Unless a reviewer has the courage to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastard.
John SteinbeckIt's enormously cheering to get a good review by someone who seems to understand your work.
Kenneth KochI never read reviews. I'm not interested. But I value a lot the reactions of the spectators.
Hayao MiyazakiI write reviews of science books for the Boston Globe, so I like to give science books.
Anthony DoerrThe 'New York Times' reviews of my work have been evenly divided - favourable and unfavourable.
Zubin Mehta