tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post1664504276631410473..comments2024-03-27T00:14:01.220-07:00Comments on Wendelin's Blog: The Five Star KillerWendelin Van Draanenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-10336680741632329862012-11-11T18:26:17.325-08:002012-11-11T18:26:17.325-08:00now i need to go post a reviewnow i need to go post a reviewRaisa Karimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430458234816844330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-84404302423756437272012-11-04T10:23:28.202-08:002012-11-04T10:23:28.202-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276993483103401601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-16359740904585737762012-11-04T10:22:59.356-08:002012-11-04T10:22:59.356-08:00I'll review it on Amazon because it totally ne...I'll review it on Amazon because it totally needs 5 stars!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276993483103401601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-49010188861686524432012-11-04T08:29:13.470-08:002012-11-04T08:29:13.470-08:00Yeah that's what i was wondering.....Yeah that's what i was wondering..... Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-5649007822549172522012-11-03T20:51:45.015-07:002012-11-03T20:51:45.015-07:00Happy Night of Skulls! (Er, is that an appropriat...Happy Night of Skulls! (Er, is that an appropriate greeting for that holiday?)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743674350647517445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-50210893246337092682012-10-31T19:58:15.070-07:002012-10-31T19:58:15.070-07:00Oh and vite for Sammy keyes and POJJ for the goodr...Oh and vite for Sammy keyes and POJJ for the goodread voting Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-85993641865992449582012-10-31T19:49:13.054-07:002012-10-31T19:49:13.054-07:00Happy Halloween everyone by the way....
And soon D...Happy Halloween everyone by the way....<br />And soon Day of the Dead and Day of Skulls. :)Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-43892530135454749642012-10-31T18:06:37.773-07:002012-10-31T18:06:37.773-07:00I guess i felt like i was never at the age to read...I guess i felt like i was never at the age to read it... i kinda went straight to sammy keyes and everything past it.Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-42310176807684206162012-10-31T17:20:05.371-07:002012-10-31T17:20:05.371-07:00I actually haven't read gecko and sticky. I fe...I actually haven't read gecko and sticky. I feel so bad....Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-75195252026297031212012-10-31T15:24:11.238-07:002012-10-31T15:24:11.238-07:00I think the worst was that they where so wrong abo...I think the worst was that they where so wrong about was 'the abuse of Hudson's charater' =(<br /><br />Does anyone know if there is a 5th book for the gecko & sticky? I really like those books, and I HAVE to find out who Damien Black called at the end there!!=)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003202367772537211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-43968175324937898562012-10-30T19:49:28.007-07:002012-10-30T19:49:28.007-07:00So close to five stars!!! Yay!! You are soo right ...So close to five stars!!! Yay!! You are soo right Bella,that person has know idea how hard it is to make a book. But there has to be something wrong with that person if they didn't like Sammy Keyes!! Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-16129180541256859712012-10-30T16:27:14.218-07:002012-10-30T16:27:14.218-07:00Man that person who gave it two stars and wrote a ...Man that person who gave it two stars and wrote a review . . . I would honestly like to see THEM try to write a book. Why wasn't there's the one that disappeared?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14003202367772537211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-75146007712947837162012-10-30T15:46:46.136-07:002012-10-30T15:46:46.136-07:00Just a couple more good reviews.Just a couple more good reviews.Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-72338356809227079172012-10-29T19:36:10.024-07:002012-10-29T19:36:10.024-07:00Whoop, Whoop!Whoop, Whoop!Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11837543024870687967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-1889851498353079012012-10-29T19:35:17.211-07:002012-10-29T19:35:17.211-07:00Yeah!! It's already at four stars!! :DYeah!! It's already at four stars!! :DGabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-61361196539098193002012-10-29T19:12:35.220-07:002012-10-29T19:12:35.220-07:00I'm going now to post a review. We will get it...I'm going now to post a review. We will get it 5 stars!Yusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07336152552714339539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-24863760963905306552012-10-29T10:39:43.845-07:002012-10-29T10:39:43.845-07:00I posted my review on JJ earlier,it's probably...I posted my review on JJ earlier,it's probably not the best review but hey I've never actually put a review for a book before. :)Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-85199187359215973522012-10-29T10:28:05.680-07:002012-10-29T10:28:05.680-07:00Alright, I wrote my "Running Dream" revi...Alright, I wrote my "Running Dream" review. I'm waiting for Amazon to "approve" it, but I posted it on my blog <a href="http://12in2012classics.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-running-dream-wendelin-van-draanen-review.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />I'll have to review JJ tomorrow; I spent too long on "The Running Dream" today.