The Comment…

One of the best pieces of advice I received during this whole rollercoaster of having my first book published came from someone who had taken the ride before me. “Steer clear of the comment sections,” my author friend said “You’re only looking for validation, and that’s like looking for a neck massage from the Craig’s List Killer.” For the first two months I managed to stay away from the customer reviews on Amazon.com, and the online comments under the profiles and book reviews I received. But like a seductive whisper they began to call to me. I’ll take just one peek, I promised myself. You can guess what happened next. I was honored and grateful that a lot of them were complimentary. But there are people who frequent comment sections who have both unresolved abandonment issues and a lot of time on their hands. Below is the top ten from that group.

10. Looks like Tony Wonder got stuck in some sort of strip club early bird buffet special time loop….

 

9. I’m still not sure if he’s a douche or a really clever ploy to extract money from idiots by way of stitching every conceivable 80s wall street cliché in prose that would make Dan Brown blush.

 

8. I’m sick and tired of this. I’m going to write a book about guys writing books who couldn’t make it on Wall Street.

 

7. hey turney – the greasy hair parted in the middle, teenager necklace and king-douche memoir made it pretty clear what a titanic loser you are and the duckface is just gilding the lilly.

 

6. Based on syntax and the 7th grade-like simplistic writing style, I’m wondering if Turney Duff isn’t a pseudonym for Dick Bove…

 

5. Does anyone believe this tale? If he had been such a high flier, he would not be peddling cheap exaggerations today. However, his alternative is to stand by a freeway off ramp with a cardboard sign reading: “Will work for smack”.

 

4. Hey, he might be a tool – and ugly to boot – but what single guy in his 20′s wouldn’t want to live that lifestyle?

 

3. Sounds like he is not sorry enough. Haul him into a senate hearing and sing like Jose Canseco. Otherwise, what’s the point?

 

2. Can’t afford the book. Lost $$ lots of it.

 

1. Even his Eyebrows look smug…

 

I’d like to thank the Random House / Crown Publishing publicity team of Tara, Megan and Ayelet and my agent Lisa for the excellent job they did getting all of the publicity for The Buy Side.