tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post4147193766315628516..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: First I Like ItUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-72229622886185852282011-01-26T19:18:13.063-05:002011-01-26T19:18:13.063-05:00Dana-great point. I hardly ever read reviews, but ...Dana-great point. I hardly ever read reviews, but I certainly put a lot of stock into when someone I know or respect as an author or reader makes a recommendation of a book I might enjoy.Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-33915073976823837182011-01-26T19:09:02.170-05:002011-01-26T19:09:02.170-05:00Thanks for the input, guys.
I agree, Dana, I'...Thanks for the input, guys.<br /><br />I agree, Dana, I've stopped doing book reviews, too. Though I will have a Friday's Forgotten Book post on Patti's blog this week for Trevanian's <i>The Main</i> but it's more a fan letter than a review.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-2199613203688245662011-01-26T16:37:11.148-05:002011-01-26T16:37:11.148-05:00This is among several reasons why I rarely do revi...This is among several reasons why I rarely do reviews anymore. Reading to think of how to explain and justify every praise or criticism was sucking all the fun out of reading, and a love of reading is the primary reason I wanted to write in the first place.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-91587530394451986732011-01-26T13:08:48.415-05:002011-01-26T13:08:48.415-05:00Sure, it's an emotional response whether we li...Sure, it's an emotional response whether we like a book or not. But even I, The World's Greatest Critic (hah!), respond to all sorts of things: wit, cleverness, action, a good beer, the soft warm curve of a woman's neck, a well-turned phrase, a way cool shootout.<br /><br />But bad or inept writing is a turn-off. Especially if there's nothing else to make me like the book.<br /><br />Still, in the end, I remember books mostly for how I felt about them. I may recall a phrase, a scene, a character, but what I always remember is how I felt about them.Kevin Burton Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366595974389658683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-80456439491614360402011-01-26T12:02:46.242-05:002011-01-26T12:02:46.242-05:00If it entertained me, that is all I ask. Sure, som...If it entertained me, that is all I ask. Sure, some books do this more than others and I will usually read another one by that author first, if that is the case. I'm with Paul on the not liking aspect, and will usually stop reading it and move on to the next one.Sean Patrick Reardonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051252366031997054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-63568649078136681302011-01-26T09:34:56.816-05:002011-01-26T09:34:56.816-05:00Good points I hadn't considered.
Making a jus...Good points I hadn't considered.<br /><br />Making a justifiable construct for what the heart wants. Hmmm. Must ponder further.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-70484741014591864062011-01-26T06:22:07.516-05:002011-01-26T06:22:07.516-05:00I'm with you because I rarely know why I like ...I'm with you because I rarely know why I like something.Or care why.<br /> <br />And of course some days,or nights, you're not in the mood for something or really in the mood for something else. Sometimes a cheese sandwich is just the best thing in the world to eat.<br /><br />I tend to justifynot liking stuff more and usually that's because I just don't 'get' something as much as other people.Or I have a hangover.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.com