write a novel and I know I don't, but you're right, we are the ones who are actually purchasing books and steering others in their direction, and I've read plenty of intelligent book reviews online. Not cool to disdain all of us, especially those of us who put in a lot more effort than the "Stoopid" reviewer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-75048804494148377612008-08-17T09:57:00.000-05:002008-08-17T09:57:00.000-05:00jen--Yes. I've heard good things about his books, ...jen--<BR/>Yes. I've heard good things about his books, but I'm not sure if I want to leave them on my TBR list now.jlshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268434704970729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20402592.post-44392507725119547332008-08-17T09:51:00.000-05:002008-08-17T09:51:00.000-05:00Ooh, I've liked some of his work, but this doesn't...Ooh, I've liked some of his work, but this doesn't make me particularly like him as a person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com