tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post4179456538806996335..comments2019-09-11T06:13:54.181-04:00Comments on Booked til Tuesday: Discussion: Finding Books I Love is HardKelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-57632017390004985772017-06-16T09:00:18.853-04:002017-06-16T09:00:18.853-04:00Finding reviewers of the same mind can be a godsen...Finding reviewers of the same mind can be a godsend (except for those rare instances when their 5-stars flop with me ^^). And yay for book bloggers and all their reviews!Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-59066854660860250632017-06-15T22:29:48.730-04:002017-06-15T22:29:48.730-04:00I find that that&#39;s what is so great about find...I find that that&#39;s what is so great about finding other reviewers who seem to have the same tastes as I do. Most of the time, if they like a book, I feel like I can trust their opinion. <br /><br />I love reading reviews for books anyway! I probably spend as much time reading reviews as I actually do reading the books. :D Rachelhttps://chocolateandchapters.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-56561140140190722992017-06-14T21:22:40.048-04:002017-06-14T21:22:40.048-04:00Honesty is a good thing! Most of the time...but de...Honesty is a good thing! Most of the time...but definitely with books. It&#39;s a subjective experience, and ultimately you&#39;re reading for you, right? Still, it would be nice if we could magically only pick out books we love, haha.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-6313039239667538892017-06-14T20:41:00.388-04:002017-06-14T20:41:00.388-04:00This is often me, too. I give the majority of the ...This is often me, too. I give the majority of the books I read 3 stars. Sometimes I feel like I&#39;m being too grouchy or picky, like people will think I&#39;m being stuck up in my opinions because it takes a lot to impress me. But I can&#39;t help it! And I&#39;ll be honest about if they were wonderful or not. Rachelhttps://chocolateandchapters.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-57221090207185900092017-05-29T18:08:29.430-04:002017-05-29T18:08:29.430-04:00That&#39;s amazing, Lois! It sounds like you have ...That&#39;s amazing, Lois! It sounds like you have this down to a science. :) I&#39;ve been trying to read more books per year and overcome/work around reading moods, but 20-30 3 or 4 star books sounds awesome!Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-79735030249873276402017-05-29T16:36:05.237-04:002017-05-29T16:36:05.237-04:00I actually have the opposite problem haha. I alway...I actually have the opposite problem haha. I always feel like I&#39;m overly generous with my review and that&#39;s because on average I only read about 20-30 books a year and I know all the components that are likely to make me enjoy the book. I also find that my mood has a huge influence on my reading, it&#39;s why it takes me so long to pick a book to read. Lois @ My Midnight Musinghttp://mymidnightmusing.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-35533315607912289012017-05-27T10:46:26.830-04:002017-05-27T10:46:26.830-04:00The hype machine is a dangerous monster indeed. Ti...The hype machine is a dangerous monster indeed. Time to combine super-extra-pickiness with lots of research! And/or go through all the unread books on my shelves so even if they&#39;re not great, I&#39;ll feel productive and less guilty about getting new ones, haha. Thanks, Kelly!Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-31016451080263840252017-05-27T10:27:24.734-04:002017-05-27T10:27:24.734-04:00When I get caught up in the hype, I find I&#39;m r...When I get caught up in the hype, I find I&#39;m rating everything 3 stars or less. When I do a little research, I pick up on the things that are deal-breakers for me, and have gotten much better at avoiding books I won&#39;t enjoy. It&#39;s not a perfect science though, and sneaky 2s still find their way into my TBR occasioanlly! HahaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-81205798322588378592017-05-26T13:33:34.757-04:002017-05-26T13:33:34.757-04:00Haha, that&#39;s not a bad thing at all! Although ...Haha, that&#39;s not a bad thing at all! Although 1-star reviews can sometimes be fun. (I&#39;m quite proud of my &quot;Emperor&#39;s New Groove&quot; gif-filled one on Frankenstein.) Thank you!Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-59825367543916829782017-05-26T12:45:47.834-04:002017-05-26T12:45:47.834-04:00Lool I was about to say that I was her opposite as...Lool I was about to say that I was her opposite as well! I can&#39;t seem to stop giving out 3+ stars! I&#39;ve reached the point where I really really would like some book I could hate and then write (at last!) a negative review about it. But of course, i wouldn&#39;t knowingly go read a book I know I&#39;ll hate. XD I hope you find a book you love soon Kel!Pamela Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687871391903441526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-33430634833921678572017-05-26T10:07:11.097-04:002017-05-26T10:07:11.097-04:00Good suggestion, Ashley! In general, I read lots o...Good suggestion, Ashley! In general, I read lots of reviews (and still wind up disliking books everyone else gave 5 stars, lol), but I think I&#39;ve shirked that habit a bit, especially during the school year. Time to get back to researching! And hopefully find a few more authors/series I can (almost) guarantee I&#39;ll like going forward. :)Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-76395419344198450112017-05-26T10:02:58.239-04:002017-05-26T10:02:58.239-04:00Very true! What is it: you have to kiss a bunch of...Very true! What is it: you have to kiss a bunch of frogs to get a prince? I&#39;m torn between putting a Grumpy or Eeyore or Oscar sticker in my sidebar proclaiming &quot;Picky Reader&quot; or shouting &quot;Challenge accepted!