I read some of Rice's commentary. She crossed the line so many times that she erased it. Sharks smelled blood and circled. Ugliness on both sides.
That said, I also understand her impulse to defend herself. I have received and read Amazon reviews that seem to have no relation to the book in question, or which reveal the reviewer as someone with an axe to grind. Some people seem to view Amazon as a valid outlet for their 'kick the cat' impulses. Others don't understand the difference between a book that doesn't work for them and a bad book. But to respond to it as Rice did is bad form. The work needs to stand up for itself, and as others have said previously, if you need to go back and explain things, you didn't do your job properly in the first place.
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Date: 2004-09-22 06:29 am (UTC)That said, I also understand her impulse to defend herself. I have received and read Amazon reviews that seem to have no relation to the book in question, or which reveal the reviewer as someone with an axe to grind. Some people seem to view Amazon as a valid outlet for their 'kick the cat' impulses. Others don't understand the difference between a book that doesn't work for them and a bad book. But to respond to it as Rice did is bad form. The work needs to stand up for itself, and as others have said previously, if you need to go back and explain things, you didn't do your job properly in the first place.