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Originally Posted by caleb72
Just a point of order, suggesting someone put his/her hand in a blender is not a violent threat. It's a florid way of saying, "Why don't you F*** off!"
I looked through some of this, but it's difficult to see what's what. So many comments have been deleted. I think there was also something along the lines of, "Go hang yourself!" I can't actually find that one, but just more of the same - abuse rather than threats. And the abuse seems well and truly to be flying in both directions in this case regardless of where it started.
Not defending the author in this case. I can't really see any of what she's claiming either except for a weird 2 star review from someone who clearly hadn't read the book. I too think it's absurd to give a review for something you haven't read, but it's really not worth get bent out of shape over and as soon as you do on a platform like Goodreads, you're going to be in serious damage control from that point forward. Better to let it slide and hope that real reviews will make up for it later.
Anyway, it just looks like a normal day in Goodreads.
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Even if you're right about the actual significance of the threat wouldn't you say that it's a bit over the top? I mean there is a world of difference between saying something like,"your writing stinks" and "why don't you put your hand in a blender?"