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It's a shame to see that kind of behaviour immortalized online but I suppose it exists in meat-space too. I take some solace in the statistics overwhelming any outlaying opinions.
Sour grapes reviews are usually easy to detect and ignore. Gushy reviews can be a bit more difficult to weed out because some books really are that good. I tend to read the 2 to 4 star reviews to get an idea of what the general weaknesses of a book are and I tend not to buy a book that reviews under 4 stars.
I'm also fond of the "most helpful review" sort function on Amazon and the "download a sample" is fantastic.
Sometimes, people just aren't compatible with a particular author's writing style. (I couldn't stand "The Hobbit" for example but I know people who cherish that book as much as the ring described in it - precioussssss)
Last edited by cjottawa; 11-04-2010 at 07:56 PM.
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