Book Quote by Frank Deford

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've sold too many books to get good reviews anymore. There's a lot of jealousy, because [reviewers] think they can write a good novel…

— John Grisham

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

— Jim Harrison

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

— Tibor Fischer

Some books are well-received with critics; other books sell.

— Colson Whitehead

Writing is exhilarating, but reading reviews is not. I've been really devastated by 'good' reviews because they misunderstand the project of the book. It…

— Eleanor Catton

The truth is that I'm never sure how any of my books will be received, and because I can be thin-skinned, I try not…

— Charles Baxter

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

— Edward Abbey

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

— Joseph Heller

I don't want to review books any more. It cuts in too much on my reading.

— Dorothy Parker

I try not to read too much because what ends up happening is that you ignore the nice reviews and you just focus on…

— Cary Fukunaga

I make a point of not reading reviews because of the old adage, if you read the good ones then you have to read…

— Peter Morgan