I usually don't think its weird for authors to respond to their reviews. Like, if somebody leaves a nice review of a book and the author says "thank you", or if somebody leaves a negative review of the book and the author says, "thanks for the constructive criticism. I'll take what you said on board" then that's fine. When it gets weird is when somebody leaves a negative review of a book and the author feels the need to reply to that review letting them know why everything they said in the review is wrong and the book is actually awesome.
Unfortunately I see far more of the second example than the first. Platforms like Goodreads should be a place where readers can leave honest opinions without feeling like the author is looming over them. 🙁
I usually don't think its weird for authors to respond to their reviews. Like, if somebody leaves a nice review of a book and the author says "thank you", or if somebody leaves a negative review of the book and the author says, "thanks for the constructive criticism. I'll take what you said on board" then that's fine. When it gets weird is when somebody leaves a negative review of a book and the author feels the need to reply to that review letting them know why everything they said in the review is wrong and the book is actually awesome.
Unfortunately I see far more of the second example than the first. Platforms like Goodreads should be a place where readers can leave honest opinions without feeling like the author is looming over them. 🙁