I recently read an article titled Who Reviews the Book Reviewers?
The point of the piece was to discuss whether or not a writer should take a bad book review seriously. The author of the article (left unnamed here) was very adamant that there are far too many people online that write book reviews with no credibility and, therefore, should not be paid the least bit of attention.
Hold up, wait a minute...
Who is a credible reviewer if not the consumers and faithful readers in the book world? Some of us have simply decided to take it to the next level and share our opinions with the public. The beauty of the information age is that we can freely offer our thoughts and ideas to other like-minded people we've never had the opportunity to meet in person.
In my experience the only book reviewers who have any success or gain any sort of following are those who write well and are objective about the books they review. These reviewers have proven that they are fair and interested not in hurting or slandering writers but, instead, interested in giving other readers some "food for thought." There is nothing wrong with this. The general public is smart enough to recognize the difference between a good reviewer and one who is just looking to take a cheap shot.
To the person who asked the question, "who reviews the book reviewers" I say this: nobody needs to!
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