06-29-2023, 11:58 AM | #61 |
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I really don't understand why people care. Especially if they don't utilize the parts they're angsting over.
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06-29-2023, 06:20 PM | #62 |
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I don't use Goodreads. When I go to get a book, I will take a quick look at reviews for things I know I don't want to read. New Adults, cliffhangers, any book that has 3 or less stars. Mostly I depend on the blurb to determine if it is a book I want to read.
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06-29-2023, 06:38 PM | #63 |
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The few occasions where I am browsing for a new read, I tend to toss out the 5 star and 1 star reviews. I find the 3 and 4 star reviews tend to be more useful to me that the puffery of the 5 star reviews and the whinging of the 1 star reviews.
OTOH, I seldom visit GoodReads after the year when I spent a fair chunk of my browsing time on there, I found I was getting little useful information about books I might want to read. |
07-02-2023, 07:22 PM | #64 |
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I did stop reading after 'New York Times'. Seldom have I seen a more biased 'newspaper'.
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07-03-2023, 12:56 PM | #65 |
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07-03-2023, 01:34 PM | #66 |
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