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Chris Knight's avatar

I like Zach Weinersmith's comment on the question: "I *review* books by dead people, and only *summarize* books by the living"

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Sarah Zachrich Jeng's avatar

That sounds like a good policy!

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Alicia Thompson's avatar

I love thinking of yourself as the editor-in-chief of this newsletter and spiking a story lol. Great discussion of this incredibly thorny issue!

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Sarah Zachrich Jeng's avatar

Yes people have such strong opinions about it!

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Vera Kurian's avatar

At least for me, I will share negative opinions about books in private, but not public. I will share my negative opinions about authors at the bar, which I guess, technically speaking, is public. I didnt know you were writing fantasy! we should talk about being multigenre one day.

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Sarah Zachrich Jeng's avatar

Oh, I'll complain about books all day in private/in person. The pettiness has to come out somewhere. And yeah, we should definitely talk about being multigenre!

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