Author-quotes Quote by Rain Darrow

“I'm talking about those novels where the characters aren't really interesting and you don't care about them or anything they care about. It's those…

— Will Schwalbe

“There is no such thing as a bad book, I just like some books more than others…”

— Chris Geiger

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

— Tibor Fischer

The best critics do not worry about what the author might think. That would be like a detective worrying about what a suspect might…

— Craig Brown

You have to accept the critical reviews if they treat you with respect. Actually, it's one person's opinion. So, it's a concern but not…

— Robert Cormier

I work really hard at these books, and when colleagues write nasty reviews of them, I take it very personally.

— Richard Ford

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

I really don't like books when characters are just bad or just good.

— Ellen Ullman

“I might also say, regarding reviews and reviewers, that I have yet to read a review of any of my own books which I…

— Edward Abbey

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 am not alone in bearing grudges against reviewers who have doomed a book's chances because they've missed the point, the tone, everything.

— Ann Beattie

“We never end up with the book we began writing. Characters twist it and turn it until they get the life that is perfect…

— C.K. Webb