The only thing I will say in Anne Rice's favor is that some of the Amazon reviews were speculating about the state of her emotions and her personal life. In that, she has every right to be irate.
Of course, she has the right to free speech, just like the rest of us, but her rant made me quite sad. I used to enjoy her books, but with time, I did so less and less. When I discovered that she stopped using an editor, I felt that was probably a big contributor.
Yes, she's a professional and yes, she has a great deal of experience, but when you start acting like you have NOTHING to learn from the opinions of others, you stop growing. I work in health care and I once worked for a weeks for an elderly surgeon. He always wore a hip length white coat, which is usually reserved for students. Usually, the long white coats are reserved for those who are still in school. This surgeon said that he wore the short jacket to remind himself that he always had something to learn. I loved that about him. The fact that Anne seems to take the opposite tact really puts me off her.
I won't go so far as to say that I won't ever read anything by her, but certainly won't be buying anything by her that I've never read. Truthfully, I'm not in any rush to read stories by someone who is so enamored of her own writing that she can't tolerate criticism.
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The only thing I will say in Anne Rice's favor is that some of the Amazon reviews were speculating about the state of her emotions and her personal life. In that, she has every right to be irate.
Of course, she has the right to free speech, just like the rest of us, but her rant made me quite sad. I used to enjoy her books, but with time, I did so less and less. When I discovered that she stopped using an editor, I felt that was probably a big contributor.
Yes, she's a professional and yes, she has a great deal of experience, but when you start acting like you have NOTHING to learn from the opinions of others, you stop growing. I work in health care and I once worked for a weeks for an elderly surgeon. He always wore a hip length white coat, which is usually reserved for students. Usually, the long white coats are reserved for those who are still in school. This surgeon said that he wore the short jacket to remind himself that he always had something to learn. I loved that about him. The fact that Anne seems to take the opposite tact really puts me off her.
I won't go so far as to say that I won't ever read anything by her, but certainly won't be buying anything by her that I've never read. Truthfully, I'm not in any rush to read stories by someone who is so enamored of her own writing that she can't tolerate criticism.