Art Quote by David Bowie

Here's the thing: Authors live or die by recommendations. [That's one of the reason I review so many books on Goodreads.] Giving books you…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I've always kind of thought that reviews written by readers for readers are a kind of private space between consumers. It's their right to…

— J.R. Ward

Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.

— Tibor Fischer

What I enjoy about reviewing and writing for newspapers and periodicals is simply the chance to talk about all kinds of books and lots…

— Michael Dirda

The books I read I do enjoy, very much; otherwise I wouldn't read them. Most of them are for review, for the New York…

— Joyce Carol Oates

I love doing readings. I could really give a crap about reviews. It's kind of about the readers.

— Jami Attenberg

I don't read reviews, There's no value for me in reading them. Whether they're good or bad, they'll just make me self-conscious.

— Mary Stuart Masterson

I've adjusted to this, that my books are not going to get unanimously good reviews.

— Joseph Heller

If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word of mouth…

— Randa Abdel-Fattah

I rarely read or buy a book because of a review.

— Jim Harrison

I have never read a review for anything I have ever done, be it for theater or movies, just because. I am really good…

— Skylar Astin

Nowadays, I only review books I really like. It's cowardly, I know, but I figure it's not my job to make people unhappy. I'll…

— Meg Rosoff