I agree with you in some ways, Istyria, but what if an author went on to write personal and negative comments in the comment section of a review he or she found to be negative and not to his or her liking? I have seen this happen, and this is one reason why some bloggers have had a shelf to remind themselves and warn others.
Yeah that's stupid, but just ignore it? You can shelf those books that way, but you don't have to avoid the author's other books just because of that if you really liked it. :P