my favorite reasons people HATE my book

[@HannahLeeKidder]

see what all the fuss is about: amzn.to/2FMdbmg

[@samiirsaunders]

This video was really funny, informative, and well-edited. However, as I am yet to publish a book, I cannot relate to any of the experiences you have described - two stars.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

i just snorted my protein shake on my keyboard oh my god

[@kartar74]

I used to reply to every one of my Amazon and Goodreads comments/reviews with a "Thank you for your kind response" no matter what they said. Even if the feedback was ridiculous, like "This book was for beginners and I wanted something more advanced!" when the first line in the book description is "A beginner's guide to..." Argh.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

oh my gosh I could never. I'd get so passive aggressive so fast

[@kartar74]

@@HannahLeeKidder I think it did double-duty. If someone had left a good review then "thank you for your kind response" was positive but if they had left a bad review then it was more of a subtle "fuck you". :)

[@HannahLeeKidder]

yeah, you right

[@haileybridges1511]

"Tragically, many people aren't very big thinkers." "Not all critiques are created equal." "Overall, I think most of my readers are pretty smart but..............................." "Where'd I lose ya?" "I've never written in 2nd person POV in. My whole. Life." ?????!?!?!?!?!?!?!!? *sips tea* "Is that the only way you enjoy a story... if there's a surprise assault???" These had me rolling in my own tears.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

I love seeing which bits of my videos ur feeling

[@TimbrrWolfe]

Most summers, I try to take part in my local library's summer reading challenge. Which includes: reading a book, talking about the book, and submitting that as an entry for a raffle. This year I hit tab too many times and skipped past the section where I talk about the book, and it gave me a big warning that said: Thoughts are required. I still have that screenshot and I don't post it nearly as often as I probably could. One day, perhaps, we'll have smart enough AI to notice when a review has something dumb in it and just pop up that warning for them.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

This is KILLING me oh my god

[@tetsubo57]

When the film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was released my wife and step-mother saw it. My wife's comment: "It had too much singing." I looked at her and said, "It was a musical!" My step-mother's comment: It was too bloody." It's called the DEMON Barber of Fleet Street! Some people do not read the tin.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

😂😂😂

[@LuckyGoulash]

The vibe of this video is everything to me. The candle, the flowers, the Saya, the cheerful music, the unrelenting "no shits given" attitude. It's everything.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

we're just here and we're coolin

[@cdsteig]

It's like watching a crowd of people and seeing the point fly over their heads!

[@HannahLeeKidder]

it's cute, i love it

[@cdsteig]

@@HannahLeeKidder I'm not convinced they're wearing masks and social distancing tho

[@oliviadance1174]

Beautifully said 👏

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

A crowd? An individual missing the point is funny. A crowd missing the point means you need to revise your book.

[@cdsteig]

@@thebookwasbetter3650 Not if it wasn't the target audience.

[@edeedeeward]

Sorry to gays that have died, but I’m different 🤷🏻‍♂️🛍

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Cjxhsjebdodhsbf

[@somtimessamidk3991]

Just got little birds delivered today and literally opened the parcel sat down and read it cover to cover and haven't stopped thinking about it all day. I'll probably do the same with starlight tonight and then read them again tomorrow totally in aww

[@HannahLeeKidder]

hey dude wtf i'm literally tearing up. this is the sweetest thing i've read all month

[@somtimessamidk3991]

@@HannahLeeKidder i was right read all of starlight last night thought it was the perfect combo of creepy and sentimental passing ghosts was my favourite (i might have cryed a bit) cant wait to see what you do next xx

[@HannahLeeKidder]

@@somtimessamidk3991 Passing Ghosts makes me cry too

[@laurametzger851]

Hannah, I recently discovered your channel and love your teaching and personality. Thank you for doing what you do. ❤️❤️❤️

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Thank you for watching, and thanks for being a sweetie! 🥺🥰

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

I learn more from my positive reviews than my negative ones. When someone gives me negative reviews I figure it just wasn't their cup of tea. I mean if someone says you have lousy characterization and then ten other reviews say you have good characterization, I'm not sure the criticism is valid as a whole. Of course if lost of the reviews say the same critique over and over then you should take notice.

[@furonguy42]

The critique about the stories being "too weird" is so baffling. "Little Birds" has some of the most grounded, relatable fiction I've seen in a looong time. And the "I don't relate to this" person, like, you don't need to LGBT to understand the heartbreak in "Winnow", its there, its brutally honest; MAYBE if the person who wrote that was aromantic, I could understand them not relating to it, but... fuckin' heteronormatives man, what even is their tiny worldview?

