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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Well-written reviews from people I trust will tell me whether or not I'll enjoy the book.
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The idea that you can never tell if you'll like the book without reading it, or others like it by the same author, is pure hubris. Nobody's tastes are that unique.
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I beg to differ. At sffworld.com one reviewer is fond of Joe Abercrombie - I absolutely agree, very good stuff. But this same reviewer also praises Shaman Crossing by Robin Hobb which is absolute trash (for me) - and even manmy Hobb fans agree (see Amazon user reviews). He also likes the Prince of Nothing trilogy by Bakker, which I liked first but hated really bad by the half of the 3rd book.
Also accomplished, well selling authors VERY RARELY get bad reviews, still I do not like all of them.
Yeah, maybe there is a rewiever someplace that has the same taste as myself, but I have not found it yet.
If I like one book by an author, generally I like others as well. The same goes for dislike. That much is true.