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[–]Lilith_Fair 50 insightful - 5 fun50 insightful - 4 fun51 insightful - 5 fun -  (9 children)

Her sales remained strong even when the whole thing broke out. When they went at her after her Twitter posts, I was checking her Amazon sales ranking and she remained on the top of the Amazon Chart. Like, Harry Potter 1 was No.1 on the chart even on the day this whole thing broke out. Also, Amazon has perfected their system to stop one-star review attacks after Hillary Clinton's book came out a few years ago. I noticed that none of JKR's books had been attacked by Operation One-Star Bomb by the mob.

[–]hermiona52 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I absolutely hate this review-bombing mob. It happened with The Last Jedi and lastly with The Last of Us Part II. I just don't get it. If I don't like something I just move on. And I definitely would never rate something I didn't read/watched/played. I just don't get it.

[–]Lilith_Fair 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's another manifestation of cancel culture. Put enough one-star reviews on a book, movie, or show, and other people will believe the product is so bad, they won't buy it anymore. That's the purpose.

ETA: Never mind, my mistake. You said Goodreads, not Amazon. Goodreads can be pretty awful. A few years ago there were some people there who made it a sport to target authors for bullying. They'd one-star authors and leave bad reviews they want to pick on just to get a reaction from the author. If the author can't help by respond, the mob would jump in and pile on. There was a Guardian article about it. Bizarre and eye-opening. I think that's stopped though.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/18/am-i-being-catfished-an-author-confronts-her-number-one-online-critic

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Right?!? If you haven't read/played/watched it, how can you review it?!?

If you don't like it, don't read/play/watch it. Even better, argue with yourself about why not, and learn more about yourself.

I love original Star Trek. I know I know but it's what it is. I didn't like the new Star Trek reboot movies. So you know what? I stopped watching them. Ooh wow my childhood is still intact.

If Princess Bride ever gets remade I will give it a shot, bc maybe I'll like it. I'll probably not like it. So if that's the case, I'll just dig out the old DVD and watch the first one. Whatever.

Tried to bring hubs around to this perspective with these two examples about me, when he was whining about something or other ruining Star Wars. I had watched the new movies (sequels) and liked them, but whatever. He ended up getting even more whiny so we have never actually talked about episode 9. 🙄

[–]hermiona52 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Exactly. I am a huge SW nerd and I loved TLJ so I think that Episode IX goes against plot and themes of its two predecessors. But you wouldn't find me on the social media whining and raging about it because I don't won't to spoil the fun of people who liked it. I just moved on. It's really not that difficult.

[–]No_ 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Wait really!? I want to know more

[–]worried19 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Her newest book has the woke brigade on Goodreads leaving one-star reviews:

Yeah, on reflection I’m not going to be able to keep reading this. The author keeps doubling down on transphobic rhetoric that’s harmful and I can’t in good conscience enjoy a lighthearted children’s story in that context.

It's currently the most popular review.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Lol at Operation One-Star Bomb. Also you're exactly correct.