tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post9134014728598388551..comments2024-03-21T02:39:18.144-07:00Comments on COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY: A.J. RICCIO - ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVEcol2910http://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-47195120022791893152014-04-29T21:35:39.737-07:002014-04-29T21:35:39.737-07:00Moira - I hate criticism (and arrogance), but fort...Moira - I hate criticism (and arrogance), but fortunately I haven't suffered too much of it in my life so far! Haha - I also dislike people who laugh at their own jokes.<br /><br />Sorry - he was disappointed........Thank you for taking the time to read it. While I would have rather had a positive review from you it is what it is. <br />Unfortunately for me, not enough people have read it to give me any opinions. I am thankful, however for your insight and I shall start a rewrite quickly. Hopefully addressing issues you have elaborated on.<br />Sorry to have wasted your time.<br />Thank you again<br /><br />A.J.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-11385733780746986772014-04-29T14:11:18.072-07:002014-04-29T14:11:18.072-07:00I admire your honest email, and it should be somet...I admire your honest email, and it should be something the author appreciates or at least finds helpful, but most of us don't find it easy to take criticism... I'm curious, what did he say in his response? Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-90569005031979897402014-04-24T20:26:33.431-07:002014-04-24T20:26:33.431-07:00Tracy, I'm sorry to hear that. Best wishes to ...Tracy, I'm sorry to hear that. Best wishes to you both.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-66135566383416075082014-04-24T14:01:01.776-07:002014-04-24T14:01:01.776-07:00Col, I am in Alabama, my mother is in bad health, ...Col, I am in Alabama, my mother is in bad health, so not a lot of free time. I may have some time to blog, and getting some reading done.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-36418585317331469032014-04-24T03:56:39.636-07:002014-04-24T03:56:39.636-07:00Tracy, I had a response from the author. I think p...Tracy, I had a response from the author. I think part of the problem is that not enough people have read it for him to get sufficient constructive criticism back to enable him to address - some of what I regard as the flaws.<br />In truth it probably wouldn't have been on your radar be it good, bad or indifferent. Hope the trip if it has commenced is going well! Will it interrupt your blogging? Hopefully not. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-87634534727797423502014-04-24T03:25:09.832-07:002014-04-24T03:25:09.832-07:00I was torn. Read the review, with a spoiler? So I ...I was torn. Read the review, with a spoiler? So I skipped to the end. Since you didn't care for the book, I will just wait and see if further reviews show up. If not, it probably wouldn't have been on my radar anyway.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-59462667329396969402014-04-23T20:49:26.466-07:002014-04-23T20:49:26.466-07:00Thanks, it would have been much easier to have bee...Thanks, it would have been much easier to have been more positive but I couldn't be, unfortunately. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-24721648577197533502014-04-23T16:18:04.374-07:002014-04-23T16:18:04.374-07:00I appreciate critical reviews like this (or in th...I appreciate critical reviews like this (or in this case an email) because like you said, it's just an opinion and we are not going to love everything we read. It's an awkward situation for sure but honesty trumps the rest where credibility is concerned. whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030571187291039318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-27115100623630957162014-04-23T05:05:51.309-07:002014-04-23T05:05:51.309-07:00Prashant, I hoped I liked it more, but hey, it was...Prashant, I hoped I liked it more, but hey, it wasn't to be.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-54885664806844700982014-04-23T05:04:37.917-07:002014-04-23T05:04:37.917-07:00C-est la vie! But like I say I've read an awfu...C-est la vie! But like I say I've read an awful lot worse........step forward Leonie Swann and Bret Easton Ellis, err Martin Amis, Stephen Graham Jones.......col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-58631156142886939972014-04-23T04:49:33.440-07:002014-04-23T04:49:33.440-07:00Col, I think this is the first time I've read ...Col, I think this is the first time I've read an epistolary review of a novel, and a candid one too. Now there's an honest reviewer.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2109031751968258131.post-68722592598749413972014-04-23T04:42:32.530-07:002014-04-23T04:42:32.530-07:00Col - It is awkward when one's asked for an ho...Col - It is awkward when one's asked for an honest review and one really wasn't thrilled with a book. But I respect your candor. If a book doesn't blow you away, it doesn't. 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