Amazon's reviewer wars
The New York Times yesterday picked up on a phenomenon I noted on December 4: that Tom Bissell's book is the subject of an extraordinary "reviewing war" on amazon.com.
The Times article, wide-ranging and well-written, exposes plenty of the petty depths to which people will sink, especially if they're allowed to be anonymous, and even if they are published writers.
For the record, I found Bissell's book enjoyable, though I really want to hear his response to the (anonymous) reviewer who put lots of specifics in an accusation of near-plagiarism.
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The Times article, wide-ranging and well-written, exposes plenty of the petty depths to which people will sink, especially if they're allowed to be anonymous, and even if they are published writers.
For the record, I found Bissell's book enjoyable, though I really want to hear his response to the (anonymous) reviewer who put lots of specifics in an accusation of near-plagiarism.
What do YOU think? Drop a line to info@johnclaytonbooks.com. To receive these posts via email, write to johnclaytonoutreach-subscribe@yahoogroups.com. (You need not put any text in the message.)
