Reviews

I was reminded this morning that not everyone will enjoy every book. While looking through some of the classics on Amazon, I noticed Les Miserables has an average rating of four out of five stars. Really? My curiosity stirred, I checked reviews on several other books generally considered to be classics. Yep, mixed reviews! This should encourage every author who's been disappointed in a reader's reaction. To borrow from the insight of Abe Lincoln, you can please some of the people some of the time...not all of the people all of the time. To take the homespun wit a step further, if someone calls you a donkey, ignore him. If the next five people you meet also call you a donkey, put on a saddle and start eating hay. It's tricky to balance feedback with that inner voice, but both have wisdom to offer.