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RIP: Prolific Amazon Customer Reviewer Harriet Klausner (1952-2015) (teleread.com)

Posted by timothy on from the it's-a-strange-world-sometimes dept.

Robotech_Master writes: Prolific Amazon customer reviewer Harriet Klausner passed away last week at the age of 67. Klausner was a controversial figure: She never gave anything a negative review, her review blurbs cast doubt on how closely she actually read what she reviewed, and received dozens of free books per week (which ended up resold on Half.com via her son's account). Nonetheless, for a time she was one of the most recognizable names to any frequent Amazon.com customer; it was rare to come across any popular title that didn't have a Klausner review. Not many reviewers have ever inspired snarky sites tracking their contributions.

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  1. Does anyone care? by redmid17 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I mean, I get it. News for nerds has gone downhill. Amazon troll reviewers can be funny/useful.

    But seriously is there any reason for this to register on a site like ./?