tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post8768251240984048016..comments2023-10-08T07:39:49.102-07:00Comments on Book Calendar: The Meaning of Book Reviews, A New Year's ResolutionBook Calendarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12549140171632794868noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-67243453680551120802008-01-12T12:07:00.000-08:002008-01-12T12:07:00.000-08:00I thought that this was a great article for those ...I thought that this was a great article for those of us, like me, who have only just began writing book reviews on blogs. Thanks so much for the helpful advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-67921907608426252852008-01-08T22:27:00.000-08:002008-01-08T22:27:00.000-08:00wow. nice. and very helpful. i review a lot of thi...wow. nice. and very helpful. i review a lot of things and sometimes.. and this post sure is useful. :) nice site.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-68829645851498675672008-01-08T04:52:00.000-08:002008-01-08T04:52:00.000-08:00I take your point, but sometimes I feel like the b...I take your point, but sometimes I feel like the book/movie isn't being criticized for its own sake, but rather to showoff how smart the reviewer is, and it irks me. I guess it's because I hope I'll be in the same situation someday, and I'd rather not be criticized for the sake of entertainment.<BR/><BR/>I guess it's pointless to feel that way, but I haven't managed to reconcile myself to the probability of it happening.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136770669578144187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-85786976096363459552008-01-08T04:01:00.000-08:002008-01-08T04:01:00.000-08:00*add "day" to last comment. Brain dead today :-)Ta...*<BR/>add "day" to last comment. Brain dead today :-)<BR/>Take care Nishan<BR/>~JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-28208474709493450202008-01-08T04:00:00.000-08:002008-01-08T04:00:00.000-08:00Hi NishanGreat post. Very informative. As a univ...Hi Nishan<BR/>Great post. Very informative. As a university student majoring in History I found your opinion on History books interesting and quite accurate. <BR/>As for posting everyday ....be careful. I have tried and it becomes very demanding (at least I thought so).<BR/>Good luck though. You are a talented writer and if anyone can do it you can.<BR/>Have a greatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-90988848749619101552008-01-07T21:30:00.000-08:002008-01-07T21:30:00.000-08:00Hi!, I found your blog so interesting, I am lookin...Hi!, I found your blog so interesting, I am looking for your RSS feed, so I can read your entries but I didn't find any. Nice topics you have here! Good Luck!<BR/><BR/>I stumble upon your from entrecard :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-12340244150476368242008-01-07T08:16:00.000-08:002008-01-07T08:16:00.000-08:00It is better to sound mean than to have no persona...It is better to sound mean than to have no personality at all. Some of the reviewers of movies are so bland that they make the movies that they are reviewing sound uninteresting even if they are reviewed well. Some people really like an attitude. Come out front with the attitude and people will probably like your reviews better than the ones in the newspapers and television.Book Calendarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549140171632794868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-41937958283249012172008-01-07T05:39:00.000-08:002008-01-07T05:39:00.000-08:00(I think my comments would look better if "critici...(I think my comments would look better if "criticism" didn't have a typo...)<BR/><BR/>One of the reasons I don't write movie reviews is because I feel like I sound bitchy, despite not even trying to.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136770669578144187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-66454374006887580942008-01-07T05:01:00.000-08:002008-01-07T05:01:00.000-08:00I do care about what people are writing about. I ...I do care about what people are writing about. I prefer that people include both good and bad points. This is quite hard to do, it is much easier to trash or make a book shine.Book Calendarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549140171632794868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-58573060531215308612008-01-07T04:57:00.000-08:002008-01-07T04:57:00.000-08:00good post :)I'd also say that people often don't e...good post :)<BR/><BR/>I'd also say that people often don't even care what's being written about, that they really want to read nasty comments. Critisim is so difficult to write to begin with without sounding brutal, but I think people really do enjoy seeing someone's work torn apart.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00136770669578144187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-78994810981012442722008-01-07T04:53:00.000-08:002008-01-07T04:53:00.000-08:00Thanks so much for the feedback, I expanded the ma...Thanks so much for the feedback, I expanded the material to add a few more salient points. I hope you enjoy them.Book Calendarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549140171632794868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-205629115324669426.post-65346477890816455642008-01-06T23:19:00.000-08:002008-01-06T23:19:00.000-08:00This is a nice article. I'm new to writing book re...This is a nice article. I'm new to writing book reviews on my blog, and I find myself writing them more from a personal point of view. What thoughts, feelings I derived from the book. Its very difficult though to figure out a pattern for the reviews :). I think my review style probably differs for each review.chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035890038433163611noreply@blogger.com