A book reviewer is usually a barker before the door of a publisher's circus. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
“every time a reader leaves a book review, a crippled monkey gets a free banana. I” — Bobby Adair Copy Share Image
“Of all reviews, the crushing review is the most popular, as being the most readable.” — Anthony Trollope Copy Share Image
The gender inequality in book reviewing isn't getting better. Male authors get the majority of review coverage, and male reviewers do most… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at… — Sara Paretsky Copy Share Image
My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the… — Walter Kaufmann Copy Share Image
The authors of book reviews would consider themselves dishonored were they to mention, as they should, the subject of the book. — Louis Aragon Copy Share Image
When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
there are people who are born superficial ... They prefer not to have to deal with more than a limited number of… — Gwethalyn Graham Copy Share Image
“Taking inspiration from her own experiences as a wife, mother, principal and teacher, Ellick creates a realistic and thought-provoking modern scenario for… — Bainbridge Island Review Copy Share Image
Stephen King writes mass fiction but gets reviewed by the New York Times and writes for the New Yorker. Critics say to… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
The whole family is a bunch of dangerous freaks...Most are ex-cons or junkies or deranged from inbreeding. Five have died violently, three… — Tim Dorsey Copy Share Image
It may sound a bit like an army barracks, but the truth of the matter is: there must be some time laid… — Mel Torme Copy Share Image
When I was a kid and a young man I read everything. When I was about 23, I was incredibly lucky in… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“TOTALLY AMERICAN” personifies the dreams, inspiration, and ambition of the American people at a time we need it most. Reach deep in… — Stu Taylor Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host Copy Share Image
I would be wonderful with a 100-year moratorium on literature talk, if you shut down all literature departments, close the book reviews,… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
I think my style changes somewhat. The themes I am interested in exploring are mostly the same, but I tackle them differently.… — Vandana Singh Copy Share Image
“Nearly every writer writes a book with a great amount of attention and intention and hopes and dreams. And it's important to… — Madeline Sharples Copy Share Image
My book review site and first blog, which I started in 2003. I started it because I was lamenting that while I… — Debra Hamel Copy Share Image
“Who but the sports-mad [Norman] Mailer would liken the battle between God and the Devil to a game of American football? The… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
The people who review my books, generally, are kind of youngish culture writers who aspire to write books. When someone writes a… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
“It comes as no surprise to find [Norman] Mailer embracing [in the book On God ] a form of Manicheanism, pitting the… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“To me, the raveled sleeve of care is never more painlessly knitted up than in an evening alone in a chair snug… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
“I had a chance to read Monte Christo in prison once, too, but not to the end. I observed that while Dumas… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
“Hence," goes on the professor, "definitions of happiness are interesting." I suppose the best thing to do with that is to let… — Dorothy Parker Copy Share Image
“Having to amuse myself during those earlier years, I read voraciously and widely. Mythic matter and folklore made up much of that… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
So, you see, it's a real chore for me to write a book review because it's like a contest. It's like I'm… — John Irving Copy Share Image
The individual attributes of warmth and competence are often perceived to be negatively correlated. That doesn't mean they actually are, but that's… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
A mom reads you like a book, and wherever she goes, people read you like a glowing book review. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book. — Tibor Fischer Copy Share Image
I look upon book reviews as an infantile disease which new-born books are subject to. — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
“When your book review is centered on your sworn duty as spelling police and grammar cop, what makes you anything more than… — Guy R Vestal Copy Share Image
![“Who but the sports-mad [Norman] Mailer would liken the battle between God and the Devil to a game of American football? The contest, for sure, has with [ sic ] own laws (so that after God and the Devil 'tackle a guy, they don't kick him in the head'), but each side is not above cheating—with God…” quote by Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b42/christopher-hitchens-117_american-football_who-but-the-sports-mad-norman-mailer-wou_1512423.jpg)
![“It comes as no surprise to find [Norman] Mailer embracing [in the book On God ] a form of Manicheanism, pitting the forces of light and darkness against each other in a permanent stand-off, with humanity as the battlefield. (When asked if Jesus is part of this battle, he responds rather loftily…” quote by Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/90c/christopher-hitchens-117_book-review_it-comes-as-no-surprise-to-find-norman-m_1244888.jpg)
![“So, you see, it's a real chore for me to write a book review because it's like a contest. It's like I'm writing that book review for every bad book reviewer I've ever known and it's a way of saying [thrusts a middle finger into the air] this is how you ought to do it. I like to rub their noses in…” quote by John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b5d/john-irving-337_air_so-you-see-it-s-a-real-chore-for-me-to-w_1152495.jpg)
