Comments on: One Star Challenge Roundup, Part the First http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/ DEVISING A SYSTEM FOR REMEMBERING EVERYTHING Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:10:43 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jonny Nexus http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26790 Jonny Nexus Tue, 27 May 2008 08:05:15 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26790 Well I'm not sure if this counts as "owning" my one-star review, but I used it as the basis of a (hopefully funny) YouTube promo film: You can view it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGWhKZjGuLw&eurl=http://lj-toys.com/?journalid=1989301&moduleid=10&preview=&auth_token=sessionless:1211875200:embedcontentiurl=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/FGWhKZjGuLw/default.jpg" rel="nofollow">by clicking here</a>. Well I’m not sure if this counts as “owning” my one-star review, but I used it as the basis of a (hopefully funny) YouTube promo film:

You can view it by clicking here.

]]> By: Aoede http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26789 Aoede Fri, 09 May 2008 00:13:30 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26789 Need more male authors on list. :) Need more male authors on list. :)

]]> By: Kate Vassar http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26788 Kate Vassar Fri, 02 May 2008 16:11:11 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26788 Well, I can kind of play. The reviewer gave the anthology I'm in two stars, but he was <a href="http://www.katevassar.com/node/49" rel="nofollow">quite negative</a>. The review is titled, "Very Lame Erotica." Maybe he meant to click one star. ;) Well, I can kind of play. The reviewer gave the anthology I’m in two stars, but he was quite negative. The review is titled, “Very Lame Erotica.”

Maybe he meant to click one star. ;)

]]> By: Jules Jones http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26787 Jules Jones Thu, 01 May 2008 09:10:31 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26787 Excellent idea. Posted mine to <a href="http://julesjones.livejournal.com/237476.html" rel="nofollow">my LiveJournal</a>. I'd have also posted it to a group blog I'm a member of, but Blogger is not talking to me this week. One of the other members may post it for me later today. Excellent idea. Posted mine to my LiveJournal. I’d have also posted it to a group blog I’m a member of, but Blogger is not talking to me this week. One of the other members may post it for me later today.

]]> By: Carolyn Jewel http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26786 Carolyn Jewel Thu, 01 May 2008 01:39:39 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26786 OK, here's mine. And a <a href="http://www.carolynjewel.com/weblog/2008/04/owning-my-one-stars.shtml" rel="nofollow">Link to my blog post about them.</a> OK, here’s mine. And a Link to my blog post about them.

]]> By: Novembrance http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26785 Novembrance Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:48:23 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26785 Your graphic made me laugh SO hard. That was a well-spent five minutes. I look forward to the day when I have a collection of one-star reviews. So far my first book (now long out of print) has gotten exactly one review each on Amazon and Library Thing. Your graphic made me laugh SO hard. That was a well-spent five minutes.

I look forward to the day when I have a collection of one-star reviews. So far my first book (now long out of print) has gotten exactly one review each on Amazon and Library Thing.

]]> By: Merlyyn http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26784 Merlyyn Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:13:56 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26784 "I taught myself how to speed read to get through the dross." Best review ever! “I taught myself how to speed read to get through the dross.”

Best review ever!

]]> By: M.J. http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26783 M.J. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:59:14 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26783 Love this idea John! Here's one of the one stars I got for my last novel THE REINCARNATIONIST - the book isn't a conspiracy/coverup Catholic/pope basher in the slightest but this reader wanted it to be so simply said it was. I put the book down after so many pages when I realized that it was probably going to have just another Roman Catholic/Pope conspiracy cover-up theme. How tedious. There is a great book out there that should be read by all of the anti-Catholic authors titled How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization. Now there is a refreshing thought. And here's the link at my blog: http://mjroseblog.typepad.com/buzz_balls_hype/2008/04/take-the-challe.html Love this idea John!

Here’s one of the one stars I got for my last novel THE REINCARNATIONIST – the book isn’t a conspiracy/coverup Catholic/pope basher in the slightest but this reader wanted it to be so simply said it was.

I put the book down after so many pages when I realized that it was probably going to have just another Roman Catholic/Pope conspiracy cover-up theme. How tedious. There is a great book out there that should be read by all of the anti-Catholic authors titled How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization. Now there is a refreshing thought.

And here’s the link at my blog: http://mjroseblog.typepad.com/buzz_balls_hype/2008/04/take-the-challe.html

]]> By: Rachel http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26767 Rachel Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:24:22 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26767 I'm not an sf writer, but garner one-star reviews nonetheless -- here's one: http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=299 I’m not an sf writer, but garner one-star reviews nonetheless — here’s one:

http://www.lisjobs.com/blog/?p=299

]]> By: Kelly McCullough http://whatever.scalzi.com/2008/04/29/one-star-review-roundup-part-the-first/#comment-26777 Kelly McCullough Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:25:43 +0000 http://scalzi.com/whatever/?p=685#comment-26777 It sounded like a lark, so I just put mine up. <a href="http://wyrdsmiths.blogspot.com/2008/04/one-star-reviews-memekelly-mccullough.html" rel="nofollow">Here</a>. It sounded like a lark, so I just put mine up. Here.

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