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“Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.” — Ernest Hemingway
“Most book reviews aren’t very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.” — Tibor Fischer
“Criticism is prejudice made plausible.” — H.L. Mencken
— Feb 19, 2023 10:25PM
“Most book reviews aren’t very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.” — Tibor Fischer
“Criticism is prejudice made plausible.” — H.L. Mencken
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Feb 27, 2023 08:42AM
That was an interesting tidbit about the authors.
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Most writers worth their salt have taken on criticism in the broad sense, spoken about how they consider it, especially when they feel it's ridiculous or unjust. If you doubt that, check out Asimov's section near the back of Gold, where he talks about the three kind of critics: the professional, the person with an ax to grind, either with you or your views, and uses the review to grind it, and the reviewer who makes it clear they feel they could have written your story better than you. It is not flattering, but also not surprising, since Asimov had a less than ideal relationship with reviewer/critics. Ann Rice has had very contentious exchanges with specific reviewers and critics, which is definitely not recommended. Most writers however have spoken about criticism and how they view it in general terms, and it's usually not all sunshine and lollipops. LOL There are a gazillion quotes about it by writers. The only writer I can think of who has a great level of direct interaction with reviewers (and gets away with it) is perhaps Neil Gaiman.
