![]() ![]() ![]() But most blockbuster books attract a wide range of reviews. ![]() Sure, if somebody I know, and whose opinion I respect, has left a review, I might take note. Find your genre, then an interesting cover. If it looked interesting, you headed for the desk. ![]() Then you’d take out the book and read the blurb. You went to the shelves which held your favourite genre and if you didn’t grab the latest by your favourite author, or a book your mate recommended, you’d look at the covers. Come on, some of you can remember that far back, when you actually went to bricks and mortar book shops. So how do I choose books? I do what I did in the days before Amazon. Frankly, I can just about guarantee that if a book’s won one of those, I probably won’t like it. That’s just as true of prestigious literary awards like the Archibald or the Booker. A review is somebody’s opinion, no more, no less – even if it’s honest. I don’t know about you, but I stopped taking much notice of book reviews a loooong time ago. I can’t see much point in being outraged. Where there is a potential for profit, you will find corruption. The fact is that practices such as these won’t go away. The honesty or dishonesty of reviews has been the hot topic of the month, with many people expressing opinions on sock puppets and purchasing reviews, as well as the practice of writing scathing negative reviews on books with the express purpose of driving down a book’s ranking. ![]()
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