Book Quote by Toni Morrison

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

— Tibor Fischer

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

Some who have read the book, or at any rate have reviewed it, have found it boring, absurd, or contemptible, and I have no…

— Anonymous

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

— Richard Ford

“There was a period when I lived on book reviews, when I had basked and drawn sustenance from what I deemed the light of…

— Frederick Exley

Book reviews have never helped me. Most of them erred in their interpretations and their work has been a waste of time.

— Manuel Puig

The immediate reviews were very hostile, but they didn't bother me-I had the attitude that I was right. The poor guys who were critics…

— William Eggleston

As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.

— Joanne Harris

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

I would be far more critical than any reviewer could be of my own work. So I simply don't read them.

— John Banville

“There is more important things in life to worry about instead of leaving nasty negative reviews on books. It shows a lot about your…

— Rain Darrow

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

— Jay Rayner