[@HannahLeeKidder]

i am uncomfortable when we are not about me

[@cityman2312]

The reviewer who said he couldn't relate to it is most likely the type who would only be interested in reading his own memoirs or autobiography. Therefore a raging narcissist! (Don't get me wrong, I do like talking about myself, but I can enjoy stuff that isn't about me.)

[@sionnadehr3313]

On one of my fan fictions, someone left me a review telling me that they were lost and didn't understand where the narrative was going, but didn't mention where I lost them, or how what I did to lose them. Ugh!

[@rebbiejoanthony5362]

A middle-aged cishet white male saying that he doesn't find your stories relatable, is probably the highest compliment a writer could receive.

[@weaselchan8309]

You know...I've never read your books but you have posted some of your short stories on here and I gotta say...You're writing is one of the best I've ever heard so far. ♡

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Thank you! ^_^ I hope you get a chance to read one of my books one day

[@HanaMar3i]

"I just unironically adore dumb shit" HAHAHAHHA I LOVED THAT!! How have I not discovered your channel earlier omggg

[@finleyherrmann4048]

Hannah is indestructible. Her vibe is so scary yet cute

[@HannahLeeKidder]

thank u so much, these are my goals

[@essauthor]

Is it weird that I found this video encouraging, lol. My favorite ones were the review completely unrelated to the book, especially the one where they gave you a bad review because they don't like Jenna Moreci's channel. My goodness...rofl

[@webshowMUFFIN]

Once I posted a poem a wrote on a critique website and this middle aged dude replied saying that he hadn't read/written any poetry since college. Then he quoted like a dozen lines of a poem he'd written himself when he was twenty and complained my poem wasn't more like his.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

i will now be passing away

[@sassyblondewriter8239]

I enjoy a good clap back and appreciate the literal and figurative tea in this video

[@c.f.bellairs1055]

I myself have never been informed of any magical heritage by a half-giant pulling a wheelie on a magical motorcycle, which is why Harry Potter is probably the worst collections of overly-long short stories I've ever read.

[@HongFeiBai]

My favorite hate for my book are: "What the heck are falafels?" (I wrote a scene about falafels) My pet peeve: "I don't know how old the author is or what nationality he is"...

[@kunolacarai]

My favorite Amazon reviews are the ones posted by people who buy season passes when only two episodes have aired so far. They always complain about being ripped off, even though it's explicitly stated that the new episodes will be added when they air.

[@benedictineonchessable]

Good stuff! I've also seen people criticise epic novels because they're very long...I mean, it did say when they bought the book that it was 700+ pages so what did they expect? Hey, you should swap readers. My 'favourite' review of a book of all time however is: 'I bought this book for my boyfriend. He's not read it read yet. It's still on the bookshelf. 3 stars.' I mean, how the hell do you go about unpacking that one? I also like the ones who rate the book on the speed of delivery as if the author has hand delivered the book. Crazy. It's funny but if you are a small indie author with few reviews and you get a couple of crazies, it can hurt your book's chances. Hopefully, people can see through the nonsense.

[@kxrimgh]

hannah have you ever done voice-acting? because that sad child voice was ON POINT

[@HannahLeeKidder]

lol I'm the Hannie that the kids ask to read books to them and I take the job very seriously

[@MikeFrazee222]

This. Everytime I share my writing, I get irrelevant feedback. I've done criminal justice irl and people complain about actual laws. I have to waste time explaining Carroll Doctrine to them, or they want the characters to unknowingly do illegal things. All because they've seen too much Law & Order.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

WHEW beta readers are a time. I think I'm to the point where I'm just gonna use my writing partners and a handful of solid readers I've found over the years and stop doing open calls for em

[@KrystalGamer]

My favorites were the comments about second person POV and Jenna’s KZbin channel. These highlight why writers really shouldn’t take most negative reviews to heart.

[@luj763]

This video further proves that why no writer should take ALL negative reviews seriously 😂😂😂

[@HannahLeeKidder]

people just SAY STUFF SOMETIMES, yanno

[@Sammowrimo]

I mean if I got these bad reviews I would loooove it 😂 they’re hilarious! I haven’t looked at my reviews in a loooong time. I doubt anyone could be as harsh a critic as myself so I’m not interested! 👌🏻 ps your writing is awesome and I enjoy you in general!

[@Iso20227]

I’m someone who doesn’t like negative feedback, but I know that it can help me to improve. So I’m also someone who asks specifically for constructive criticism to help me write better.

