What tends to happen (with the Guild, at least) is that if a completely negative review comes back then the book is sent out to another reviewer for a second opinion. It would have to be a very poorly written book for this to happen and I personally always try to put forward some positive comments, especially if there are any negative points to be made.
The most common 'negative' is that the cost of importing a book has priced it out of pocket for many, so 'value for money' becomes an issue. I also look at how easy a book is (on the eyes) to read - and I wasn't popular with one author whose extremely useful book was let down by the text and photos being crammed into (not enough) A5 sized pages; it would have been much better on A4 with larger photos and more white space! However, the content of the book was such that it would be useful to many, and I did make that clear. The other common problem is when it is obvious that a multi-lingual book hasn't been proof read by natives in the languages concerned, leading to some occasionally humorous errors in translation. An honest review gives the pros and the cons, otherwise you might just as well copy the notes from the dust jacket or publisher's publicity. Jane Partridge Sent from my iPhone On 13 Jan 2015, at 17:48, Bev Walker <[email protected]> wrote: Like I say, if the reviewer finds that the book merits a lot of negative comment, it would be unfair for the group to keep it in their library. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
