tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12146466.post113209654939187685..comments2023-11-05T03:43:39.534-06:00Comments on Lets Gab... With Anne, Jennifer B., Lori, Lori T, and Kate: Question For AllAnnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03951659700229919103noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12146466.post-1132352819208816242005-11-18T16:26:00.000-06:002005-11-18T16:26:00.000-06:00I hardly ever rely on reviews. Sometimes that back...I hardly ever rely on reviews. Sometimes that backfires (wish I'd read them on the new Wendy Wax book LOL). But I trust my own judgement and my friends' judgement more.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250972350798310498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12146466.post-1132230758777642082005-11-17T06:32:00.000-06:002005-11-17T06:32:00.000-06:00I don't look much at reviews myself, unless it's a...I don't look much at reviews myself, unless it's an author who has had some not-so-good books lately or an author I've never read before. I basically rely on word-of-mouth on the books I read, recommendations from friends and family. I've got my list of autobuy authors but I'm always willing to try something new :)<BR/><BR/>BTW-Yes Karen, I am working on my book. I'm at the end and it's very exciting but a lot harder to write than I expected. This writing is hard work!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951659700229919103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12146466.post-1132179332934353152005-11-16T16:15:00.000-06:002005-11-16T16:15:00.000-06:00I only genrally check out reviews for the blurb, o...I only genrally check out reviews for the blurb, or to see if anybody agrees with me if I think a book was crap. I rarely buy books based on reviews.<BR/><BR/>BTW, aren't you supposed to be finishing your own book?Karen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873003367159718118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12146466.post-1132150422036006442005-11-16T08:13:00.000-06:002005-11-16T08:13:00.000-06:00I use to reviews to FIND books I want to read. I d...I use to reviews to FIND books I want to read. I do not live near any sizable bookstore. So I can't browse--reading blurbs to find books I might like. So now I rely on reader reviews (on blogs, not Amazon) to ferret out books (plots) that appeal to me. And it doesn't always matter if the reader liked the story or not--it is the synopsis I'm looking for, not necessarily their opinion.Jennifer B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14499251230157627049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12146466.post-1132140392884217362005-11-16T05:26:00.000-06:002005-11-16T05:26:00.000-06:00I read reviews all the time. I don't take them as...I read reviews all the time. I don't take them as gospel, but I do tend to read them for an over all feel for the book's strengths and weaknesses. If rreviews ocnsistently are happy with the chracterization, I'll pick the book up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com