Slog - Comments on Author to Reader: "I am think you skimmed the book" http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed Galleycat has a link to a story about a romance author who hunted down a reviewer named "Reba" on Amazon who gave her book three stars. She sent an e-mail to Reba telling her she didn't read the book correctly. (Sic)s throughout: I think perhaps, as Anne posted, that you are a bit too much in love with Challon, and thus resistant to Damian. It does me credit that I can create a character who conjures such loyalty from you. ... I am think you skimmed the book, sitting in an auto place, worry about big bad men sniggering, and... Copyright 2008 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:31:10 -0800 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:37:31 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Abby I think my new career goal is romance novelist. If whoever wrote this 'letter' can be published, I bet I could totally kick ass.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999681 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:35:47 -0800 Comment by Fnarf What a scumbag. Come read in Seattle so I can throw rotten fruit at you.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999686 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999686 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:38:16 -0800 Comment by orangekrush Girl still has issues with that whole Fabio and the duck incident. Let it go!

]]> orangekrush http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999705 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999705 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:52:51 -0800 Comment by Geni I am think this TRN (Typical Romance Novelist) can haz ghostwriter...

]]> Geni http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999707 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999707 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:54:14 -0800 Comment by elenchos Romance today is dominated by hard-drinking, drug-addled, two-fisted authors who would just as soon drop you as look at you. You don't step up to a romance novelist unless you're prepared to fight.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999718 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999718 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:57:01 -0800 Comment by tiffany it's not like this is the only case of authors responding to reviewers on amazon. this is a common occurrence in forums etc.

]]> tiffany http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999729 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999729 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:04:30 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave you can judge a book by its cover

http://a305.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/118/l_fbca9bb0b405c054fc2b71305e05c990.jpg

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999772 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999772 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:36:28 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Hey, visual artists do this all the time. You don't like it, YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG!

#3 - oh shit, I forgot about that. I wish I had the time to churn out 900 pages of crap built around the Duck Hitting Fabio on Rollercoaster premise, which would also adorn the book jacket.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999851 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999851 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:26:44 -0800 Comment by Amazonian I work for a publisher, and authors all get their panties in a bunch about negative reader reviews on Amazon. Some of the more clueless ones ask us to have them "removed". I get really tired of having to explain free speech to (ahem) authors.

]]> Amazonian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999887 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999887 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:50:31 -0800 Comment by inkweary I went to Amazon to look at the reviews for this book and they are pretty funny taken in this context. The first one begins:

This is my third posting of this review, it keeps getting deleted. I just want people to know that this book is not as good as everyone is making it out to be.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999895 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999895 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:14 -0800 Comment by scary tyler moore bitch, please.

]]> scary tyler moore http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999968 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c999968 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:49:32 -0800 Comment by Fnarf So, if @10 is correct, apparently you CAN get bad reviews removed?

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c1000065 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/author_to_reader_i_am_think_you_skimmed#c1000065 Books Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:37:31 -0800