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All Right! (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
Much better.
I hope you will post more reviews.
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Jul 3, 2012
3:26 pm PDT
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Great work (Reply to this comment)
by devv
This is a great insightful review. Keep them coming. Thanks :)
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Jul 3, 2012
1:16 am PDT
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Come on back (Reply to this comment)
by jo.com
I'll be 60 in January- time flies way too fast.
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Sep 12, 2011
5:33 pm PDT
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Dear sync: (Reply to this comment)
by macresarf1
I think that some of the criticism of your review is a bit overboard, but then again, writers are best advised to cover their thin skins.
Forget about it. Nothing counts but the work.
But nepotism is a problem in publishing, as everywhere else in America. Giving your step-daughter's book five stars, usually reserved for the works of Freud or Jung, does raise a question. Could you find NOTHING that might be improved in her work?
And revenge rating is childish. As one older than you, I can say, you should know better.
I look forward to more of your writing.
All the best.
[Macresarf1]
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Sep 1, 2011
7:16 pm PDT
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Wow. Lots of comments. (Reply to this comment)
by jmatsu
I don't know how this review was in it's first version, but in it's current version it seems fine.
It is probably better to stay away from reviewing products that you are likely to have a bias about, but in the case of something obscure like this I can understand the need to get the word out. I mean, if you didn't review it perhaps no one would have--and it might be something that people might benefit from knowing about.
Informing the reader early that the book is written by your step daughter (as you have done) is important. It's always better to be upfront about these things.
If you ever revise this review again, pls consider moving the background information on the author to the end, possibly as a separate section. In any review I've found that it's kindest to the reader to first talk about the product (in this case, what's actually in the book) and then give related information. If the reader finds the product interesting, they might continue to read, if not, at least they've gotten the critical information.
Best wishes,
Joy
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Sep 1, 2011
6:20 pm PDT
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I def see (Reply to this comment)
by susiewho
the point about reviewing a relative's product but the information on this was good enough.
ps just a teensy error... it's "she and I" not "her & I"
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Jul 23, 2011
4:33 am PDT
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Re: Re: Hmmm... (Reply to this comment)
by ladyconsumer
I just have to wonder if you (and really, I mean if anyone) can be truly unbiased when reviewing a product written/invented/sold/whatever the case may be by a close friend/relative. Not saying it couldn't possibly be done, but it's hard to imagine. I don't know if I could do it - be completely honest/openly critical about something put out there by a loved one. Since we strive for objective reviews, I just think it's safer to stay away from reviewing products with a close tie to the reviewer.
One example: my last job was for a place that manufactured a specific brand of electronic equipment. I did NOT review any of those products even though I had easy access to them, and could have raked in some nice IS. But - even if I knew I was being unbiased, I felt it would be unfair. If I gave a product 5 stars, I don't people questioning if I really mean it, or if I'm just trying to boost my company's sales by providing positive reviews.
Again, not saying your review wasn't up-front and honest, but it's a risk to write on such a product.
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Jul 16, 2011
6:27 am PDT
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Thanks for the cheap shot rating! (Reply to this comment)
by kevintipple,  in Books
sync_ron_icity also in addition to his nonsense comment, rated my post as NH.
Classy!
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Jul 15, 2011
6:33 pm PDT
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Your comment on my WE NEED YOUR HELP post. Don't go there! (Reply to this comment)
by kevintipple, in Books
"Family first, then friends . . (Reply to this comment) by sync_ron_icity
We would certainly help if we could, but book sales could be better for us if you were helpful by deleting your non-sense comments from your reviews on my daughters book.
Maybe in the future we could at least be friends."
Well now..isn't this special?
Okay, fine, you want to dance and I am in just the mood.....
First, I NEVER reviewed your daughter's book. I commented on your review of the book. Huge difference!
As I noted originally on YOUR review---"I did not know your daughter was the author. If I had known, it would have gotten an NH from me as it is a huge breach of ethics to be reviewing a family member's book. It just is not done."
Now, you may feel that it is "nonsense" to have professional standards, but I don't. Neither do the print and online markets I write elsewhere for, as if I did what you did, I would have been immediately terminated from my position.
As I noted on the review at the time, nobody here at Epinions will care that you reviewed a family member's book. Clearly the ratings on the review have proven me correct.
