i find it a bit odd when authors block readers from their works for commenting. if there's any criticism, it's only for the character and not the author. why is that taken so personally? i'm sure the reader knows the difference between fiction and reality. the hypocrisy is there are so many other readers expressing the same views, some of whose comments have been kept and were visible to others like me. but expressing the same view can get you disregarded like that?