Though Mr. J. Swift modestly concedes that his book reviews "have been quoted throughout the blogosphere"[links in original], I say you can't link to a good thing too often.
Alas, Amazon didn't appreciate the unique merits of the Swiftian review style.
[quote begins from Jon Swift, Jon Swift's Complete Amazon Reviews]
Considering all the attention my reviews have brought to the money-losing Internet bookseller and all the inspiration they have given people by showing that you don't necessarily have to read books to review them, you would think that Amazon would be more appreciative of my work. Of course, some authors have disagreed with my analysis, most notably Thomas Woods Jr., whose objections I magnanimously posted here in the interest of fairness and balance. I have also been criticized by some readers, including one critic who wrote, "I came across a review you wrote on Amazon that made me laugh. Then I read your blog and laughed even louder. I thought, 'can this guy really be this idiotic?'. So then I went and read all of your Amazon reviews and realized that you are even more idiotic than I originally thought." Nevertheless, I stand by all of my reviews and so in the interest of posterity and the historical record I have decided to post them here on my modest blog where they will be safe from the clutches of Amazon censors.
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