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Originally Posted by VydorScope
The problem is some people have dif ideas of what "5" means.
So what i have learned... ignore the stars and look at the review text.
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Me too. I look at the overall distribution graph of the stars first. Are the reviews mostly positive? Mostly negative? Evenly distributed? That's enough to get an overall impression, and then I don't pay so much attention to a single review's star rating. I focus on the text instead.
As far as my own reviews, I mostly give 4/5 stars, occasionally 3, and seldom 1/2. My TBR list is very long and would take me years to complete. In fact, it just keeps growing.... I've read enough books to know what authors and genres that I like best. I do try to mix in new authors and books that are outside of my usual habits to keep it interesting. However, I have usually vetted these selections before I read because they were a recommendation based on something else I read or I have read reviews that make it seem probable that I would enjoy them.