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Repugnant Abomination · 08-13-2012, 02:32 AM

I'll start us off.

When you see positive reviews of books, things like:

"Amazing...Holds the reader's attention." --Publishers Weekly

Or

"King does [an] admirable job with this new thriller." --New York Times Book Review

"Fantastic!" --Dan smith, author of Cry Baby

It is possible these are legit, but just as likely they have been manipulated with brackets or ellipses, or just completely taken out of context. Something could read:

"A fun idea that ultimately fails due to weak characters and poor plotting. For hardcore fans only--everyone else should look for a good mystery elsewhere." --Wen Loo, author of New York Times bestselling author of Tao Healing

Suddenly it becomes:

"A fun idea...For hardcore fans." Not to mention Mr. Loo, though a bestselling author, is also a complete sham who's been exposed but has a loyal following.

Whenever I see review quotes like this, be it for movies or books, I rarely trust them. All companies care about is selling products.

08-13-2012, 02:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
Repugnant Abomination Almost there... Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5,979 Internets: 164547	Tell us a secret you know because of your work that others might not know I'll start us off. When you see positive reviews of books, things like: "Amazing...Holds the reader's attention." --Publishers Weekly Or "King does [an] admirable job with this new thriller." --New York Times Book Review "Fantastic!" --Dan smith, author of Cry Baby It is possible these are legit, but just as likely they have been manipulated with brackets or ellipses, or just completely taken out of context. Something could read: "A fun idea that ultimately fails due to weak characters and poor plotting. For hardcore fans only--everyone else should look for a good mystery elsewhere." --Wen Loo, author of New York Times bestselling author of Tao Healing Suddenly it becomes: "A fun idea...For hardcore fans." Not to mention Mr. Loo, though a bestselling author, is also a complete sham who's been exposed but has a loyal following. Whenever I see review quotes like this, be it for movies or books, I rarely trust them. All companies care about is selling products.