I wonder how it would feel to see a one star review on one's published book. I think writers have to have tough skin, to keep other people's reviews or thoughts from determining how they see themselves. I know some authors never check their reviews, which may be a smart idea.
Seeing such a mixture of reviews all about the SAME book reminded me that we aren't called to live as people-pleasers (which will drive us crazy), but rather see ourselves as God created us. It's a reminder that God 'reviews' us on the basis of who we ARE (His deeply loved children), and not on what we DO.
And we all get 5 ***** in that category!
It's confusing to look at the Amazon ratings and see such a wide range. After my last blog post where I said I enjoyed JK Rowling's new book The Cuckoo's Calling, I wandered over to Amazon to see what everyone else was saying. For every person who loved it there was someone who was lukewarm or hated it. And then I checked the book I didn't like (and didn't name) on my blog and found there were some good reviews for it.
ReplyDeleteYes, now I know why there are so many books written..something for everyone, but not everything for everyone!
ReplyDeleteMakes me wonder what the book was, LOL. Now I have to say when I was doing book reviews on my blog, I was honest with giving the stars over at Amazon, except if the book was written by a blogger that I knew and then I sometimes took the liberty of adding an extra star or two to what the book actually deserved because I didn't want to hurt their feelings.
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I know what you mean.
DeleteSo very true. We all have to wrestle with the concept of keeping our hearts focused on being God pleasers and not man pleasers in this regard, or else we allow Satan a foothold through an area of weakness. Thanks for your perspective. It's a blessing. God bless, Maria from Delight Directed Living
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