I couldn't have said this better myself (and I tried over at Nick Wastnage's blog earlier this year). This is an outstanding piece, and I STRONGLY urge all reviewers to go read this excellent piece!
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Great post! It lovely when people identify what didn't work or did work for them and why. It makes the review useful to me as a reader and a writer. :)
ReplyDeleteI really agree. While the occasion well-written rant can be amusing, you don't really LEARN anything from it but that the person is... y'know, ranty. I much prefer someone provide examples and respectfully give some constructive criticism to help me make my decision about the book.
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