tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817122899545365136.post4745293475663336000..comments2024-03-26T10:18:38.318+01:00Comments on The Bookaholic Blog: The Battle: Writers and CriticsThe Bookaholichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16403758109717848396noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817122899545365136.post-11912378856980722482011-02-28T21:58:50.944+01:002011-02-28T21:58:50.944+01:00I went to a discussion that had Lionel Shriver as ...I went to a discussion that had Lionel Shriver as a panelist and she was talking about how because of the internet, everyone is now a critic and internet criticism is a lot more vitriolic. I think I agree with her. You rarely get personal attacks on a writer when you read one of the established papers. I always wonder what is the beef, when I see how some bloggers review books. Criticism is good, I just prefer the detached criticism that isn't so spiteful. Having said that, I've read some really good reviews online as well that do have that detached tone. I suppose the difference is that there's no censor on the internet. So the bitchy ones can post to their hearts content and then slur their more professional counterparts.authorsoundsbetterthanwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609155125543070073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817122899545365136.post-65769265324403974812011-02-28T21:32:16.709+01:002011-02-28T21:32:16.709+01:00I don't think writers should respond to critic...I don't think writers should respond to critics, and funny thing is, they only do it to negative reviews. IMHO, good or bad, reader or reviewer, it is their opinion.Mynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595087387069634003noreply@blogger.com