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I'd be scared to think there are those that are much worse. Is functional illiteracy that bad? Larry Send a noteboard - 27/10/2010 10:51:32 PM
Not because you had a different opinion than I did, but because you sound like a pre-teen forced to do a book report. Perhaps it's due to English not being your native language, but the lack of analysis and going beyond the puerile "I didn't like/understand the characters" stance really displays a lack of sophistication in critiquing a book. I normally don't reply when I read a poorly-written review here, but this was one of the poorest I've read here in quite some time.

I imagine you just don't read those because they're generally reviews of books you're not interested in anyway. In any case, I don't think this reply of yours is very productive - it insults Lordling and doesn't tell the other readers anything interesting. If you were going to take the time to reply anyway, seems to me you might as well have explained why you saw things differently, or pointed out something about the characters that you feel he must have missed to dislike them so.


Yeah, it was a bit more brusque than I normally would have made it, but I guess I had seen one too many poor reviews and just went ahead and stated my initial reaction here rather than elsewhere. Maybe in the future I'll try to post more in counterpoint form. After all, if I want better reviews here, I guess it can't be all stick and no carrot, right?
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

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Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (here be spoilers) Lordling - 26/10/2010 08:00:49 PM 833 Views
What a terrible review Larry - 26/10/2010 11:52:25 PM 665 Views
He voiced his opinions. Everyone does reviews differently. Aeryn - 27/10/2010 05:32:27 PM 555 Views
Yes, really Larry - 27/10/2010 05:45:01 PM 648 Views
You're acting in a totally uncalled for manner. His reviews don't need to meet your specifications. Ghavrel - 28/10/2010 03:54:31 AM 569 Views
His reviews don't need to meet Larry's specifications, but Larry is also entitled to his opinion. Tom - 28/10/2010 04:21:57 AM 530 Views
Yes, but then we get into the endless "well you can have an opinion, but I get one too." Ghavrel - 28/10/2010 04:34:36 AM 625 Views
So how exactly does one raise a valid concern that a review reads like a bad 5th grade book report? Tom - 28/10/2010 04:56:42 AM 483 Views
The way Legolas suggested? Ghavrel - 28/10/2010 05:57:46 AM 579 Views
You want me to do that? Larry - 28/10/2010 10:09:27 PM 522 Views
Jesus. Relax, would you Lordling - 27/10/2010 06:16:15 PM 637 Views
Relax? With the profanity you used? Larry - 27/10/2010 10:49:26 PM 595 Views
Ignore this. I need to calm down. *NM* Ghavrel - 28/10/2010 05:57:07 AM 278 Views
I haven't read the book so can't judge all that well, but I've seen far worse reviews here. Legolas - 27/10/2010 06:59:25 PM 525 Views
I'd be scared to think there are those that are much worse. Is functional illiteracy that bad? Larry - 27/10/2010 10:51:32 PM 591 Views
what he said. *NM* Aeryn - 28/10/2010 05:08:08 AM 295 Views
Granted, it's not the best written review around... lord-of-shadow - 28/10/2010 01:31:22 AM 551 Views
Has it ever occurred to you that it is a metaphor, rather than an alternate reality? Tom - 28/10/2010 04:20:26 AM 573 Views
Well, me not being very knowledgeable about Africa..No Lordling - 28/10/2010 05:10:12 PM 656 Views
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