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Ryan Berger
is on page 101 of 192
This section confirmed a theory that I've had for a while: The reviewing space for books is fucked.
It insists that WRITERS review books (which is atypical, we don't aks directors to review movies) and then heap disadvantages for writing negative reviews. There are no upsides and all MAJOR downsides to being negative.
This effectively handcuffs the major review circles. Negativity is mutually assured destruction.
— Mar 19, 2023 08:50PM
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It insists that WRITERS review books (which is atypical, we don't aks directors to review movies) and then heap disadvantages for writing negative reviews. There are no upsides and all MAJOR downsides to being negative.
This effectively handcuffs the major review circles. Negativity is mutually assured destruction.
Ryan Berger
is on page 56 of 192
A few good notes on HOW reviewers review but this is pretty close to the bullseye of why I think so much Nonfiction is "blah" and stretched out to the point of losing any actual insight
— Mar 17, 2023 09:30PM
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Ryan Berger
is on page 36 of 192
Hoping for some juicy insider secrets about how publishers influence review spaces but right now I fear this is just a bunch of "When writing a review, it's important to know about the genre :-)"
— Mar 14, 2023 07:27PM
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