tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20438669.post4695451559148463422..comments2023-09-10T04:21:41.470-04:00Comments on <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><i>Cam's Commentary</i>: My Blog, Review Copies, Honest CriticismAnne Camillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12419931136194330529noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20438669.post-53185057480180654352008-11-23T07:53:00.000-05:002008-11-23T07:53:00.000-05:00I agree that we how the artist/author an honest at...I agree that we how the artist/author an honest attempt. I think that one can disagree or dislike a work without showing contempt. What I think is dishonest and unfair, as Ted points out in his post, is not respecting the efforts put into the creation of the work. <BR/><BR/>I can't imagine telling a publisher I'd refrain from reviewing, or telling a restauranteur that I wouldn't give a good Anne Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419931136194330529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20438669.post-20285350379443137762008-11-22T09:51:00.000-05:002008-11-22T09:51:00.000-05:00Your post makes so much sense. I'm totally annoye...Your post makes so much sense. I'm totally annoyed by those who feel they owe authors/publishers anything when they accept a review copy, except an honest attempt to read and review the book (attempt, not necessarily fulfillment). I'm reading bloggers who tell publishers they didn't like the book and then agree to refrain from reviewing it! I can't imagine communicating with a publisher in Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20438669.post-13996030394778876252008-11-22T08:59:00.000-05:002008-11-22T08:59:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link. Yes, this buzz is really mak...Thanks for the link. Yes, this buzz is really making its way around the web, isn't it? For a while I had found myself thinking that I wish I could accept more of the requests to read books from people. Given what I have been hearing about other peoples' experiences, now I'm glad that I haven't!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.com