Heaven help those authors who have a book published, being sold at Amazon.com, and get reviews by someone with an agenda. I recently read the reviews for true-crime author Derek Armstrong's book, Drew Peterson Exposed. One review, in particular, has a meanness about it that tells me the reviewer has an ax to grind. The review is angry, and therefore, I don't consider it especially helpful to anyone trying to make a decision about buying or not buying the book.
Why does Amazon.com allow such reviews to get posted? Maybe Amazon believes that controversy will bring more people to their site?
Meanwhile, I'm waiting to receive my copy of the book in the mail so I can read it and decide for myself whether or not I think the book is good/bad/indifferent. The subject matter is certainly timely ... and who of us out here doesn't want a man like Drew Peterson to be exposed. (Those who believe he's guilty, of course.) I also think it's interesting that the names are so similar: Drew Peterson and Stacy Peterson and Scott Peterson and Laci Peterson. Think there's anything to that, or is it just coincidental?
Authors note: After I first wrote this blog entry and posted it on another blog, I have received the book and I've read it. I came away with mixed feelings; not about Peterson's guilt, but about whether the book was intended to show guilt or innocence, or if it just seemed that way to me. Then again, how can any author write a book without including some of his own feelings in it? Mine is not to reason why . . .
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