A Good Review Feels as Good as Scratching a Mosquito Bite from James W. Ziskin

What's your favourite positive review, and worst negative review, and how did they make you feel? Tell us, really.  

About four years ago, I posted in this space about negative reviews. Much of what I wrote then holds true today for this week’s question, except I didn’t mention positive reviews. Good reviews are amazing. But they’re like breaths of air. You take one in and it feels great. It sustains you. Energizes you. Lifts you. 

But then you exhale and need another one right away.

After a while,...