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Originally Posted by pigeonweather
what this tells me is that ratings are only meaningful in the context of the rater - you have to look at each person's ratings history to see if their tastes are similar to yours.
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Yes! This is what I've come to learn since doing reviews. It's not about "thumbs up/thumbs down", it's about, "here's what you will find in this book". For example, I write my reviews along the lines of "fast-paced story with minimal characterization, no flowery language, and a high level of violence and dark themes", rather than: "It was awful! I hated it!"
Hopefully, my reviews simply inform purchase decisions, rather than tell people what to do.
--Maria