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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Same thing applies. I hate seeing "good" (or competent) grammar/spelling mentioned in reviews of indie books. I don't care so much if bad spelling/grammar is in the review--but I don't need it either way. I rarely dive into unknown waters without samples that pass my personal sniff tests anyway.
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I never mention good. Only the bad.
Now if I do see a review that claims spelling/formatting/ "title of book" is good, great or best ever, the book probably will not pass my sniff test. More so, if there are several like that. Another hint is if all the below 5 stars have been marked as unhelpful.
I don't feel like looking it up, but I once reviewed an "American" cookbook. American was in the title. Now I don't know if the author put the wrong cover and title or if they got America and Asia mixed up, but it was Asian not American cooking.
At the time there were at least 5 5 star reviews all praising it as the best (title of book) ever.
I did not give it 5 stars, I think 2.
I looked a couple of days later and low and behold it had been marked unhelpful by the exact number of people as there were 5 star reviews.
Amazon on the other hand, put it as Top Critical Review.