tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904058.post2108816954180124591..comments2023-03-28T15:22:05.103+01:00Comments on c:\echo on: kindle sparks reading frenzyCarrie Berryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11200797035059634760noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904058.post-92049677135121282862015-04-19T19:14:51.724+01:002015-04-19T19:14:51.724+01:00Thanks, Gabriel. The same to you and yours, Sweet...Thanks, Gabriel. The same to you and yours, Sweetie.Carrie Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200797035059634760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904058.post-27124832974504853992015-04-19T19:12:23.606+01:002015-04-19T19:12:23.606+01:00Thanks, Elisabeth. You are right, but the fact is...Thanks, Elisabeth. You are right, but the fact is I don't expect to be in the business of reading and reviewing books. I read books for the joy it brings. As a practicing editor, I have read a lot of stories and poems that were well written but didn't appeal to me or meet my personal vision for the journals I published. When I chose not to accept these works, I was not passing judgement on their worth, just their suitability my purposes. <br /><br />If I had to review books for a living, I would not let my personal taste keep me from praising how well a work was written. But there are too many people passing on low ratings to books because they didn't take time to determine that the book wasn't written for them before reading it. <br /><br />I see opinions piling up on both ends of the spectrum and it begins to look like a political war. Yes, by all means say you liked something or didn't if you want, but not that readers should or shouldn't read something. <br /><br />Think I missed actually answering your question for all of that. I guess the simple answer is that I do not intend to review or share my feelings on individual books unless I love them. <br /><br />That said, I may address writerly shortcomings in a generic context or compare several works written by an author I enjoy having read. Carrie Berryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11200797035059634760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904058.post-8970303608822997772015-04-17T00:56:16.413+01:002015-04-17T00:56:16.413+01:00Sending all the best to you and Jim. Sending all the best to you and Jim. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887517793752604788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904058.post-16696902533882581572015-04-16T22:53:56.823+01:002015-04-16T22:53:56.823+01:00Great post, Carrie and food for thought. There...Great post, Carrie and food for thought. There's more than just subjectivity in this business f reading and reviewing books, though it is a big part. How do you tackle books that may be well written but are not to your taste? Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com