Comments on: The Amazon One-Star Review

By: Internet | La Carne, l'Incanto, il Sogno

Internet | La Carne, l'Incanto, il Sogno — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:31:34 +0000

[...] che è di Mark Chadbourn – un bravissimo scrittore inglese. In un post prendeva in giro le recensioni di Amazon, pubblicando delle perle trovate, appunto, tra le recensioni dei lettori. Quella di Moby Dick è la [...]

By: My First One-Star Review

My First One-Star Review — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:31:42 +0000

[...] – quite rightly a venue for angst – should be taken with a pinch of salt* – as this post [...]

By: MarkC

MarkC — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:02:08 +0000

SMD – you’re right – I think they do all make sense to the individual writing them. It’s interesting to see what aspect of each book has been chosen as worthy of critique.

By: SMD

SMD — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:20:27 +0000

What’s interesting about those is that some of them actually make logical sense…like the Gatsby one. That’s not to say that Gatbsy isn’t a good book, just that as far as an evaluation on the part of the individual reading it, said evaluation makes sense.

And that is all from me. This was entertaining. Thanks

By: Kat Hooper

Kat Hooper — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:40:43 +0000

Fun post! … <>

By: charlie

charlie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:37:46 +0000

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bruges.....038;sr=8-1

Saw this last week. I think it fits the bill.

By: Choice Amazon One Star Reviews « RHUL Creative Writers Weblog

Choice Amazon One Star Reviews « RHUL Creative Writers Weblog — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:23:18 +0000

[...] Jump to Comments Something to which all creative writers can aspire; courtesy of Mark Chadbourn: If most reviews say more about the reviewer than what’s being reviewed, consider the Amazon [...]

By: Madnad

Madnad — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:10:32 +0000

Glad to see none of yours are up there – although you would have been in very good company.

By: kimbofo

kimbofo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:53:48 +0000

That’s genius.

At the other end of the spectrum, have you ever seen the (fake) glowing reviews for A Whole New World, that CD put out by Katie Price and Andre Jordan a few years back?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/produc.....geNumber=2

By: Donna Scott

Donna Scott — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:31:12 +0000

Ha! Brilliant!

I’ll give this blogpiece one star – but it’s a gold one. And a smiley face.