[@alanhembra2565]

I’ve been readying little birds and as a 49 year old man I like it. I mean if you can’t read stories about things you aren’t then you won’t grow.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

I'm glad you like it! And I agree--what's the point of reading a story if you only enjoy a direct representation of yourself? They could just read their own diaries instead lol

[@jephmat]

Of the two bad reviews my novel Crash Shadow got, one complained that I provided too much detail, and the other said there was too much dialogue!

[@legiontheatregroup]

A professional editor once returned my short story with the feedback "This is good but there is too much writing in it."

[@jennaslaughter8078]

The too precise of words sends me

[@114erin]

This video is very well filmed but too weird. Word choice too precise😤😤 1 star.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

thank u for the constructive feedback 😤

[@ZydePunk]

I've been told that my books and writing are stupid. I've had several writing professors tell me I should just quit. My favorite was when someone told me nothing happened in a story that was filled to the brim was fast-paced action.

[@GoogleTrendingTopics]

You are so effortlessly funny, I literally wish I was you. xD You're amazing! 5/5 stars.

[@nviz47]

This was such a good video for feedback. It's one thing to do it, another thing to see another person go through it, so thanks! 💗👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@HannahLeeKidder]

I'm standing in your driveway, We're All In This Together blaring from my boombox

[@cadecockrell3133]

ive been skimming through alot of your videos. youve given good and accurate help towards my novel. i thank you. and your pretty XD

[@YTEdy]

OMG. I laughed at some of that. A teacher I know once said that there are two kinds of people, doers and critics and it's better to be a doer. That said . . . there are so many critics out there and some of those are funny. I don't read a whole lot and I inherited my mother's library, so I have about 3,000 books at my disposal, even after selling half of them to Strand. But the Amazon review of little birds, darkest places. I'm going to buy and read that. The review got me curious. Also, props on nailing some of your critics. I don't know why more people don't do this. It reminds me Jimmy Kimmel's stars read their mean tweets. Why not have fun with this negativity. I'm surprised you could read some of those with a straight face.

[@andreaking233]

This video made me feel SO much better about the crappy reviews on my book...thank you for this!!!

[@vanillarat6838]

I wonder if these poor people buy food that they know they hate and then get shocked when they bite into it and it doesn’t taste good to them.... every day.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

they just gnaw on bricks. they cry. their teeth hurt. they try again.

[@iamlcriley]

I love the humor and sarcasm! 😂😂😂

[@TheLunarWitch5162]

I haven’t published my book yet, but whenever I share the basic summary with people online, they sometimes immediately hate it because “there are vampires”. I always want to tell them “you know not every book with vampires is like Twilight, right?”

[@julialabusch9403]

Hannah, you have the greatest vibes I have ever seen.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Thank you, I will take this compliment to my grave

[@rachel_c_frey]

I'm so excited to see the Starlight version of this and I'm soooo curious as to what the divisive story was. Like, I feel like I have an idea of what it might be but idk If ur looking for more beta readers, I would love to join. My pal and I are trying to develop our writing chops and we're writing partners and I love giving and receiving her feedback Also ur hair looks really good okay bye

[@TADYR]

hey hannah you're doing great keep it up

[@HannahLeeKidder]

thank u tadyr

[@christianvchacon]

I read Little Birds 3 times before my algebra test and still got an F!

[@Zee-iv9oe]

i should not have laughed that hard

[@marinagemoftheseas]

Priorities are in check

[@ericpennell3487]

Thank you so much for this. I needed this video on a core level and didn’t even know it. This video isn’t so much about short stories as it is about life in general. Thank you for reminding me to laugh at the stupidity that comes my way. Never underestimate the power of stupidity.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Don't accept critique from someone you wouldn't accept advice from 🤘

[@JorimWal]

Me, a dummy reading your books, thriving every time I'm not roasted in one of your videos about the dummies reading your books

[@HannahLeeKidder]

you're simply very clever

[@HannahLeeKidder]

you have SPARKLES in your discord name for god's sake

[@BrittsIndieBooks]

at least people are leaving reviews, I wrote a book and only one person has reviewed it. Makes me pretty sad.

[@milissaellan6805]

So... the captions said someone was upset about the barrier gaze trope. I was super confused, I'd never heard of that one. I thought perhaps it was some sort of unrequited love tale? Or maybe there is some sort of barrier or obstacle that the characters could see each other through, but not overcome. I had mental imagery of the longing looks they would give each other, from across the barrier. I didn't remember a story like that in Little Birds, but it has been quite a while since I read it, so... 🤷‍♀️ Took me a minute to go, "OH 'bury your gays'". I know that one. 😅

[@HannahLeeKidder]

LMAO I really need to enunciate

[@dancedneway]

Haha! Loved this video. You’re awesome, I hope you have a good day!

