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I use reviews a lot to help me make decisions about buying books but I don't go by the reviewers opinion so much as the information he gives me about what to expect. I've bought books a lot of times based on a negative review that tells me something interesting to me about the book.
I'm more likely to look closely if it has good reviews but even if it doesn't I'm likely to look at the information that's there if something about the book has caught my interest.
I'm sure doing it this way I miss a lot of good books but I also find a lot of good books and that's just fine.
The book I'm reading right now is one I decided not to buy a few months ago when I read about it. Then this weekend I ran into it again and something made me reconsider and I'm glad I did. It's excellent. But that's okay. I've read a lot of good books since I first rejected this one.
By the way, I'm reading "Defending Jacob" by Wiliam Landay, and it's excellent.
Barry
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