tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post4823134948851149004..comments2024-03-18T19:00:03.047-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Star Ratings and what they Mean (in which we get serious for a short while...)Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-87151513154311623702016-01-25T10:33:42.551-05:002016-01-25T10:33:42.551-05:00My eccentric take: I only review books I can give ...My eccentric take: I only review books I can give five stars to. By the same logic, at Little Big Crimes I review the best story I read that week. So I never have to write a negative review. (As near as I can tell Steven King has the same policy. If he doesn't love a book he keeps his mouth shut.)<br /><br />Robert Loprestihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844889305615182897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-49577731964187109132016-01-23T21:42:36.245-05:002016-01-23T21:42:36.245-05:00Leigh, I don't give less than a 3 star on a re...Leigh, I don't give less than a 3 star on a review. Usually, because if a book doesn't 'catch' me, I don't finish reading it. And I won't review something I haven't read all the way through. It wouldn't be fair to the author.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-4164330989732807612016-01-23T21:41:09.761-05:002016-01-23T21:41:09.761-05:00Eve, it is so true. I can get 20 4 or 5 star revi...Eve, it is so true. I can get 20 4 or 5 star reviews, but the one I remember is the one star.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-43652197171234953402016-01-23T16:42:38.088-05:002016-01-23T16:42:38.088-05:00I must be an extremist. Mostly I hand out 4 and 5 ...I must be an extremist. Mostly I hand out 4 and 5 stars. If a I feel a story is worth only 2 or 3 stars, I don't bother. But 1 star means a book managed to offend me beyond reason somewhere around the Mien Kamph stage.<br /><br />This comment: ★★★★½ Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-26223238182292868532016-01-23T11:33:31.625-05:002016-01-23T11:33:31.625-05:00Congratulations on your new novel!
You're abso...Congratulations on your new novel!<br />You're absolutely right, don't read reviews. There's always a troll, and, sadly, it's the troll comments that stick. Like a dagger.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6113662099075275792016-01-23T09:31:00.382-05:002016-01-23T09:31:00.382-05:00Thanks, Janice! I'm trying to be more sane th...Thanks, Janice! I'm trying to be more sane this time around. One lesson I've really learned is you can't be all things to all people. Even if many many people love your book, there will be some who don't like it at all.Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-3358773026726109022016-01-23T08:03:33.349-05:002016-01-23T08:03:33.349-05:00Best wishes for your new novel. Lets hope it gets ...Best wishes for your new novel. Lets hope it gets you lots of stars!janice lawnoreply@blogger.com