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Originally Posted by ownedbycats
when you read a book, find it written poorly/not very good, but then everyone on the Goodreads page is going on about how it's the best thing since sliced bread. Sometimes I wonder if I'm even reading the same book as them.
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I'm generally not interested in good reviews, unless it's from someone I "know". People like books for all sorts of reasons that are irrelevant to me, and why shouldn't they? I focus on the thoughtful two-star reviews, to see if the reasons the reviewer didn't like the book resonate with me. After all, if I'm looking, I'm already interested; negative input is more valuable. I do at least start with two-star reviews, as one-star reviews tend more to the "Awful" line, which doesn't tell me anything.