I give myself 5 stars!

AuthorHarmon, Amy

Online shoppers beware: Those anonymous critiques of books and music on Amazon.com and other sites may be less than objective. In February, an Amazon site mistakenly revealed the identities of thousands of people who'd posted reviews under signatures like "a reader from New York." John Rechy, author of the best-selling 1963 novel. City of Night, is one of several prominent authors who have apparently secretly written themselves five-star reviews, Amazon's highest rating. Rechy sees it as a means of survival when online stars mean sales and bad reviews...

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