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Well, I guess I'm in the minority opinion here, but I don't see anything wrong with an author giving themselves a rating or review as long as they clearly identify themselves as the author of the work. I see this on goodreads all the time. Some authors use this as a way to convey more information about the book, and some just say, "Hey, it's my book, of course I love it!" or something like that (Actually, I'd be worried if they said they didn't like it!). I see it as akin to a politician being allowed to cast one vote for themselves. I think authors should be able to give themselves one vote too.
If an author pretends to be someone else to leave shill reviews then that is totally different and unacceptable.
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