http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/the-benefits-of-reviewing-even-when-the-pay-is-terrible-the-books-are-bad-and-the-authors-are-only-going-to-hate-you-anyway-%e2%80%93-quote-of-the-day-rebecca-west/ Janice Harayda Reviews Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry for Adults and Children Mon, 20 May 2013 13:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/the-benefits-of-reviewing-even-when-the-pay-is-terrible-the-books-are-bad-and-the-authors-are-only-going-to-hate-you-anyway-%e2%80%93-quote-of-the-day-rebecca-west/#comment-7683 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:45:57 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=14670#comment-7683 What a lovely comment! I struggle at times to maintain this blog because I also freelance to support myself and am writing a third novel. So I really appreciate hearing that people enjoy it. Thank you so much …

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/the-benefits-of-reviewing-even-when-the-pay-is-terrible-the-books-are-bad-and-the-authors-are-only-going-to-hate-you-anyway-%e2%80%93-quote-of-the-day-rebecca-west/#comment-7681 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:30:05 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=14670#comment-7681 Very well said and I agree completely. I also find that criticism makes it a little easier to plod through a truly poor book by imagining what clever witticism can be used to convey the pain I had to endure with the hope that I can help some other poor reader avoid the same fate. By the way, I am really enjoying your blog.

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/the-benefits-of-reviewing-even-when-the-pay-is-terrible-the-books-are-bad-and-the-authors-are-only-going-to-hate-you-anyway-%e2%80%93-quote-of-the-day-rebecca-west/#comment-7669 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:11:29 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=14670#comment-7669 Absolutely. I agree with your professor. Maybe he or she was a West fan?

]]> http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2009/08/14/the-benefits-of-reviewing-even-when-the-pay-is-terrible-the-books-are-bad-and-the-authors-are-only-going-to-hate-you-anyway-%e2%80%93-quote-of-the-day-rebecca-west/#comment-7668 Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:06:55 +0000 http://oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/?p=14670#comment-7668 An English professor of mine used to say that reading liberates thought, and criticism disciplines it. In that sense it can be a rewarding practice even if you’re not getting paid your pittance for it.

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