Bad Quote by Eleanor Catton

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

— Tibor Fischer

I've never yet read a review of one of my own books that I couldn't have written much better myself.

— Edward Abbey

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are deeply, deeply insulting. That reviewer took no time to…

— Toni Morrison

I don't read reviews any more, but I'm told by my publisher who gives me an account of what people have been writing and…

— Paul Auster

I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your territory. It's…

— Darryl Pinckney

I don't read reviews or take any feedback from anyone. Here's the thing: The stories don't even care what I think about them. They…

— J.R. Ward

I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read tons of…

— John Green

I don't read reviews because by then it's too late - whatever anyone says, the book won't change. It is written.

— Jeanette Winterson

People adore bad reviews. Nobody would be interested in reading the good ones.

— Jay Rayner

There are some books that get huge numbers of positive reviews, but reading them satiates people. They say, 'I've read enough now'.

— Frank Deford

I guess you have to be a little arrogant to be a writer. I decided early on that just because a lot of other…

— Roger Zelazny

It's always good to get good reviews. I read my reviews. There are a lot of writers who don't read their reviews at all.…

— Neel Mukherjee