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Originally Posted by zacheryjensen
Nobody needs reviews, they're a huge waste of time and effort anyway. What one really needs is trusted sources for recommendations and a little legwork of their own to form their own opinions. Detailed reviews only serve to sway your prejudices anyway.
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I don't agree. It's not enough for me to know that Joe likes a book--especially if I don't know Joe's history with picking books. If I know
why he recommends it, I can better decide if I'm interested. Without knowing a recommender's reasons for the recommendation, it just becomes a popularity contest where promotion is more important than the book--pretty much where the market is now--in which choices are determined based on the volume of "thumbs ups" from people without knowing what their taste is.