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Read for Pleasure (www.readforpleasure.com):
… in mixed reviews. (Chevalier and Mayzlin found that three-star reviews were, on average, longer than one- and five-star reviews.) At the same time I wonder if consumers tend to discount both positive and negative reviews. There's a large number ofcrankand bogus reviews on Amazon along with the five-star reviews. …

Read for Pleasure (www.readforpleasure.com):
… in mixed reviews. (Chevalier and Mayzlin found that three-star reviews were, on average, longer than one- and five-star reviews.) At the same time I wonder if consumers tend to discount both positive and negative reviews. There's a large number ofcrankand bogus reviews on Amazon along with the five-star reviews. …

A Guy In New York > An online magazine / blog about good (and affordable) places to eat and fun things to see and do in Manhattan (aguyinnewyork.com):
… The Write Stuff: Interview with Freelancer, Powerseller and Amazon Reviewer Jane Corn," by John Brougher, FreelanceSwitch, October 19, 2007 Amazon Vine Voices Begins 8/15 - free books or movies for reviews - Bargain$hare.com "The following are excerpts from actual one-star Amazon.com reviews of books from Time’s list of the 100 best novels from 1923 to the present.- from The Morning News, October 21, 2005 "Customer Reviews Get Hijacked," Varien, August 31, 2006 "Writing Amazon reviews," Pete the music and horse racing fan, June 28, 2007 . . . . . . …

Fringe Magazine (thenounthatverbsyourworld.blogspot.com):
… that could have just been a regularly long short story) and Interpreter of Maladies (which I loved and which has one of the all time great titles). It's good but not a classic. Speaking of classics, and as an addendum to this post, check this out:http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/reviews/lone_star_statements.phpCongrats to Fringe on their (our) list, though I can't get behind any best book list that has The Kite Runner on it. The above link is someone's compilation of one-star amazon reviews of best books. …

Headlines - The Morning News (themorningnews.org):
… Lone Star StatementsThe acclaim of the general reading public hardly matters to vicious Amazon reviewers, who dole out a measly single star to these contemporary classics. …

The Church of Rationality (churchofrationality.blogspot.com):
… and saw the words ‘dinner’ and ‘drinks’ on nearly every page and figured it wasn’t worth the risk.” "It is the only book I can think of where the reader deserves more credit for finishing it than the author." This is from Matthew Baldwin'stwocompilations of one-star reviews on Amazon. Go there for the correct answers. …

Confessions of a Seattlite - (teddios.blogspot.com):
… significant, the biological benefits and scientific studies done on it and whether we put too little, or more likely, too much nostalgic emphasis on playing. At work, one of the fun parts of my job is reading the Amazon reviews of books. Here aretwocompliations by Matthew Baldwin of 1 star Amazon customer reviews of various works considered great classics. Some reviews are hilarious and justified - "It is the only book I can think of where the reader deserves more credit for finishing it than the …

Hobnob Blog (hobnobblog.com):
… The Write Stuff: Interview with Freelancer, Powerseller and Amazon Reviewer Jane Corn," by John Brougher, FreelanceSwitch, October 19, 2007 Amazon Vine Voices Begins 8/15 - free books or movies for reviews - Bargain$hare.com "The following are excerpts from actual one-star Amazon.com reviews of books from Time’s list of the 100 best novels from 1923 to the present.- from The Morning News, October 21, 2005 "Customer Reviews Get Hijacked," Varien, August 31, 2006 "Writing Amazon reviews," Pete the music and horse racing fan, June 28, 2007 . . . . . . …

A Guy In New York > An online magazine / blog about good (and affordable) places to eat and fun things to see and do in Manhattan (aguyinnewyork.com):
… The Write Stuff: Interview with Freelancer, Powerseller and Amazon Reviewer Jane Corn," by John Brougher, FreelanceSwitch, October 19, 2007 Amazon Vine Voices Begins 8/15 - free books or movies for reviews - Bargain$hare.com "The following are excerpts from actual one-star Amazon.com reviews of books from Time’s list of the 100 best novels from 1923 to the present.- from The Morning News, October 21, 2005 "Customer Reviews Get Hijacked," Varien, August 31, 2006 "Writing Amazon reviews," Pete the music and horse racing fan, June 28, 2007 . . . . . . …

Drinking Tea (drinkingtea.blogspot.com):
… skip, the more we notice the ones we see. Somehow, I am sure this adds up to skipping commercials being good for everyone. A recipe for spinach stuffed mushrooms I think I should try. Someone, email me and remind me to do this. Funny news. With funnyreviews. This is from an old email forward, origin unknown: The following is a sample list of "history" of the world from certifiably genuine student bloopers collected by teachers throughout the United States, from eighth grade through college level. …

The Family Brood (familybrood.blogspot.com):
… that any readers out there had yet another voice among the masses telling you what to buy. But what to hawk at you? Books! Books are nice! Everybody likes books, right? But not everybody likes all books. In appreciation for what Mathew Baldwin did forThe Morning Newsa few years ago, I give you Amazon.com’s reader recommendations (Two stars or less, guaranteed!) for some of our Dragon’s very own reading material, in their own critical words. …

Speakeasy (blog.awmonline.com.au):
… been dead for quite some time now. Let us pray to God she stays that way.” Catch-22 (1961), Joseph Heller “Obviously, a lot people were smoking a lot of weed in the ‘60s to think this thing is worth reading.” For other gems like these,click here. …

The Essentia Sphere (wasteyourtimehere.wordpress.com):
… articlewhich mentions some one star reviews for books at Amazon. Man, I hope these are real. Some highlights: Gone With the Wind (1936) Author: Margaret Mitchell “Well, it’s a girl’s world. The world of Gloria Steinem and the popular feminism, as …

Breeding Imperfection (breedingimperfection.blogspot.com):
… things that create three dimensional structures. And it's small - and I resent the increase in our local toy population even so. Sigh. Maybe it is time for another toy purge? ************************ Readers, beware. Books ain't what they used to be:http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/reviews/lone_star_statements.php …

Breeding Imperfection (breedingimperfection.blogspot.com):
… things that create three dimensional structures. And it's small - and I resent the increase in our local toy population even so. Sigh. Maybe it is time for another toy purge? ************************ Readers, beware. Books ain't what they used to be:http://www.themorningnews.org/archives/reviews/lone_star_statements.php …

If I survive (pandorasblog.livejournal.com):
… and bold what we've read. Unfortunately my attempts at copying the text have been a bloody nightmare, so I'm just going to go, "ELEVAN! HAH! I P0WNZ U ALLL!!!11111" Should anyone else be feeling too happy about their reading habits, there's alwaysthis accompanying list …

sugaryfun (sugaryfun.livejournal.com):
… These are funny …

Coty's Weblog (www.coty.ws):
… The Morning News - Lone Star Statements by Matthew Baldwin …

It Never Stops (kytyn.blogspot.com):
… actual one-star Amazon reviews …

The Pit of Seething Vitriol (theunshaven.livejournal.com):
… [IMG [info]]gamerchick. Here we have a list of exerpts from some 1-star reviews that have been put up on Amazon. It's implied that these reviews were written by humans, but I have yet to see proof.Weep for the Children. …