Comments on: (Belated) BTT: Peer Pressure http://foxywriter.com/2008/09/04/belated-btt-peer-pressure/ A Weblog on Writing and Fantasy Literature. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:14:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Danielle http://foxywriter.com/2008/09/04/belated-btt-peer-pressure/#comment-950 Danielle Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:50:37 +0000 http://foxywriter.com/?p=247#comment-950 [agrees with your list of will-not-reads] I wanted to read at least one of <i>His Dark Materials</i>, just to see what the fuss was about, but I think I've heard enough to avoid them without a smidgeon of curiosity remaining. [agrees with your list of will-not-reads] I wanted to read at least one of His Dark Materials, just to see what the fuss was about, but I think I’ve heard enough to avoid them without a smidgeon of curiosity remaining.

]]> By: Jon http://foxywriter.com/2008/09/04/belated-btt-peer-pressure/#comment-949 Jon Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:19:20 +0000 http://foxywriter.com/?p=247#comment-949 <i>(Just as a side note, I’d like to point out that people who decide not to read something because it’s popular are still deciding based on popularity, ie letting other people make their decision for them.)</i> That would be me lol. I held off on Harry Potter precisely because it was popular. I read the first four books after that, but it just didn't grab hold of me enough at the time to encourage me to keep going. They're good books and entertaining, mind you. I think it's important, even as a reviewer, to know your styles and tastes, and not feel forced to cover the genres and story types that you know you won't like. It would be unfair to the story itself - your review could come from a more negative angle that way than if you were impartial or a fan of that genre. (Just as a side note, I’d like to point out that people who decide not to read something because it’s popular are still deciding based on popularity, ie letting other people make their decision for them.)

That would be me lol. I held off on Harry Potter precisely because it was popular. I read the first four books after that, but it just didn’t grab hold of me enough at the time to encourage me to keep going. They’re good books and entertaining, mind you.

I think it’s important, even as a reviewer, to know your styles and tastes, and not feel forced to cover the genres and story types that you know you won’t like. It would be unfair to the story itself - your review could come from a more negative angle that way than if you were impartial or a fan of that genre.

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