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743674350647517445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-85664929038701836762012-10-29T08:35:24.639-07:002012-10-29T08:35:24.639-07:00Wow. I booted up this morning to your rallying cry...Wow. I booted up this morning to your rallying cry. I'm very touched.Wendelin Van Draanenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534698736990684819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-46082177550850742192012-10-29T05:52:52.219-07:002012-10-29T05:52:52.219-07:00Ah, the nefarious world of Amazon reviews. There&...Ah, the nefarious world of Amazon reviews. There's a whole underground market where people sell reviews to increase a book's rating (usually, through multiple accounts, in batches as big as 100 reviews). And there is a certain famous "novel" that started out as a Twilight fan fiction; the fan-fiction community bombarded it with 5-star reviews as soon as it was released and turned it into a bestseller.<br /><br />I wonder if there's someone abusing the "report abuse" button, and that kept getting the librarian and assistant principal's reviews taken down (often, this is an automatic thing after a certain number of reports, sometimes a single report). That brings to mind a whole different conspiracy theory! It seems like it would be easy to remedy; there should be a hidden field associated with each review that confirms it's already been checked by Amazon, so that all future reports are ignored. But for some reason, companies struggle with this -- I know Facebook has the same problem; there have been groups that have had false-reporting campaigns against them, and their accounts kept getting suspended, while the false-reporters went unpunished. Like Amazon, Facebook grew increasingly hostile and finally tossed their hands up, saying "stop complaining."<br /><br />I just checked my Amazon account. I could have sworn I reviewed "The Running Dream," but I guess I didn't (unless my alternate conspiracy theory is correct). I'll be remedying that shortly, and reviewing the other books of yours that I have read. (A note to Amazon if you're reading this: Wendelin never asked her fans to review her books on your site; we just realized we've been remiss in doing so and this post inspired us to correct that. We want more people to read her books because they are awesome; we have no financial interest in them.)<br /><br />Regarding reviews, you can vote on whether or not they're helpful. I know when I'm reading reviews, the votes can influence how much weight I put on any one review (in addition to the content of the review itself). I'm not suggesting we conspire to down-vote or up-vote any particular reviews; I'm just suggesting that you might want to help this feature work (the "most helpful" reviews are at the top, and those are the ones that help people to decide to buy).<br /><br />Could the assistant principal and librarian submit new reviews from their home computers, using different accounts? They'd probably need to make sure the wording was different since they already got that warning from Amazon. This might help figure out if the conspiracy is an Amazon BB/SS, or perhaps Wendelin has a rival who is afraid of the power of Justice Jack. (Sorry, I tried, but I could not resist that pun.)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743674350647517445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-41949155584313493532012-10-29T04:21:23.817-07:002012-10-29T04:21:23.817-07:00I'm going to write a review now. :)I'm going to write a review now. :)bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11025992139310705940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-4703066291287542572012-10-29T03:50:49.845-07:002012-10-29T03:50:49.845-07:00I love how this story has motivated several of you...I love how this story has motivated several of you to post positive Justice Jack reviews on Amazon! That's the response you should have. You're not letting a Big Brother conglomerate corporation like Amazon "win" in this situation. YOU do have the power and justice will reign victorious in the end.Caradith Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949880810408938050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-31485345632976403182012-10-29T00:04:59.203-07:002012-10-29T00:04:59.203-07:00Had a review up on Goodreads, just transferred it ...Had a review up on Goodreads, just transferred it over to Amazon! Also, as alliteratively as possible, the picture for this post is perfect. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697002529024526964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-86179528454986653312012-10-28T23:09:14.591-07:002012-10-28T23:09:14.591-07:00Ling I was thinking the same thing. Post a good co...Ling I was thinking the same thing. Post a good comment so the rating will go up. Because in my opinion the rating should be five stars. :)Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471660304961348918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3004974476643738026.post-22844290071797526722012-10-28T22:46:53.026-07:002012-10-28T22:46:53.026-07:00I, for one, enjoyed Justice Jack tremendously, and...I, for one, enjoyed Justice Jack tremendously, and will provide a a five-star review for it. I hope it will boost the book's rating, because it is unfair that Amazon is removing comments without further explanation. It would make sense if the two reviewers did not follow the policy, but the librarian and assistant principal did nothing wrong. <br /><br />This makes me lose faith in Amazon, where I shop frequently, basing my opinion on prospective purchases on the reviews. Now, I'm going to be wary every time I make a purchase, wondering whether or not some people's reviews were deleted because they ordered a large amount, raising a red flag that they may be reselling it, so their reviews are deleted.Linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706765937371018938noreply@blogger.com