| ] Seldom do I really answer those who criticize my work. In] fact, the entire development of my career has been fueled
 ] by my ability to ignore denigrating and trivializing
 ] criticism as I realize my dreams and my goals. However
 ] there is something compelling about Amazon's willingness
 ] to publish just about anything, and the sheer outrageous
 ] stupidity of many things you've said here that actually
 ] touches my proletarian and Democratic soul. Also I use
 ] and enjoy Amazon and I do read the reviews of other
 ] people's books in many fields. In sum, I believe in what
 ] happens here. And so, I speak. First off, let me say that
 ] this is addressed only to some of you, who have posted
 ] outrageously negative comments here, and not to all. You
 ] are interrogating this text from the wrong perspective.
 ] Indeed, you aren't even reading it. You are projecting
 ] your own limitations on it.
 Anne Rice doesn't like people trashing her latest novel on Amazon. But really, she should know that regarding criticism -- and the inevitable trolls -- the only way to win is not to play at all(hers is comment between 211-220 when sorted oldest-first if this link doesn't work)
 Amazon.com: Books: Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles) |