tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post6710436383049142484..comments2024-03-25T14:51:02.583-07:00Comments on Civil War Books and Authors: Your book is "too detailed"DW@CWBAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-66474352059928415132015-02-27T14:22:24.929-08:002015-02-27T14:22:24.929-08:00Hi John
Yes, I understand and certainly those cas...Hi John<br /><br />Yes, I understand and certainly those cases exist. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-33082680599716422442015-02-27T07:40:32.343-08:002015-02-27T07:40:32.343-08:00Ted: You're correct that not all 5-star "...Ted: You're correct that not all 5-star "reviewers" are family or friends. The set I have in mind, however, certainly raised that possibility/"plausibility". The book was not a particularly widely-publicized release. There were, however, 6 or 7 5-star "reviews" which surfaced within a couple of weeks. Aside from the fact that it wasn't close to a "5-starJohn Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-20665352117689106972015-02-26T17:25:06.267-08:002015-02-26T17:25:06.267-08:00Drew, all
Let me wade in here at least shoe-top d...Drew, all<br /><br />Let me wade in here at least shoe-top deep since I have some experience on all ends of this spectrum. <br /><br />1) You are correct, Drew, you can't please everyone and a book is not about the reviewer. I wish you would let the reviewing world at large know that.<br /><br />2) There are outlying reviews, and when you get the "this has too much detail for me" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-55849203559445414252015-02-26T10:15:07.464-08:002015-02-26T10:15:07.464-08:00John,
It's also weird how so many raters on th...John,<br />It's also weird how so many raters on the venue are reluctant to use the full range of stars (IMDB visitors have no such problems with nuance). 3-stars is a positive rating but it's treated as a negative by so many people.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-26873652813345138882015-02-26T06:31:21.550-08:002015-02-26T06:31:21.550-08:00Good point. I actually reviewed a book elsewhere w...Good point. I actually reviewed a book elsewhere which got 7 or 8 ***** reviews on Amazon - it quacked and swam like the author's extended family duck. IMHO, the book wasn't all that good, as it turned out. John Foskettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-78458654594887660212015-02-26T04:42:32.864-08:002015-02-26T04:42:32.864-08:00Drew
Are there Civil War comic books available? ...Drew<br /><br />Are there Civil War comic books available? I think that would be good for some of these reviewers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-5676804643135585872015-02-25T19:52:55.812-08:002015-02-25T19:52:55.812-08:00We should also point out that the 5-star reviews f...We should also point out that the 5-star reviews from the author's friends & family and others who have nothing more to say than "great book!" are just as silly.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16471073.post-78949897376560232532015-02-25T14:05:39.331-08:002015-02-25T14:05:39.331-08:00I read the "reviews" at you-kniow-where ...I read the "reviews" at you-kniow-where primarily for entertainment. Frankly, the stupidity of a "review" which bashes an author for providing "too many facts" is astonishing. The unfortunate aspect of this is that there are actually some competent reviews over there by folks who understand the concept. But they are small eddies in an ocean of incompetence. John Foskettnoreply@blogger.com