I realize that the judging of a book is terribly subjective. Readers have different tastes etc. What is vastly appealing to one can cause another’s eyes to roll in disgust. So one person’s take on a book is generally that, their take, their opinion.<\/p>\n
I’m writing this post as I begin posting regular reviews on this blog. I would like nothing better than for visitors to feel more informed about a book than when they were before they visited. But what visitors will get is one person’s opinion. You might share that opinion when all is said and done and begin to trust that reviewer; feel that you and said reviewer share the same tastes. Bravo! Or, you may end up having the opposite reaction to the book than the reviewer did, and decide their tastes don’t coincide with yours. At the end of the day, book reviews are a tool that you, the readers, can do with what you will.<\/p>\n
What I do want from the reviews I post on this blog is honesty. Whether the reviewer loved the book or couldn’t stand it, I will make sure it’s done in a fair and honest manner. Their reasons for loving the book will be spelled out as well as their reasons for disliking it. And you will never see a review from a reviewer who doesn’t particularly like the ‘hidden baby’ <\/em>trope, reviewing precisely that sort of book. I don’t think it’s fair to an author that someone already prejudiced against their storyline should be the one to review it.<\/p>\n Okay, that said, I’d like to find out from you how you view book reviews. How much weight do you put on them? [poll id=”18″] I realize that the judging of a book is terribly subjective. Readers have different tastes etc. What is vastly appealing to one can cause another’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[248],"class_list":["post-2442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-editorial"],"yoast_head":"\n
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