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Feel Good Review of the Summer

An interesting review of Chow! Venice has appeared on amazon.com. Whenever I see there is a new review I get a little freaked, though by now I have learned you can’t please all of the people all of the time. This review? I guess we are hindered by our own success. I WISH!

I am glad to know about the “hordes” of people carrying Chow! around Venice, but as we only printed 3500 copies, I am kind of wondering how many of the 3500 people who have a copy were in Venice when this guy was. Twelve? That would be AWESOME.

Anyhow he still gave us four stars while complaining at the same time, mostly about other Americans. A very odd review. It’s not so much that it is a bad feeling about a bad review, but more that it was a good review with a bad feeling. Or something like that. You’ll get the idea. Sorry that I’ve created a bunch of screaming, obnoxious American tourists and sent them to all your favorite places.

2 Responses to “Feel Good Review of the Summer”

  1. Kelly Says:

    Shannon: I gave one to Lillian Vernon (yes, she is a real person) and she loved it. Used it on her last trip.

  2. Sharon Says:

    Shannon,
    I’ve used your book in Venice and found the reviews, in general, to be fair and honest. Sure, I’ve disagreed with you and Ruth on a few–but my taste buds may be different from yours.

    As for that review, I read it and it’s dumb. I’ve had 5 books published and learned that you need to spit on the dumb reviews and cherish the good ones!

    Chow Venice!
    Sharon

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