At this point tonight 60 people have rated your review of your daughter's book.
54 of the reviewers rated it as VERY HELPFUL. That means that 90 percent of the folks thought YOUR REVIEW of YOUR STEP DAUGHTER'S book was VH.
Yep...proves my point right there.
3 rated it as Helpful
3 rated it as SH and that includes me. I have no idea why the other two events with SH but I have repeatedly expressed why I did. Quite frankly i thought I was being nice not to go back and change it to the well deserved NH after the relationship was disclosed. Apparently that was not appreciated.
So, again, 54 folks thought your review was just fine. 57 if you include the folks who thought it was Helpful at least. This means that 95 percent of the folks who read and rated your review thought it was VH or H.
Seems to me that my rating it as SH did you no harm at all.
I also noted back in February on the original review various problems with the review beyond the fact that you had failed to be honest with your readers regarding the relationship with the author of this book published back in 2003. You addressed those various flaws and ones others had noted as well with your update last month and again requested a change of rating.
As I explained then, nothing has changed at all from my perspective. I understand your step-daughter is self published and paid for publication through 1st Books Library. I understand you are proud that she has had a book out since 2003.
But, you should understand that some of us actually take reviewing and our readership very seriously and are highly offended by marketing stunts such as what you did with your advertisement/review.
You should also understand that one reviewer has no power at all regarding book sales. I certainly don't though folks who self publish will occasionally blame me for their lack of sales.
I would suggest to you that if her sales are that bad it is more likely due to the fact that she paid to be published and that killed her credibility with most professional reviewers and the book buying public. Paying for publication pretty much takes one out of any serious review market and most book buyers won't take you seriously. That is way the publishing business works and routinely covered in the many magazines devoted to writing, the numerous online forms, etc. Serious authors do their research.
Instead of writing your nonsense comment, it might be wise to spend your energy helping your step daughter craft and polish a new manuscript while studying how publishing works. You could spend your energy helping her navigate the roadway to traditional publication so that, if the manuscript was accepted, the book would not be stigmatized by the black stain of pay to publish and might be taken seriously.
Good luck to you both.
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Jul 15, 2011
6:22 pm PDT
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Hmmm... (Reply to this comment)
by ladyconsumer
I think it would be best if you disclosed the relationship to the author in your review, then let people rate accordingly.
Mona
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Jun 10, 2011
2:55 pm PDT
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When I rated before (Reply to this comment)
by kevintipple, in Books
I did not know your daughter was the author. If I had known, it would have gotten an NH from me as it is a huge breach of ethics to be reviewing a family member's book. It just is not done.
But, this is Epinions and no one here will care about that.
So, since I can not remove my rating all together, I am not changing it for the revised review.
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Mar 1, 2011
10:34 am PST
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great (Reply to this comment)
by texas-swede
Now the review is really great!
Thomas
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Mar 1, 2011
9:29 am PST
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You might also like (Reply to this comment)
by dolphinboy, in Books
Viktor Frankl's Man's Search For Meaning.
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Feb 28, 2011
3:48 pm PST
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A few things missing (Reply to this comment)
by texas-swede
I certainly recognize the author as a fellow epioneer. Telling her story is fine. However, as Kevin says, telling a little bit more about what the book is about, the writing style, and what the book meant to you, would make the review perfect.
Thomas
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Feb 26, 2011
9:34 pm PST
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After Transpersonal Enlightenment-Awareness 101 try PHENOMENOLOGY (Reply to this comment)
by aohcapablanca
Dear sync_ron_icty and friends,
Sounds as if your next step is to find a broader framework for what you are getting into.
I recommend the philophical trend called phenomenology. Try anything by Edmund Husserl or his star pupil Saint Edith Stein. I think that you and Erica will love her autobio: LIFE IN A JEWISH FAMILY 1891 - 1916.
CORDIALLY,
AOHCAPABLANCA/PATRICK K
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Feb 26, 2011
5:00 pm PST
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My rating (Reply to this comment)
by kevintipple, in Books
is based on a lack of examples and detail as to what is in the book. A lot of this review is about the author's history and very little of it is about the actual book.
Clearly, others see it differently.
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Feb 26, 2011
5:11 am PST
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