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Originally Posted by Harper Kingsley
I don't expect people to "review" in that context, I was just wondering when people really start to give some kind of feedback, you know?
If someone was like "I totally hate this," it would probably hurt my feelings and I'd spend the day in a teen-style depressive funk  ... But if someone was like "This part here didn't seem so well put together" or "This would have been better if..." |
That kind of review is difficult to do, and takes a very educated reader, who is probably also a writer. It also takes a different style of reading, one where you are reading for function rather than for enjoyment.
For instance, I was asked to review a book recently (by a famous author, I couldn't get over it) and I found that it ruined my enjoyment of the book, since I was reading it looking for lines to quote or pivotal plot points and trying to make sure I hadn't overlooked or forgotten anything important.
The average reader will just say "It was okay, I liked the baby fairy best" or "Some bits were kind of boring" but can't say which.