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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
This is completely  , but I don't understand why you would have to paraphrase anything from memory. You have access to the actual posts.
So this is the perspective point where we really disagree. I don't see a recommendation as just "you should read this", but as "this is a good book to read because ...". In the case of publisher recommendations it's "... you liked the other books we published" or "... you can tell from the cover that we've selected that the story is like the others that you've liked". In the case of recommendations from people it can be "... the story and/or writing is funny/complex/compelling", "... it has interesting/charming/strong characters" and any other reasons why they liked the book. Sometimes people recommend not reading a book, but the reasons why they didn't like it would be reasons for me to read the book. |
The reason I paraphrased was because I didn't want to get out of the reply window to go back to look at your original post. If you would like to call me lazy, I'll accept that label. Did I represent your statements incorrectly? If so, I apologize. If not, then it's really irrelevant, isn't it?
You're right; that's where we disagree. Because I don't consider a specific publisher at all when selecting a book. I have four or five authors whom I would consider my "favorites". I have absolutely no idea what publisher any of them is currently with. So the publisher of a book makes absolutely no difference to me when selecting a book. And I agree with all of those things you said about people's recommendations regarding a book. I just don't do it. I am not claiming that people don't or shouldn't rely on recommendations. I'd bet the majority of people do, to some extent. And I'm sure those people are more than happy with their subsequent choices. I'm saying I don't rely on recommendations.