on Publishing … and Other Forms of Insanity:
I enjoy reading bad reviews of great novels — almost as much as I enjoy getting them. (See what I did there?)
It comforts me to know that if a book of mine is called “lugubrious,” I will be keeping company with Aldous Huxley. (Unlike Brave New World, not one of my books has been called “lugubrious,” or even “nauseating,” but this is probably due to an avoidance of polysyllabic adjectives on the part of contemporary reviewers.)
These books were panned primarily because they broke new ground. Innovative writing and unconventional concepts are rarely well received in the short run. (Also honest portrayals of sex, war, racism and other social ills are generally shunned, at least initially.) However, in the long run, these books have stood the test of time, and are now considered classics.
All of these books are on the 100 Best Novels Written in English list.
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I am encouraged!! 😉
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I read somewhere that if you believe the good reviews, then you need to believe the bad ones as well. Thinking that over for a few minutes, I came to the conclusion that what other people think of me is none of my business. What they may think of that which I do, they are merely judging or comparing it to how they would do it, and to that I say, “Bravo! If some effort on MY part has called you to step up YOUR GAME, then more power to you.”
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Good for you, Annette 👍😃😍
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This is encouraging.
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