A book reviewer is usually a barker before the door of a publisher's circus. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
“The reviewer's view knew not of the true part of the writer's view, so good or bad, do not brew, and let… — Mark O'Brien 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 love to read, but I'm not a reviewer. I'll leave the reviewing to someone else. Suffice it to say, if I'm… — John Inman Copy Share Image
“except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages or reproduce illustrations in a review with appropriate” — Oster, Maggie Copy Share Image
I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read… — John Green Copy Share Image
I think my favorite fact about myself is that I have never been dismayed by a critic's bilge or bile, and have… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
I think in many ways the problem that my writing would have with an American reviewer is that Americans find difficulty very… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
“[P]ersonally, I know I’d prefer to read an honest review by someone who has no reason to lie, than a book reviewer… — Catherine Ryan Howard Copy Share Image
I have earned wages as a waitress, a nanny, a librarian, a personnel officer, an agricultural laborer, an advertising secretary, a typesetter,… — Karen Hesse Copy Share Image
If a reviewer is beating me up, I just say, 'Oh well, my writing is not to his or her taste.' And… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
The main advantage of being a reviewer is that you read a lot. A lot of books get sent to you, and… — Lev Grossman Copy Share Image
The power of the print reviewer is one of those urban myths. There have always been shows that slipped under the critical… — Ben Brantley Copy Share Image
Any debut novel is usually a case of spitting into the wind - or, just maybe, casting your bread upon the waters.… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
I don't think of myself as a critic at all. I'm a reviewer and essayist. I mainly hope to share with others… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
I did a play once where a reviewer said, 'Martin Freeman's too nice to play a bad guy.' And I thought: 'Well,… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
“Then I realized that I was falling victim to one of the fallacies of the bad reviewer (whose habits we already discussed… — Kevin Guilfoile Copy Share Image
An intelligent man or woman willing to make a career of reviewing fiction is hard to come by ... And the temporaries… — Storm Jameson Copy Share Image
“Call me cynical, call me cold-hearted, but I don't believe in just knowing and love at first sight. I just don't believe… — Emily May Copy Share Image
There's an enormous difference between being a critic and a reviewer. The reviewer reacts to the experience of that book. — Christopher Lehmann-Haupt Copy Share Image
I would be far more critical than any reviewer could be of my own work. So I simply don't read them. — John Banville Copy Share Image
“I recently had my graphic novel SONORA PASS reviewed by KIRKUS. My honest and humble opinion is that the reviewer assigned by… — Jaime Olmos Copy Share Image
The nightmare reviewer is the reviewer who has some sort of agenda that precludes him or her responding sincerely to the book.… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
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