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Answer to the question of the day ---
Do you use a rating system for your reviews and if so, what is it and why?
At first I used a rating system but abandoned it after I gave a poor review to a book. A week later, the book was still on my mind and I started thinking about all the favorable features of the book. I decided that I didn't want to go back and change my rating each time my thinking on the book evolved, so I dropped the rating system. Do you think they are helpful or harmful?
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Hopping through. I'm a new follower. Thanks for your Carlos Ruiz Zafon review. I've been wanting to read that book and Shadow of the Wind. I'm glad you liked it well enough.
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Happy Friday. Just popin' in to say hi. I am now a follower. Stop by Book Junky and take a look around: http://thethoughtsofabookjunky.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteThanks for the follow! Sometimes I think a rating system is good, but only when it's accompanied by something explaining the reviewer's reasoning. I don't care for ratings by themselves. They're meaningless. After all, what one person dislikes about a book, might be exactly what I like - so I want to know why that person gave it a thumbs up or down.
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ReplyDeleteI think ratings are both helpful and harmful, depending on the reviewer.
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ReplyDeleteI think rating systems are helpful for the most part. I like reading in depth reviews for books I've already read but for the ones I haven't, I tend to like to check the rating to see if it's worth reading. I don't like going into a book with someone else's opinions in my head.
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Great answers. I'm a new follower hopping through and I'm still undecided about useing a rating systems. Hope you come buy and read my answer. "i'm at http://thebookishsnob.blogspot.com
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ReplyDeleteI think book ratings are helpful in a way that they serve as a bottomline for a review, but at the end of the day I think it's the written review that matters :)
Erika
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I don't rate books. Have a blast hopping to/following new blogs or beginning great books!
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Readaholics Anonymous
They can be both, I think. Good point there! :)
ReplyDeleteI very seldom do book reviews on my blog, however, I do keep a book journal where I review the books I read for my own entertainment, and I do use a rating system. I use the 5 stars rating system.
ReplyDeleteAlso, my book journal helps me keep track of the books I read, and if a friend wants to borrow the book and asks if I liked it, I can refer back to my book journal review.
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Great answer! Thanks for stopping by my blog and I'm hopping over to yours to say hi! I'm now a follower! :-) Have a wonderful weekend!
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Hey Anne! Thanks so much for dropping by and for adding me to your follow list. :) You've a really nice site, I'm looking forward to checking out your reviews.
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LOL I completely understand the whole swinging between two ratings---I don't have a rating system on my blog, but the rating system does hold merit. I however just like to explain or speak my thoughts and feelings about the book and what I exactly liked about it and what I didn't than switching ratings constantly, every time I thought about it LOL. am now a follower! happy reading :)
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I have a rating system, but it's rather tongue and cheek. I find them to be arbitrary. And you're right, my thoughts on what I've read do evolve. I also would never want to discourage a person from reading a book because I did not like it or it did not resonate with me.
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