tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post133299778343428947..comments2024-03-20T03:11:21.756-07:00Comments on The Great Raven: Found While Googling MyselfSue Bursztynskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-40201158716999101932016-02-13T05:13:59.733-08:002016-02-13T05:13:59.733-08:00Very true, and my novel Wolfborn has had every sco...Very true, and my novel Wolfborn has had every score between 1 and 5 on Goodreads - literally! You can't please everyone. At least I'm allowed to respond to this one, eh? ;-) Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-84660255390920092902016-02-13T05:05:56.568-08:002016-02-13T05:05:56.568-08:00Well, that's a mixed bag, isn't it? Great ...Well, that's a mixed bag, isn't it? Great that you got a mention, not so great about the misinterpretation. But I think that happens with all books. There are the "I loved it" 5-star reviews along with the "I hated it" 1-star reviews. People just have visceral reactions to themes as they perceive them - and so many reactions are based on baggage the reader brings to the table rather than the book itself. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-76758060434184829472016-02-09T19:46:29.305-08:002016-02-09T19:46:29.305-08:00Sigh! When I was studying librarianship, we had a ...Sigh! When I was studying librarianship, we had a book list a mile long, of VERY expensive books to buy. By the time I'd spent about five hundred dollars and still wasn't finished, I gave up and used the university library, as did most of my classmates, for the rest. We couldn't borrow the books, couldn't even have them for longer than about two hours, so we photocopied the relevant chapters and handed the books back.In the end, it was the best thing to do, because the ones I did buy still gather dust on my shelves and are totally out of date.<br /><br />My sympathies are entirely with American uni students!<br /><br />Hope you enjoy Wolfborn. It's my only novel so far, but only one of about ten books. The rest are children's non fiction books and one chapter book(fiction).Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-56622887477898676492016-02-09T11:31:14.752-08:002016-02-09T11:31:14.752-08:00Alas, those books meant to go in libraries are the...Alas, those books meant to go in libraries are the ones that American universities expect students to buy for a semester-long class. Yeesh.<br /><br />Your book was on Amazon! So I bought it ... today!Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182813280153795199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-86023392392869935422016-02-09T11:20:54.929-08:002016-02-09T11:20:54.929-08:00A friend of mine is a retired university academic ...A friend of mine is a retired university academic who wrote a book which earned her enough money to buy a family sized pizza. They are expected to publish, so they do, no matter how little they earn. So where the money goes I don't know. But these books aren't meant for you and me to buy, they're meant to go in libraries. My friend felt her book could have sold decently in book shops and suggested a paperback edition. It didn't happen. <br /><br />The thing is not only that she said very little about Tolkien but that she didn't mention his children's book. But two pages for an obscure Aussie novel and two paragraphs for the master of fantasy... Ah, well. <br /><br />I hope you enjoy my novel, though how you got it I don't know - it has to be ordered now, because it's not in book shops any more. So you must have decided on this a while ago. :-)Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27643523.post-39729159778640219032016-02-09T06:19:37.104-08:002016-02-09T06:19:37.104-08:00I just bought your book, Sue!
How odd, though, tha...I just bought your book, Sue!<br />How odd, though, that they'd only give Tolkien two paragraphs ... perhaps the academic thought he's been discussed enough already? Who knows. <br />I am always shocked at how expensive academic books are. It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, because generally the people reading them are poor as church mice. ;)Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182813280153795199noreply@blogger.com