I have tried to practice what I preach. Here are a few examples of books I really did not enjoy personally, but then consciously separated those feelings from my work in a review:
- Fay by Larry Brown
- The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan
- The City and the City by China Mieville
Click through to this article from FlavorWire on The Omnivore's decision to have an award for the meanest reviews of the year. All 8 finalists and the publication they appeared in are linked here. The winner will be announced February 7th.
I liked reading through these for a nice change of pace. Sometimes it is tiring to have to always be positive about every book. I am committed to doing it, and particularly, I find great joy in matching a book I did not enjoy with someone who ends up loving it; however, when a book really irks me, I will turn to these truly nasty reviews to help put it all in perspective.
Now is your chance though. If you want to get your hatred for a book out of your system before you accidentally express those views to a patron, leave your comments here.
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More and more I've found that I'm using friends and family as a release valve for those books that I do not love, quite as much as my patrons. I feel guilty, but also better.
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