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Robert Wilson is an Amazon reviewer<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AZA03HL54WWUG/ref=cm_cr_rev_detpdp</ref> who was initially hostile to Norman Boutin and wrote a bad review of ''[[Empress Theresa (Book)|Empress Theresa]]''. Norman, [[Norman Boutin and Criticism|being Norman]], started to write in the comment section attacking the review. Wilson was initially hostile towards Norman, insulting him and making ''ad hominems'' (much like Norman does to his critics). He even told Norman that his sister had gotten him banned from CAF, and was laughing at his "pathetic book."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BJISRVGWZ8OV/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B00BSGHLWU&cdForum=Fx1CN883JMVGE8&cdMsgID=Mx2L9FGG5SQF74O&cdMsgNo=137&cdPage=14&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3IQL443WBJL14&store=digital-text#Mx2L9FGG5SQF74O</ref> |
Robert Wilson is an Amazon reviewer<ref>http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/AZA03HL54WWUG/ref=cm_cr_rev_detpdp</ref> who was initially hostile to Norman Boutin and wrote a bad review of ''[[Empress Theresa (Book)|Empress Theresa]]''. Norman, [[Norman Boutin and Criticism|being Norman]], started to write in the comment section attacking the review. Wilson was initially hostile towards Norman, insulting him and making ''ad hominems'' (much like Norman does to his critics). He even told Norman that his sister had gotten him banned from CAF, and was laughing at his "pathetic book."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BJISRVGWZ8OV/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B00BSGHLWU&cdForum=Fx1CN883JMVGE8&cdMsgID=Mx2L9FGG5SQF74O&cdMsgNo=137&cdPage=14&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3IQL443WBJL14&store=digital-text#Mx2L9FGG5SQF74O</ref> |
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β | Suddenly, in August of 2014, Wilson completely changed his tone. He rewrote his review to give it five stars and called it the next ''Ulysses''.<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BJISRVGWZ8OV/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00BSGHLWU</ref> He said in the comment section, "I've revised my review. I think I was just too jealous to give the book a fair reading, but when I saw the beautiful new cover, my eyes were opened."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BJISRVGWZ8OV/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B00BSGHLWU&cdForum=Fx1CN883JMVGE8&cdMsgID=Mx3MXFG4RCM43XE&cdMsgNo=162&cdPage=17&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3IQL443WBJL14&store=digital-text#Mx3MXFG4RCM43XE</ref> He began to continually give encouragement to Norman. He also began to attack Norman's critics, saying: "You just be all upset because Norman wroted [''SIC''] a great book and you've spent like six months trying to tear it down but you have yet to touch it."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R1U460R88DR2E2/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B00MJPIX26&cdForum=Fx32NQR1MUHPCVO&cdMsgID=Mx3FC02XQE0X17U&cdMsgNo=1047&cdPage=105&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=TxQA03WM82RZXF&store=digital-text#Mx3FC02XQE0X17U |
+ | Suddenly, in August of 2014, Wilson completely changed his tone. He rewrote his review to give it five stars and called it the next ''Ulysses''.<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BJISRVGWZ8OV/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B00BSGHLWU</ref> He said in the comment section, "I've revised my review. I think I was just too jealous to give the book a fair reading, but when I saw the beautiful new cover, my eyes were opened."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BJISRVGWZ8OV/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B00BSGHLWU&cdForum=Fx1CN883JMVGE8&cdMsgID=Mx3MXFG4RCM43XE&cdMsgNo=162&cdPage=17&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3IQL443WBJL14&store=digital-text#Mx3MXFG4RCM43XE</ref> He began to continually give encouragement to Norman. He also began to attack Norman's critics, saying: "You just be all upset because Norman wroted [''SIC''] a great book and you've spent like six months trying to tear it down but you have yet to touch it."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R1U460R88DR2E2/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B00MJPIX26&cdForum=Fx32NQR1MUHPCVO&cdMsgID=Mx3FC02XQE0X17U&cdMsgNo=1047&cdPage=105&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=TxQA03WM82RZXF&store=digital-text#Mx3FC02XQE0X17U</ref> |
The honesty of Wilson's intents, however, seems questionable. At times, it's quite obvious that he's exaggerating and being sarcastic. For example, in his review he states: "The only book that rival Empress Theresa is the Bible, and I think Empress Theresa might nose it out." He has also said that Norman is "the true heir of Nabokov."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BJISRVGWZ8OV/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B00BSGHLWU&cdForum=Fx1CN883JMVGE8&cdMsgID=Mx1NBGVS7XA8EPA&cdMsgNo=165&cdPage=17&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3IQL443WBJL14&store=digital-text#Mx1NBGVS7XA8EPA</ref> It is also noted how in many posts Wilson will make the same grammar and spelling mistakes as Norman, perhaps intentionally. He also sometimes makes the exact same arguments against critics, or against his former opinion, as Norman does against his critics (see the examples above). |
The honesty of Wilson's intents, however, seems questionable. At times, it's quite obvious that he's exaggerating and being sarcastic. For example, in his review he states: "The only book that rival Empress Theresa is the Bible, and I think Empress Theresa might nose it out." He has also said that Norman is "the true heir of Nabokov."<ref>http://www.amazon.com/review/R3BJISRVGWZ8OV/ref=cm_cr_rev_detmd_pl?ie=UTF8&asin=B00BSGHLWU&cdForum=Fx1CN883JMVGE8&cdMsgID=Mx1NBGVS7XA8EPA&cdMsgNo=165&cdPage=17&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3IQL443WBJL14&store=digital-text#Mx1NBGVS7XA8EPA</ref> It is also noted how in many posts Wilson will make the same grammar and spelling mistakes as Norman, perhaps intentionally. He also sometimes makes the exact same arguments against critics, or against his former opinion, as Norman does against his critics (see the examples above). |