Why You Shouldn't Read Reviews

To Read or Not To Read…Reviews - Beware of Monsters

BUT, by ignoring ALL reviews you are also missing out on some well thought-out critique. Many readers, including some die-hard fans who know ...

Why authors shouldn't read book reviews | H Noss Proofreads

Negative reviews hurt your confidence. · Reviews aren't usually written for the author to read – they're for other readers or notes by that reader on why or not ...

Should Authors Read Their Own Reviews? - Rachelle Gardner

So, yes, reading reviews is important feedback. However, we should never assume we are really as good as our best reviews, nor as poor as our ...

Why Readers Don't Leave Reviews - HubPages

People can be rude to reviewers who leave a positive review, but they're downright abusive if you dare leave a “critical” review (3 star or ...

Why You Shouldn't Read Reviews Before Reading the Book

While negative reviews can turn you away from a book initially, a very positive review could leave you feeling disappointed after reading it. The book is built ...

WHY READERS DON'T TRUST REVIEWERS - YouTube

Honestly I watch these reviews not because I plan on reading these books, but because I genuinely like hearing a talented funny reviewer trash awful books.

Why Professional Book Critics are Irrelevant - Off the Beaten Shelf

So, really, who are book critics to tell people what they should and shouldn't read? ... (So if you see a review by the incredible Carla Jean ...

How To Read Bad Reviews of Your Book Without Ruining Your Life

There's no point in re-reading the same review you've read every quarter starting 4 years ago. It hasn't changed. Sort your reviews by date, and ...

Why you shouldn't read reviews - Mad Genius Club

Why you shouldn't read reviews. Margaret Ball. May 31, 2018. 3 minutes. reviews. “I feel my very existence threatened,” the Sila said. Mr. M. cast a ...

Negative Reviews and Your Responsibility as a Reader

Those tools are there to help you discern what you should and should not read and if you make a poor decision to read something with full ...

9 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Trust Online Reviews | TIME.com

You shouldn't believe everything you read. And if you're reading online reviews of products, hotels, restaurants, or local businesses or ...

Ok, a Negative Review Might Actually Make Me Not Read Your Book

It's a cycle in the online book community: some authors decry the existence of negative reviews and say they're mean and unfair; worse, ...

Why Book Reviews Are More Important Than You Think

Reviews allow readers to let their voices be heard. Whether positive or negative, readers have an opinion on a book. It's only fair that they have a right to ...

Poll: I recently saw a blog post about how negative reviews shouldn ...

OF COURSE that negative review should NOT be written in poor taste! ... 100% agree. As long as you stay respectful, negative reviews shouldn´t be ...

The Right Way to Read Your Reviews | by Dale E. Lehman

Whether to read your reviews is a vexing question. Many writers and publishers insist you shouldn't, and they have a point. That volatile ...

Book reviews don't work like product reviews. Products are designed to solve a problem—if they don't, that's grounds for a negative review. If ...

Why You Should Read Reviews After You've Read The Book

There's the obvious fact that sometimes it's hard to write a good review without spoilers. I personally do not care about spoilers. Ninety-eight ...

Why authors shouldn't respond to negative reviews - Rachel Rowlands

As writers, we pour so much of ourselves into our work. Even if a reviewer is only commenting on the book's content, it's easy for the author to ...

Why are Goodreads reviews of my debut novel (before it's out) so ...

These aren't readers who are giving you feedback with any care for your work (or for you, although that's not really The Deal with most readers.) ...

Rotten Tomatoes - Do they actually read the reviews? - AVS Forum

For critics who don't enter in their own quotes and ratings, it's basically up to the judgment of the editors. They take into account word ...