It's enormously cheering to get a good review by someone who seems to understand your work.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
For someone who's had the level of success I've had, there's been very little critical review of my work, which is pretty fascinating.
A good, sympathetic review is always a wonderful surprise.
A thoughtful piece of criticism by somebody who understands the context of what you are doing is a tremendous gift and honor to read, even if they don't completely embrace your work.
As much as I encourage communication with my readers, I don't want reviews from them, simply because I don't need to be hamstrung in the middle of working on something.
A great review is great. A bad review is the worst.
I think, in general, it's better not to respond to reviews of your work.
I have friends who will critique me much harder than any review.
What I really like is an intelligent review. It doesn't have to be positive. A review that has some kind of insight, and sometimes people say something that's startling or is so poignant.
I never read reviews at all. I'm proud of the work I did.
Praise and criticism seem to me to operate exactly on the same level. If you get a great review, it's really thrilling for about ten minutes. If you get a bad review, it's really crushing for ten minutes. Either way, you go on.