After reading a book, On Magnolia Lane, I started thinking about the way I rate books. Now I love books of all shapes and sizes. I read a variety of genres and writers and will accept reviews on almost any topic. But I am human, and I have preferences. Therefore, I have unavoidable biases, as much as I might try to deny it.Reviewing is such a subjective practice. Not only do our own preferences color our reviews, but we are so easily influenced by an innumerable amount of factors: mood, time, type of book (ebook, paperback, hardcover), amount of time available to read, stress in our lives while reading, interruptions, etc.
Therefore, I try, as best as I can, to level the playing field between books. This isn’t easy, but I try to compare the book I am reading to books within the same genre.
Meaning, if I am reading a young adult book, I rate it compared to other young adult books. Historical Fiction vs other historical fiction. My brain just can’t compare The DaVinci Code to Harry Potter. Seriously, where do you even start???
I don’t know if this is the right way to go about reviewing books, but it’s all I’ve got.
How do you do it?
Any suggestions about how to make reviewing less
subjective?
subjective?
I rate things based on what I think the book was meant to accomplish, what it made me feel and so forth. If I don't thin k it's memorable, I usually note that in my review. I try to be forthcoming on where I'm coming from. It's fair to the other readers as well as the author, honestly.
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That's a great way to do it, thanks for sharing!
I will definitely try to think about what the book is intending in the future.
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