Ultimately, it's about the quality of the writing whatever style you are writing.

Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the book.

Like most men, I'm a life support system for a phallus.

I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now.

Stay cool, and wait for opportunity.

Once you've been backstage at a theater, the theater is never the same for you. Once you've noticed the crack in the vase, the vase is never the same for. Once you've seen a friend do something appalling, the friendship is never the same. That does not mean you won't go to the theater, or keep the vase or the friend. You can choose.

Criticism is part of being in the marketplace. If you can't take a bit of criticism, you shouldn't bother publishing a book.