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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
This is very true. There are some "negatives" listed by reviewers that actually encourage me to try the book; and vice-versa.
For instance, when I read someone raving about an author's "world-building" skills, I tend to assume that there's a lot of pointless, fill-ery, info-dumping going on. I like to do the heavy lifting myself where "world-building" is concerned--thank you very much. An author who tries to micromanage that experience tends to annoy me.
Conversely, someone who gripes about hating first-person narratives has just handed me a plum. 
Things like that are especially helpful when I have past experience with the reviewer in question, and have a feel for their tastes. Whether or not they coincide with my own is mostly irrelevant. |
Oh yes. I know a guy that loves the Temperance Brennan series. I can't stand them. I find them way too full of info dumps.
So yes, one person's dislike is another one's cup of tea.
So good reviews (as in the why) are fantastic.