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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
But your take on the story is based on a distorted reality. There was no cornering (there were 75 5-star ratings versus 4 1-star ratings) and the taunt came from the reviewer as a direct result of her questioning the rating.
Victoria's "blender" remark was worse than any of the shelf titles that the book was on. So if the "blender" remark is a childish insult why aren't the shelf titles childish insults as well?
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I mentioned a string of comments in a particular review. I'm not trying to assimilate all other known or unknown data like other ratings, shelf titles, media articles and PMS. I explained my reaction to what was going on in that review thread.
The review itself had pages of discussion. I'm not sure how much remains (if any). So I gave my reaction as a reader of that discussion and how the author seemed to be coping (or rather not) during that exchange. I then extrapolated what I thought her motivations might have been for her actions later and pondered the damage this has possibly done to her as an author. I'm not sure how that message is being lost. I'm not distorting anything in particular, except in the recognition that as time passes some details will not remain as clear.
I don't think I could possibly argue against some of the shelf names I've read being childish, but I must have missed the purpose for asking the question.