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From: Chris Marriott
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 00:00

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In article <01bc3656$4cda6600$d2a6b5c7@ingwe-p120>, Steve Estvanik
<stevee_msn@msn.com> writes
>Sorry, I thought I had addressed the question --  The basic idea is to
>recommend good books, not to try to cover the entire range of books
>available.   So, yes, I am suggesting that reviewers only send me positive
>reviews.  Another way to do it would be to compare the book you're
>reviewing to others "This is MUCH better than that book by Slarty
>Bargumal".   

If a book is bad, doesn't the reader deserve to be told so just as much
as if the book is good? The whole point of a review, IMHO, is to be an
impartial and unbiased judgement of a book.

Chris

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From: Chris Marriott <chris@chrism.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: $$ for book reviews
Date: 1997/03/23
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