Many time what reviewers write in their
posts, is just a condensed version of the authors story. That does not help
readers to find new authors to read. Some that they may even enjoy reading. Not
everyone wants to buy a book, only to find out that it is not what they had
been looking for. I have done that many times, the blurb sounded good; but once
I started to read the story...
That is where book reviewers come in to
play, we help readers find new authors by sharing what we think about the book
and the authors writing skills. Just as it should be. The authors spend so much
of their time creating their works of art (books), that they deserve more than
to have someone come along and repeat their own words. It is frustrating for me, and I am sure that
it is equally frustrating for authors to find this happening. I have had
several authors email me, thanking me for taking the time to write the types of
reviewers that I do. And it makes me feel very good that I have touched the
authors lives in that way. And I will continue to do what I feel is the right thing
to do for the authors out there.
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Reading has been a great part of my life,
through reading I am able to escape the ever craziness and find some peace.
Yes, I said it. It is true for so many people out there, we must have a way of
breaking away for reality; to finding some sanity in this crazy world.
I feel that reading could help a great
many people in the world, to escape what causes them they have bad thoughts.
Reading has been said to be a therapeutic aid for doctors for years. I
personally do believe that it can help. I know that when I feel blah, getting
involved in a book helps me to take my mind off the things that are bothering
me and helps me to gain a new perspective and approach to dealing with the
matter.
As a book reviewer, we should be telling others about our personal
thoughts and feeling about any book that we read. The authors have already
written the book, and we as reviews should not be rewriting their work. that is
WRONG in so many ways.
If a person wants to write a story, then they should write one of their own. It is my option that when reviews re-write what an author has written; it is giving spoilers to a potential reader. Often times when I have read others reviews, I get the feel of the book and what the book is about; so why read it. It takes away from the glore for the authors that take their time to write the stories in the first place.
It is amazing that the worlds of the world, can be used in so many different ways and yet can mean many different things.
If a person wants to write a story, then they should write one of their own. It is my option that when reviews re-write what an author has written; it is giving spoilers to a potential reader. Often times when I have read others reviews, I get the feel of the book and what the book is about; so why read it. It takes away from the glore for the authors that take their time to write the stories in the first place.
It is amazing that the worlds of the world, can be used in so many different ways and yet can mean many different things.
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