I rarely read or buy a book because of a review.
The fact is, the media never gets off the interstate unless there's a major explosion.
Life is sentimental. Why should I be cold and hard about it? That's the main content. The biggest thing in people's lives is their loves and dreams and visions, you know.
Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works.
I can write anywhere.
My advice is, do not try to inhabit another's soul. You have your own.