Reacting To One Star Reviews For My Favorite Books Of The Year

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[thequirksofbeingme]

There has to be some irony in a 59-year-old leaving a grumpy rant after reading one page of a book (partially) because he doesn't think 59-year-olds are that grumpy.

[cecilie...]

I actually find negative reviews extremely helpful, well at least when they're constructive or detailed. People can more often than not identify much better what they dislike instead of like. So even a negative review can influence me positively in wanting to read a book that I think will fit my reading tastes!

[thefabulouskitten]

"5 character povs? FIVE?!" This person would have an aneurysm trying to read the Wheel of Time

[Pabloable]

I expected that second Ove review to devolve into “I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals, and I've been involved in numerous secret raids on Al-Quaeda, and I have over 300 confirmed kills. I am trained in gorilla warfare and I'm the top sniper in the entire US armed forces.”

[gatosyperros]

I love seeing merphy telling people that they are wrong, is so funny.

[hatchet]

Murphy: I understand that this book is not popular
Also Murphy: how DARE you

[alexinator-hhfe]

I always like seeing reviews that are the opposite of how I felt because it really widens my perspective on somethings. And differing opinions can lead to some really fascinating debates and discussions.

[Merdragoon]

Harliquin novels are known as the "Trashy Romance Novels" that are super short and you can read in one sitting usually. For most people they're guilty pleasure to reading them because they're not usually well written and focus on so much Romance that you would think that all the characters think about. They're also the books that people make fun of when doing parodies of Romance because a lot of the REALLY BAD Romance tropes come from Harliquin novels.

The Fact that the person compared that one story to an Harliquin Novel has me feeling like they're not exactly.... Into romance at all in any form. And is very condescending and hyper focused on *their* definition on "Feminism" and will find any excuse to bash other views.

[zachryder]

16:56 This review can only be responded to in this way: "Sir, this is a Wendys"

[nicolev]

That one review for the Frenchman’s Creek: “I’m gonna repeat this one sexist remark which I know *sounds* sexist, but it was said by a woman so it’s okay”

[CollecTortoise]

While Ove might not be respresentative of all 59 year olds, I can at least call him representative of the only 59 year old I currently know the best, him being my dad.

[curzon]

i can't believe that one Ove critic's biggest beef was that he didn't know any 59 yr olds who were as curmudgeonly as Ove. Like THAT'S why you drop a book? There's millions of 59 yr olds in the world, i gotta think 1 or 2 are scrooge-like, and if not, there's this thing called suspension of disbelief, that is quite wonderous in enhancing one's enjoyment of a story.

[deathtobugs]

The review at 12:30 😂. They clearly haven't read enough epic fantasy. They should start Wheel of Time next. Then 5 POVs won't seem like much at all.

[SlimeKingK]

I watch you for One Piece, but hearing you geek is... it's like chocolate. I just can't shake the craving for that passion and it's just too sweet!

[SuouEtsumi]

We will be silly ladies reading silly lady novels and we will be HAPPY!

[DiAngelosurname]

Omg, I'm brazilian and I got so excited when I found out there's an english version of "the posthumous memories of brás cubas"! It's a classic here in Brazil and it's considered one of the hardest books to read in portuguese, which is why I haven't read it yet because I'm scared I'm not going to be able to understand anything hahaha. Machado de assis is, like, our william shakespeare and it's really great to see that his books are being read in other languages too.

[Antosza]

Oh, you are a really nice person. You are more than ready to understand other people opinions. Even rude and annoying ones.

[gloria]

The freak out about ‘bad writing’ killed me

[lilajanick]

I love Merphy's positivity and passion. This was the exact pick me up I needed after a rough day of classes.

[allanleslieanderson]

Harlequin Enterprises Limited (known simply as Harlequin) is a romance and women's fiction publisher founded in Winnipeg, Canada in 1949. From the 1960s, using a combination of high-quality editorial content and dynamic marketing, it grew into the largest publisher of romance fiction in the world.