tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post8905483787990464802..comments2024-03-14T04:35:06.209+13:00Comments on Beattie's Book Blog - unofficial homepage of the New Zealand book community: Adam Mars-Jones: 'The only bad review is one whose writing is soggy'Beattie's Book Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01505389626725979100noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36622997.post-73778722303119129352012-02-11T19:37:32.632+13:002012-02-11T19:37:32.632+13:00It's an interesting point--that the creation o...It's an interesting point--that the creation of the Hatchet Award may encourage a trend towards negative reviews for the sake of it, ie with an eye to the award. So would the judges have to give some consideration to 'fairness', ie the backing up of either criticism or praise, something Mars-Jones says he tries to do ...Helen Lowehttp://helenlowe.info/blog/noreply@blogger.com