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Old 11-09-2022, 12:47 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by meeera View Post
I think maybe this author's problem was assuming that the Goodreads author profile attached to his name "belonged" to him. It doesn't, any more than reader reviews belong to the author or are for the author (a not uncommon error leading to authors interacting with readers in toxic ways). The database, listings and reviews aren't for authors nor are they owned or controlled by authors.
I have seen my fair share of authors and publishers going wild on reviewers for giving them a not so stellar book review.

Personally, I think it's an ego problem if an author is complaining about a 3.75 review on goodreads compared to their 4* on amazon (as was the original linked article was about).
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