tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post4934877170033021236..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Twitter Revengebibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-31084035371483807652009-07-09T17:33:48.747+08:002009-07-09T17:33:48.747+08:00"the best way to cry over a bad review is on ..."the best way to cry over a bad review is on your way to the bank"<br /><br />really love that, Siege!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-64126442009180716442009-07-09T10:47:01.362+08:002009-07-09T10:47:01.362+08:00I believe Sinatra had it right when he said "...I believe Sinatra had it right when he said "the best revenge is massive success". Twilight is badly reviewed, but its author is rolling in big bucks right now. (Not that I'm on her side, but just goes to show that the best way to cry over a bad review is on your way to the bank.)Siege Malvarhttp://www.siegemalvar.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-92002011814099438252009-07-03T13:35:17.148+08:002009-07-03T13:35:17.148+08:00We all want sparkling reviews, but a balanced revi...We all want sparkling reviews, but a balanced review is pretty good too. Even a spotty one is better than no review! If a reviewer personally attacks a writer, you wonder what's going on - jealousy, or payback? Same when the reviewee overreacts to a perceived wrong (that no one else seems to see). <br /><br />Still it's rather childish for both, isn't it, and once it's out there on the Internet, it's out there for the world. Let us all be wise over what we write and think twice before we react. Yes, now and then we all act like two-year olds (I know I do!), and since I have a two year old at home, I'm reminded of that fact every time I see him. <br /><br />Two year olds, also make you smile, when they're in a smiling mood! Perhaps we should smile more often, and make others smile, too. Tantrums, especially in public, have the opposite effect, and they always backfire! Ask my two year old...Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-6527868682211600562009-07-03T10:38:19.822+08:002009-07-03T10:38:19.822+08:00I invited the writer of the least positive review ...I invited the writer of the least positive review of NME1 to write for NME2.Amir Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144421497045270238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-22349084461290447602009-07-03T07:58:08.321+08:002009-07-03T07:58:08.321+08:00*ahen* anon, in our experience the male of the spe...*ahen* anon, in our experience the male of the species is a liable to outtwitterbursts as the female. <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jul/01/twitter-authors-revenge-book-reviews" rel="nofollow">the guardian article i linked to</a> has a nice example of alan de botton tweeting back to his critic.<br /><br />besides, we all know blokes who have gone off the deep end over a bad revieaw.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-79594949772765433252009-07-03T06:27:00.594+08:002009-07-03T06:27:00.594+08:00It's so common, it's almost a stereotype -...It's so common, it's almost a stereotype -- the angsty female writer of pulpy fiction who tolerates no criticism. It comes from being a woman in what is essentially a rough-and-tumble, male-dominated genre. Shame, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-87017622296842528642009-07-02T21:39:56.902+08:002009-07-02T21:39:56.902+08:00Yes, we agree. Lets not leave out Anne Rice and Pa...Yes, we agree. Lets not leave out Anne Rice and Patricia Cornwell, gifted writers of the century.Malaysia Universities Collegeshttp://www.malaysia-universities-colleges.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-52786473517824677742009-07-02T19:01:23.514+08:002009-07-02T19:01:23.514+08:00Patricia cornwell too? Wow, how fascinating ... (g...Patricia cornwell too? Wow, how fascinating ... (goes to Google her)Elizabeth Taihttp://imaginarylands.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-20657676180440190132009-07-02T18:47:29.624+08:002009-07-02T18:47:29.624+08:00Let's not leave out Anne Rice and Patricia Cor...Let's not leave out Anne Rice and Patricia Cornwell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-78896882186051575342009-07-02T17:03:00.709+08:002009-07-02T17:03:00.709+08:00To eyeris: Yeah I thought about the same thing, lo...To eyeris: Yeah I thought about the same thing, lol. And then there's the whole Silverfish thing (cough cough).<br /><br />Lesson: Don't tweet in anger. ;)Elizabeth Taihttp://imaginarylands.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-23558077808985896402009-07-02T16:41:41.167+08:002009-07-02T16:41:41.167+08:00funnily enough, this reminds me of a certain rebut...funnily enough, this reminds me of a certain rebuttal from a certain author regarding a certain review i wrote some time back. haha.eyerishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06683482201936973267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-87615137459289017382009-07-02T16:38:48.656+08:002009-07-02T16:38:48.656+08:00Her amateur outburst will trigger publicity in oth...Her amateur outburst will trigger publicity in other media which would be read by many, many more people, rather than The Boston Globe readers only. Can she be any more stupid that that?<br /><br />Silman should also thank Hoffman for making her famous:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-7715421109952264832009-07-02T15:24:03.389+08:002009-07-02T15:24:03.389+08:00How come Alice Hoffman can't take ordinary cri...How come Alice Hoffman can't take ordinary criticism? It's just part of the job. If you can't take the heat, don't write!Ellen Whytehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036407326752053191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-9962128566926575432009-07-02T14:00:11.915+08:002009-07-02T14:00:11.915+08:00Now any idiot can be a critic, just like any idiot...Now any idiot can be a critic, just like any idiot can be a writer :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-6928230583289940692009-07-02T12:26:38.568+08:002009-07-02T12:26:38.568+08:00One would think that such rants could only origina...One would think that such rants could only originate from juveniles. I agree with you. Silence commands a lot more respect.Lyrical Lemongrasshttp://www.awhiffoflemongrass.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-74695549066130125802009-07-02T11:51:06.985+08:002009-07-02T11:51:06.985+08:00This puts Alice Hoffman in a bad light, not the re...This puts Alice Hoffman in a bad light, not the reviewer. And to publish his phone number?! That is definitely a breach of privacy and harassment. He could launch a lawsuit against her.<br />I haven't read her, and this certainly puts me off her, more than any bad review would.animahnoreply@blogger.com