“ We sometimes reveal how ignorant or bored we were when we read a book by giving it 5-stars. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ I am not afraid of giving bad reviews. If I don't like a book, I don't like it. Period. I don't do promotion Bookvergent
“ Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no cause to complain, since I have similar opinions of their works, or of the ki… J.R.R. Tolkien
“ An elegantly crafted novel, "The Reluctant First Lady" clearly documents author Venita Ellick as an exceptionally accomplished writer able to skillfully weave memorable characters into a riveting stor… Midwest Book Review August 2013
“ The only time I've ever learned anything from a review was when wrote a piece in the Guardian about my second novel, . He said that, together with the previous novel, it represented a diptych about t… Colm Toibin
“ Actually, writers have no business writing about their own works. They either wax conceited, saying things like: 'My brilliance is possibly most apparent in my dazzling short story, The Cookiepants Hy… Connie Willis
“ 1. Everyone is entitled to their opinion about the things they read (or watch, or listen to, or taste, or whatever). They’re also entitled to express them online.2. Sometimes those opinions will be on… John Scalzi
“ There is something essentially ridiculous about critics, anyway: what is good is good without our saying so, and beneath all our majesty we know this. Randall Jarrell
“ I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
“ For obvious reasons, the relationship between novelists, the reviewing establishment and critics in general is chronically, and often acutely, edgy. A kind of low-intensity warfare prevails, with outb… John Sutherland
“ Each year comes with its own memories! Memories that make us ponder! Memories that shake our nerves and thought to think about things we did, things we could have done, things we should have done, the… Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
“ I believe the best reviews are any of those wherein readers share their true opinion, no matter how many stars they rate my work. When I receive responses from appreciative people thanking for useful… Sahara Sanders
“ Authors, reviews are not for you. They are not for you. Authors, reviews are not for you. Stacia Kane
“ If you make art, people will talk about it. Some of the things they say will be nice, some won’t. You’ll already have made that art, and when they’re talking about the last thing you did, you should a… Neil Gaiman
“ The American critic Dale Peck, author of Hatchet Jobs (2004), argues that reviewing finds its true character in critical GBH such as Fischer's [review of Martin Amis's Yellow Dog]. It represents a ret… John Sutherland
“ I collect all the reviews of the films I turned down. And when they're bad - I have to smile. Simone Signoret
“ If you want to write a negative review, don't tickle me gently with your aesthetic displeasure about my work. Unleash the goddamn Kr Scott Lynch
