Review: Uh... nope
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 01 8, 2014
Uh... nope,If it opens an interest in people who haven't really delved into this type of science then GREAT! Hence forth, worthy of one star. For others who already know even the most basic of all things quantum you'll lose interest and time but may stick it out because, dammit you're not a quitter! Half assed attempt, any and whatever attempts were intended, over all IMOAUTHOR MESSAGED ME DUE TO MY ONE STAR REVIEWHello Alina,I am writing you because I noticed that you read the book and posted negative reviews in several places, most notably amazon and goodreads. I am not asking you to change your opinion, but would like to make a request of you, and offer a small defense, not of the content of the book but of the premise.I appreciate that, judging from your review, you read the entire book. I am disappointed that you were bored by it, however, since much of the first half of the book is an explanation of basic QM concepts I can understand that this may happen. I my defense this book was not intended as an advanced science book. In fact if you look at the search categories the book is under, it is under fiction and philosophy. I specifically did not place the book in the science section because the intent of the book was entertainment and to teach basic QM concepts and their philosophical ramifications. I understand some of the reviews by others do talk about how it presents QM concepts in different or interesting ways, but it was not my intention that this book be for people with extremely advanced knowledge, in fact at the introduction I even say exactly this: that people with this knowledge my find the parts of the book redundant.This does not excuse you being bored however, and I respect your opinion. Thus my request is not that you change your review, only that perhaps you would consider adjusting the 1 star rating. For an independently published book that does not have an army of 5 star reviewers provided by a large publisher, a single 1 star rating can be extremely harmful (for instance prior to your review the book had 3.8 stars and qualified for the 4 star search. Now it dropped to 3.7 and no longer qualifies. This is hundreds of searches and readers lost) You wrote yourself that the book would be helpful as an intro to QM and you can see by others' reviews that many people found it thus helpful. 1 star is the lowest rating you can possibly give on Amazon. I would just ask that you could temper this slightly. Sometimes a book just isn't for you for many reasons, but that doesn't necessarily mean it should be rated as the worst possible book one can read. One reader, who gave a three star rating to the book had a review very similar to yours, though exactly the opposite: It was too complicated for her: It wasn't for me, she wrote, but perhaps others might like it, and thus this reader gave it a middle rating (3 stars). This tact provides an opinion but doesn't harm the book so directly, and this is what I would ask of you.Finally, I would recommend that you request a refund from amazon, as they refund ebook purchases if you don't like the book no questions asked. If you received this book in one of the giveaways for free, then I hope you can return the favor of receiving a book that took a very long time to create, that was given to you for free by not giving it such a low star rating as to significantly hurt it.Good luck in your further reading and don't give up on us indie author's, also, if you are interested in a more advanced discussion of Many Worlds check out this link of David Deutsch.[...]Sincerely,A.WHAT I WROTE IN RESPONSETed, Bob, A, Whomever it does concern,You obviously need to do more thorough research and pay closer attention to the falsity your own brain concocts. Two reviews on goodreads, only one being a one star, yours. I have also posted a total of 3 one star reviews for books on Amazon, yours being one and all well deserving because it is my opinion after all, in my review.  Your passive aggressive plea obviously did not go unnoticed by me or the other one star reviewers. I'm no pro but I know what I like and what I don't. The repetitive story, the obvious one voice executing it all over and over and over...People would be better off watching the science channel or any SCI-FI movie. Keep practicing and take the criticism as a learning tool then apply it to your future endeavors. I look forward to reading your stories not yet told.Take Care,The real A