Friday, November 7, 2014

Another Quote: Reviews

Because NaNo (just under 13,000 words so far) is eating my brain, I'm even less prepared than normal for a Friday post. So I'm once again  turning to John Irving's interview in The Paris Review back in 1986:

"Reviews are only important when no one knows who you are."

What say you?


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6 comments:

  1. Stacy McKitrickNovember 7, 2014 at 9:50 AM

    I agree with that statement. Once I love an author, I don't pay attention to the reviews. Heck, I'll only read them (especially the one-starred ones) if I want to be entertained. Of course, I don't pay all that much attention to reviews to begin with, but some people do, so therefore I like having reviews (preferrably good ones). :)

    Good job on your NaNo writing. Hope you're having fun!

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  2. Sheena-kay GrahamNovember 7, 2014 at 10:51 AM

    Yeah I'll take any review that is honest.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 7, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    As a reader, like Stacy, if I love the author, I don't even bother looking at reviews.

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  4. UnknownNovember 8, 2014 at 12:48 PM

    Very true. Once an author's famous, he only needs advertising, and even if he's written crap (and gets awful reviews), it'll sell tons.

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  5. Nick WilfordNovember 8, 2014 at 5:48 PM

    Yeah, I don't think reviews matter after a certain level.

    Congrats on the NaNo progress!

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  6. JeffONovember 9, 2014 at 1:40 PM

    Thanks for the comments, all. I may have more to say on this subject down the road. Or not. We'll see.

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