Excuses: Myth & Truth About Book Reviews

After writing reviews for many years, I am often encouraging others to do the same once they finish a book. Giving a honest opinion of the title they just read is also a thank-you to the author. And as often I hear quite an interesting array of excuses:

“I never wrote a review before”.
Sure, there is always a first time. But it is easy: just read lots of reader reviews for other books to learn from excellent written ones and also to learn which platitudes to avoid – such as: “I could not pu...