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Thanks, Valerie. ^_^ You too!

[@bhavikamalik7747]

Just discovered your channel and I'm so glad I did:)

[@HannahLeeKidder]

welcome!

[@MrPeterthebest]

Can you do a video on the type of sales you get from short stories. I feel like there is such little info on that. it would be great to understand if its worth publishing.

[@DalalIsaac]

A couple of weeks ago, I published a short story on Facebook with 505 words (in Arabic) and I got this comment: If this is a short story, how many words a long story will have?

[@cityman2312]

If I get the "too weird" variety of review, I take it as a compliment. (I do get that kind of feedback a lot).

[@HannahLeeKidder]

truly!

[@oliviadance1174]

Hannah, I love your humor!

[@NorthernShinigami]

any chance you'll make the book available on Book Depository?

[@brianapereira2694]

People who don't like trigger warnings and claim they're spoilers are wrong. Period.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

It's like complaining that airbags aren't comfortable? like okay?

[@user-yj8gp7og5p]

This could just be me, but most of these don't seem too bad. From what I could tell, most of them were about the work itself, not you as a person, which is a refreshing change. They also seem to either be people who didn't do their home work/pay attention to the obvious, or were picking up on little nitpicks they personally didn't like. Contrary to old saying you can, in fact, account for taste. All it really takes is to judge a work based on it own terms, according to the norms and tropes of a given genre or form.

[@justluc8556]

If there is ANY reason why your book should get a despicably low rating, it's because the reader felt seen in Laini.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

tbh i'd drop it a full star just for Laini existing

[@Mumble8988]

3:15 If they don’t like Past or Present Tense, then they Only like Future Tense?…Alrighty then.

[@traxstaromega3467]

The only critique I've ever gotten is porn bots using my channel for views.

[@skylerjumper]

i am excited to publish my first short story collection just so i can receive reviews like this. also hi ily ur doing so good

[@skylerjumper]

also i’m obsessed with the thumbnail lmao

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Hi Hayes I miss u every day

[@Gbl20024]

Damn, i hate that is a book

[@gloriarussell882]

i feel very safe in this sweater you've provided

[@HannahLeeKidder]

i'm buttoning it up to your little chin

[@anna_and_ink]

Hey Hannah. I’ve noticed you mention beta readers a lot. Could you do a video on how to find good beta readers and what you ask them? That would be so so helpful

[@rsacchi100]

What's worse than bad reviews is no reviews.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

You're right! Even negative reviews help your book's overall performance

[@diegoadriandlc5273]

This video is too short 2 stars.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

:'(

[@BikerDash]

Something tells me I would enjoy _Little Birds_. Think I shall have to order myself a copy.

[@hughtube5154]

Maybe, instead of meaning "precise" it was a typo of precis ... aka another way of saying your short stories are too un-long for them.

[@mallorycloves3441]

That was brilliant! ;) I hope one day I'll be able to face criticism as well as you do :D

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Thanks for watching! And you'll get there haha

[@christianvchacon]

For a second I thought you had a bottle and a glass of whiskey beside you. Reasonable

[@HannahLeeKidder]

I can't tell you how many times I've almost sipped from my candle

[@christianvchacon]

@@HannahLeeKidder oooff

[@trixiewalker6159]

Very interesting!

[@maia_gaia]

I love videos like this because sometimes you just have to laugh

[@HannahLeeKidder]

I hope this becomes a trend bc I think the Togetherness it would foster? unshakeable.

[@sailor.britters]

These crack me up lmao.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

It gets funnier if you see the earnestness with which they phrased their reviews. like they're really out here Evaluating Literature with a monocle and a fourth grade reading comprehension

[@sailor.britters]

@@HannahLeeKidder I know, that's the best part lol.

[@BlackMasterJoe89]

Those reviews were too funny! It's like they just picked any ole reason to dislike the book.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

If people don't like me personally, I wish they'd meet me in hand-to-hand combat instead of taking it out on my book rating. No honor.

