<< Jean points out something worth noting about
reviewers: with so many books
being published, reviewers are in the position, often, of
being able to
choose what they review, particularly if they work any of the
"category
fiction" areas.
>>
Bill,
I'm not sure this is at all unusual. Most reviewers I have
met pick their own
stuff. Every thriller that comes through the office of the
book editor of the
St. Petersburg Times comes to me. I take a hard look at all
of them and try
to read six a month to choose the three that will be in my
monthly column. I
don't read anybody else's reviews before I make up my own
mind. Now if there
is buzz about a book, I'm likely to hear some of it. And if
there is a
reason, I will do a separate, stand-alone review. But it's my
choice, so long
as the book editor agrees. Hence, my stand-alone review of
GOD IS A BULLET.
The size of the advance, the controversial nature of the
book, plus the fact
that it is, ostensibly, a work of first fiction, made it
worthy of our note.
Best,
Jean Heller
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