Comments on: Review: The Other Name: Septology I-II by Jon Fosse https://wheretokim.com/review-the-other-name-septology-i-ii-jon-fosse/ From curiosity to inspiration to action Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:41:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Kim https://wheretokim.com/review-the-other-name-septology-i-ii-jon-fosse/#comment-3415 Sat, 28 Aug 2021 13:41:12 +0000 https://wheretokim.com/?p=4707#comment-3415 In reply to N.

Hi N,

My reviews are first and foremost a reflection of my reading experience, meaning an opinion. How would you rate a book that you don’t enjoy reading yet is not badly written and even does some things that you do appreciate?

My synopses are always copies of blurbs; why would I try to write my own when the publisher’s synopsis is much better at selling the book?

Kind regards, Kim

]]> By: N https://wheretokim.com/review-the-other-name-septology-i-ii-jon-fosse/#comment-3397 Mon, 23 Aug 2021 21:25:42 +0000 https://wheretokim.com/?p=4707#comment-3397 Dear Kim,

”I didn’t find this book entertaining and wouldn’t recommend it”

I do not believe the word review is right for this blogpost stating your opinion. I was curious why you would rate this book three stars, instead I read ”I am longing for a break” and ”it wasn’t entertaining”. Do you have any foundation for your rating besides this? Perhaps something about the book itself? Any form of critical theory?
Next to that it is quite obvious that the synopsis is a poorly-copied rewrite of the blurb of the book.
A pity

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