Someone who is irl friends with the author did some internet sleuthing and discovered it's a guy she turned down via Snapchat a few weeks ago: https://twitter.com/SorinaDo/status/1392634698669690880 Apparently fake reviews were his master plan to get unblocked by her. Amusing teenage shit, but somehow having massive professional consequences that might end up defining her entire career as a writer. Truly, the industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
Obviously the friend could also be a fake account, and the "Peter" story could also be fake, but it's dramatic, so I believe it. This story also got to the front page of Reddit's iamatotalpieceofshit. Here's the goodreads page if you want to see whiteknight reviews that literally link to the tweet as proof the the book is of 5-star quality: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57444218-wings-and-shadows
So it's fake but not for the reason you'd think it's fake? Interesting twist, and yet more proof that the demand for racism far exceeds the supply. Look at all those people in the replies frothing at the gash because they think someone was racist online. Good /r/drama content.
You can tell that the writer of the """racist review""" was trying very hard to avoid putting in any actual racial epithets and insults because she's obviously uncomfortable with it.
I wanted to post this, but alas I was too lazy 😴, this is so over the top fake and I'm amazed how plebbit ate it it up so well. Nothing but a publicity stunt and everyone is blind for not seeing it
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25 itsnotmyfault 2021-05-13
Someone who is irl friends with the author did some internet sleuthing and discovered it's a guy she turned down via Snapchat a few weeks ago: https://twitter.com/SorinaDo/status/1392634698669690880 Apparently fake reviews were his master plan to get unblocked by her. Amusing teenage shit, but somehow having massive professional consequences that might end up defining her entire career as a writer. Truly, the industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
Obviously the friend could also be a fake account, and the "Peter" story could also be fake, but it's dramatic, so I believe it. This story also got to the front page of Reddit's iamatotalpieceofshit. Here's the goodreads page if you want to see whiteknight reviews that literally link to the tweet as proof the the book is of 5-star quality: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57444218-wings-and-shadows
Edit: other people have complaints about this so-called Goodreads Database and apparently the "lost my password" reset phone numbers of both accounts have the same digits https://imgur.com/a/NuKPwyL#iAeyyMZ or on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3999057518
22 ukpflandlord2 2021-05-13
So it's fake but not for the reason you'd think it's fake? Interesting twist, and yet more proof that the demand for racism far exceeds the supply. Look at all those people in the replies frothing at the gash because they think someone was racist online. Good /r/drama content.
24 Big_Iron_PP 2021-05-13
Amazon self-publishers are the subway pamphlet schizos of the literary world.
10 Shitposting_Skeleton 2021-05-13
You can tell that the writer of the """racist review""" was trying very hard to avoid putting in any actual racial epithets and insults because she's obviously uncomfortable with it.
15 IraqiLobster 2021-05-13
Nah that’s something racists say man, you gotta believe her
6 HyperIceCube 2021-05-13
The biggest give away that this is fake is the fact it said they would give it a 5/5
4 tiptopkitkat 2021-05-13
Author looks like a 13 year old child
3 ballrot 2021-05-13
This is actually a pretty good scam
3 cyberdick 2021-05-13
I wanted to post this, but alas I was too lazy 😴, this is so over the top fake and I'm amazed how plebbit ate it it up so well. Nothing but a publicity stunt and everyone is blind for not seeing it