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One of those little things that make chess enjoyable for me is reading reviews of recently released chess books. Lately, however, it seems harder to find reviews being published on a regular basis. For example, John Watson at TWIC only publishes sporadically and his reviews are often much briefer than the detailed and interesting reviews of years past. Similarly for reviewers like Jeremy Silman and John Donaldson at Silman.com. ChessCafe has been a source of good reviews over the years but now a membership is required to access the site. Are there others out there who enjoy chess book reviews? Where do you go nowadays to find good reviews?
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"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination." - Thomas De Quincey -
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Dennis Monokroussos often reviews books at his 'The Chess Mind' blog, Peter. He's now up to 122 posts in this regard.
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Thank you, Jack. Looking forward to some good reading at Dennis' site! :)"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination." - Thomas De QuinceyComment
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Join the Facebook group "Chess Book Collectors". There are often reviews there.Comment
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Maybe the publishers aren't sending complimentary copies of books to those who do the reviews.Gary Ruben
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Thanks, Hugh. I'll check it out. :)"We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination." - Thomas De QuinceyComment
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That could be. Over the last few years, some chess book publishers have been releasing 15 or 20 page pdf samplers for new books. Maybe their strategy is to avoid the negative review by letting potential readers decide for themselves."We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office." - Aesop
"Only the dead have seen the end of war." - Plato
"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination." - Thomas De QuinceyComment
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