.1) Thou
shalt read the book, damm it!
2) Thou
shalt not cover thy best friend's ass, nor review thy best friend's
wife. Nor shalt thou trash thy enemy's book.
3) Thou
shalt not bow down to false idols, nor make promises to them,
no matter how much you want to be their friend. Thou shalt not
write for publishers or writers, but for readers, and readers
only.
4) Thou
shalt not sell thy soul for free books.
5) Thou
shalt not lie, nor bear false witness.
6) Thou
shalt go into the valley of the shadow of the good, the bad and
the ugly and journey until the very end, bearing witness, but
thou shall not give away the ending.
7) Thy
review may begat blurbs, but thou thyself shall not commit blurbery.
8) Thou
shalt tell the truth, and state thy prejudices up front. Neither
a cheerleader nor a bully shalt ye be.
9) Thou
shalt back up all your arguments, give examples and use quotations.
Write well, always.
10) Remember
honesty and integrity, and keep them holy.
