Books Nov 7, 2013 at 12:29 pm

I Disagree with BuzzFeed's New Book Review Editor About Negative Reviews

Paul Constant
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This will severely hurt Buzzfeeds' reputation as a place of informed, analytical discussions of the highest caliber.
Pick1 on November 7, 2013 at 12:56 PM Report this
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I only read the bolded words and learned literally NOTHING!
michael bell on November 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM Report this
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@1 my world view is based on lists of gifs.
CbytheSea on November 7, 2013 at 1:14 PM Report this
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There's a difference between a negative review and general negativity. I agree that criticism's job is to, well, critique but I hate smarmy shallow takedowns far more than I hate genuine gushing high praises.
lolorhone on November 7, 2013 at 1:21 PM Report this
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Lol, it's like buzzfeed has never read buzzfeed before.
Fenrox on November 7, 2013 at 1:38 PM Report this
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Yo lolohornem,
smarmy and shallow are my middle name
When I do it up, I get a bit of Slog fame
Takin down You, Gushing up him
I'm the genuine
it's all the same, it's all the same, it's all the same
dnt trust me on November 7, 2013 at 1:38 PM Report this
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I'm really looking forward to "27 Books about Doomed Romance" and "16 Books You Can Buy at the Airport" and "35 Books I Liked, But Not Really Enough to Write a Proper Review Of."
Levislade on November 7, 2013 at 1:44 PM Report this
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Now, class, there's a trophy here for each one of you. Curtis, you get the trophy for losing the first tooth. May, you get the trophy for having the reddest ribbon in your pigtail. Steve, you get the trophy for always eating all your snack.
Calpete on November 7, 2013 at 2:14 PM Report this
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Of course Paul "shits on everything that isnt his nerdy book ideal" Constant would be lost without negative reviews.
No Excuses on November 7, 2013 at 2:27 PM Report this
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@9 On what planet does Paul do this? Here on this planet, Paul finds more books he likes than any other books editor The Stranger's ever had.
Christopher Frizzelle on November 7, 2013 at 2:32 PM Stranger Staff
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@10 Every anti amazon/netflix post he makes, which are like 2 per day. You work with him - how often does he seem giddy to post his impotent screeds on slog?
No Excuses on November 7, 2013 at 2:41 PM Report this
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@7 beat me to it, which is one of the 12 Things Moms Already Know.
Dougsf on November 7, 2013 at 2:52 PM Report this
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@6: Did you just have a stroke?
lolorhone on November 7, 2013 at 10:26 PM Report this
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I don't find the "good reviews only" policy to be a problem. The world of publishing has changed and there are so many new books coming out all the time, it's presumed a book is crap until someone says otherwise. We look to reviews to find something good. Once I know the reviewer didn't like the book, why would I want to get details about precisely how it sucked?
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