In the episode, Amy Tan explained that she still reads reviews but tries to avoid the negative ones, describing a bad review as having a lingering "capy" feeling in her brain. She noted that while negative feedback can stick, it’s also important not to overvalue positive reviews, suggesting a balanced approach. The discussion was more about her review habits than a direct endorsement of the title.
Episode: Julia Gets Wise with Amy Tan
Amy Tan shared that she still reads reviews, but tries to avoid negative ones. She likened reading a bad review to having a "capy" feeling in her brain, because it can stick with her and take up space.
You know, I do make the mistake of reading reviews, I, I try not to read bad ones, but it is interesting because when I get a bad review, it has a capy like quality in that it is, it's here to stay in my brain, it takes up some space in my brain, and not welcome space, but it's invaded, and, and so therefore the opposite has to be true too, you can't give too much credit to the good reviews, the read the whatever, exactly discard as well, all of them right.