&quot; Haha!Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-71008840558071814872017-05-26T05:02:48.190-04:002017-05-26T05:02:48.190-04:00Do you read reviews before picking up books? Somet...Do you read reviews before picking up books? Sometimes I think it helps to skim some reviews and pick up both the good and bad points people are pointing out. Sometimes I&#39;ll look at the negatives and think, &quot;Oh that wouldn&#39;t bother me - I&#39;ll read it anyway!&quot; Or other times I&#39;ll read a negative point and think, &quot;That&#39;s a huge deal breaker for me, I&#39;ll have to skip this book.&quot;<br /><br />I&#39;m pretty picky about the books I&#39;ll actually pick up.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490794166647799624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-60350090970006773522017-05-25T23:07:33.525-04:002017-05-25T23:07:33.525-04:00I feel like I am the pickiest reader in the blogos...I feel like I am the pickiest reader in the blogosphere sometimes, watching people rave over books I merely find ok. But I do have five star reads sometimes. I think the key is try everything and occasionally hit. Down side is occasionally you get a horrible read in the process. Nathan (@reviewbarn)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11708244950988794601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-49676361895998010092017-05-25T15:42:32.090-04:002017-05-25T15:42:32.090-04:00Thank you, Nicole! I don&#39;t mind giving low rat...Thank you, Nicole! I don&#39;t mind giving low ratings so much as...I feel like I&#39;ve gotten really cruddy at picking out books I&#39;ll like. ^^; Then again, natural critic plus Writing Arts major is probably a perfect recipe for a picky reader, haha!Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-40738093829642704592017-05-25T15:37:19.014-04:002017-05-25T15:37:19.014-04:00I&#39;m like your opposite. I think my outlook on ...I&#39;m like your opposite. I think my outlook on life is pretty much always &quot;look for the good&quot; and this translates to my reading as well (which isn&#39;t to say that you have a negative outlook on life---just that maybe yours doesn&#39;t translate quite as perfectly). I used to stress over the fact that I rate too easy, but I finally determined that I don&#39;t mind being positive when it comes to my books---I always give both positives and negatives in my reviews so anyone can see the things that I wasn&#39;t as keen on and determine how much those would affect them.<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a><br /><br />P.S. I&#39;m excited you&#39;re joining us for the challenge!Nicole Hewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-83689958516739268532017-05-25T14:22:35.197-04:002017-05-25T14:22:35.197-04:00I almost wish I DNFed most of these...but my Goodr...I almost wish I DNFed most of these...but my Goodreads Challenge would never leave the ground. ^^; I can usually tell within the first chapter or two whether I&#39;ll be able to stomach my way through, good or not. Dropping them in the middle would decrease my 1 and 2 stars, though... Good idea! :)Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-34238118568229834212017-05-25T14:10:23.693-04:002017-05-25T14:10:23.693-04:00oh my god! you are one tough cookie! Look at all t...oh my god! you are one tough cookie! Look at all that red! LOL (love the charts btw!) I like it :) Now when I see a 4-star here I know it&#39;s a MUST read :) I&#39;m pretty impossible to please too. I&#39;m a professional DNFer. So If I ever charted my reads it would be a huge 99% DNF slide and a tiny 1% read ;-) So, unlike your charts, mine are mostly good reviews because if I finish a book it&#39;s almost always because I loved it and above 3-stars Great post. Fun gifs :DDragonfly Our Familiariumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178857439584119475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-18027758637046936152017-05-25T13:54:15.702-04:002017-05-25T13:54:15.702-04:00Thank you, Mandy! (Ten is still the favorite.) I u...Thank you, Mandy! (Ten is still the favorite.) I usually don&#39;t feel bad about being picky (and brutally honest), except when I pick up a book I really expected to like...and hate it. :P Win some, lose some?Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7600023283432126171.post-53988382853808764252017-05-25T13:24:46.679-04:002017-05-25T13:24:46.679-04:00I LOVE your rating system. (Ten, forever and alway...I LOVE your rating system. (Ten, forever and always.) I, too, find myself being super picky about books. A friend once actually commented along the lines of her believing it was impossible for me to give a book 5 stars on Goodreads. I think it&#39;s OK to be picky, though, especially when people look to you for honesty in your reviews.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16883499376670445412noreply@blogger.com
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