[@BlackMasterJoe89]

@@HannahLeeKidder Oh yeah, we gonna have a trial by combat lmao

[@BishyFiveSogafi]

i left a nice review and still worried it would be included

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Hahahaha absolutely not. I appreciate all of my reviews, even the uhhh yanno, those ones lol. It's cool that they took the time to think about it, even when it's uhhh yanno, that

[@thegremlinduke2190]

Thank you, so much, I have been struggling and bailing a lot of ideas I have and never can't keep one. "I hope I kick this habbit because I like to go back to my other ideas I had in the past, I never finished a book and I was scare to get death threats and snowflakes comment some of my ideas." I can be a morbid writer for the most part, but if I feel like writing a heart warming story I would. I was thinking to have a main character to be a pure evil bastard that has a selfish and I thought nobody would like it. I am going to at least try and that would be my first book ever. Thank you so much.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Just write watcha want! Some people will hate it no matter what, but the more genuine you can be, the more likely you are to find your readers

[@thegremlinduke2190]

@@HannahLeeKidder And Improved myself, thank you. I always want to write a few fantasy book series that has pure evil bastards as a main character without being relatable and backstory. I also would like to write hero stories and romance novel sometimes. But I am more a pure evil characters kind of fan like goblins from goblin slayer and carnage from Vemon yet I always have butterfly in my belly when writing those kind of characters in novels. You know people are becoming a snowflake every year.

[@thegremlinduke2190]

@@HannahLeeKidder Maybe start simple actually I would like my bigger series to have good art style and good grammar blah blah you get.

[@LuckyGoulash]

I am just now watching this video for the first time and am finding it both instructive and entertaining.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Thank you so much for participating in the viewing of the content I have made to be both instructive and entertaining.

[@LuckyGoulash]

@@HannahLeeKidder You are welcome. I will now subscribe to your KZbin channel in anticipation of further instructive and entertaining content.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

@@LuckyGoulash Thank you again. I hope to produce more content that you may enjoy the way you have enjoyed this content.

[@lukeandstan9163]

I Just Love The Awesome Vibe Its Insane.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

hell yuh

[@lukeandstan9163]

@@HannahLeeKidder :D

[@thebookwasbetter3650]

jenna moreci - had to think about that one. Ah yes, she's a youtuber I enjoy watching every now and then. Maybe you could color your hair so folks don't get you two mixed up. :P

[@sandyedwards2681]

Watching this video, I like you even more xo

[@KailorAurelius]

Damn, I should write more reviews.

[@sadmowd]

Video would have been better if you hadn't used second person POV

[@HannahLeeKidder]

i'm going to kms

[@TimbrrWolfe]

Ok so the only thing I can /fathom/ for why disliking Jenna's youtube channel was part of feedback was that they had such a hate boner that they watch her videos just to complain about them and she talked about your book so they HAD to leave a bad review as part of their particular brand of obsession. That's the only reason I can think of.

[@golfertex]

Loved your little birds. Haters will be Haters. Keep on writing your own way… So, your critic confused you for Jenna Moreci? HuH?

[@edeedeeward]

SOMEONE SAID THEY DONT LIKE YOUR BOOK BECAUSE THEY DONT LIKE _SOMEONE ELSE?_

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Based on their review, yes lol. It was like "these darn KZbinrs (complains about Jenna for several sentences, not mentioning me or my book or my writing a single time)"

[@HannahLeeKidder]

I'm not even sure they read it?? Maybe they just rly hate KZbinrs

[@HAWXTER12]

Seriously though, some readers are dumb and don't catch nuances of the writer. Not all but there are that few that are eyeroll dumb smh.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

it's tru

[@NzStumpyTech]

LMFAO

[@NicoleWilbur]

Lol this was great!!

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Thanks for watching!

[@levvellene7246]

Hmm, why do you show up when I try to find nice people? :D

[@HannahLeeKidder]

Do you just like Google "nice people" what's your methodology here

[@autumnwinter1462]

BAHAHAHAHA

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

Hahah oh god these are so funny

[@HannahLeeKidder]

I need to create a drinking game for book reviews. I think it would slap lol

[@DrinkingByMyShelf]

@@HannahLeeKidder hahaha yes

[@2boston.m.a610]

Too precise? How general. Seems reviewer wanted something more embellished and less controlled. 1 star.

[@chilltemper]

only you would make a video laughing at readers 😂😂

[@HannahLeeKidder]

this could be all of us if we put our minds to it

[@christianbowlin]

This video was great unfortunately I don’t like yt videos 👎

[@HannahLeeKidder]

And that's my personal bad 🤘 😔

[@marinagemoftheseas]

Loved the video, very comedic, but you used the word "goddamn". That's blasphemy. Seek Jesus.

[@HannahLeeKidder]

i'm contrite, i'm sobbing

[@cityman2312]

Oh gosh. The "seek Jesus" or "you need Jesus" critique. I've received that before as well. What does it mean exactly?

[@marinagemoftheseas]

@@cityman2312 It means you need JESUS to help you through your SINS, MORTAL UWU /s