The Importance of Book Reviews

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Permalink Reply by Debra A. Patrow on May 20, 2011 at 1:46pm

Good to know, I guess that would make perfect sense.

Donald Harry Roberts said:

It depends entirely on who does the review. People reviewing out of genre give poor ones

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Permalink Reply by scribbler on May 27, 2011 at 3:55am

I don't think that's true. Just because you don't own a dog doesn't mean you can't recognize a pile of steaming dog poop when you see it. Same with books. You don't need to be into a certain genre to say if a book's good or bad. It's a personal opinion. Maybe not as well-informed as someone's who is into it, but still an opinion. That's what they boil down to: one person's thoughts. They don't automatically give poor ones just because it's not their favorite kind of book.

 

What's your opinion, Debra? You didn't say anything in your initial post.

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