Link: What Do Authors Want from Reviewers?

Well, I like also to judge a book on herself and I’m not compare it with the others like it. I think it is fair to do that, because even though the authors may have been inspired by other works they put a lot of effort in their works.

Well, I like also to judge a book on herself and I’m not compare it with the others like it. I think it is fair to do that, because even though the authors may have been inspired by other works they put a lot of effort in their works.

Well, I like also to judge a book on herself and I’m not compare it with the others like it. I think it is fair to do that, because even though the authors may have been inspired by other works they put a lot of effort in their works.

Well, I like also to judge a book on herself and I’m not compare it with the others like it. I think it is fair to do that, because even though the authors may have been inspired by other works they put a lot of effort in their works.

I’ll be honest. I expect reviews to be a lot more detailled than most blog book reviews. I often feel that there is too much blurb, not enough commentary in blog reviews, and there is that undercurrent of “they can only give books positive reviews, or they will stop getting freebies from publishers”.

Which is why I put a lot more faith in reviews on Shelfari, or the blurbs on the back covers provided by other writers, than I do in reviews seen in blogs.

What do authors want from reviews? A pat on the back and free publicity.

What do readers want from reviews? Unbiased, incorruptible honesty, and enough information to determine whether they’d be likely to enjoy the book in question.

I’ll be honest. I expect reviews to be a lot more detailled than most blog book reviews. I often feel that there is too much blurb, not enough commentary in blog reviews, and there is that undercurrent of “they can only give books positive reviews, or they will stop getting freebies from publishers”.

Which is why I put a lot more faith in reviews on Shelfari, or the blurbs on the back covers provided by other writers, than I do in reviews seen in blogs.

What do authors want from reviews? A pat on the back and free publicity.

What do readers want from reviews? Unbiased, incorruptible honesty, and enough information to determine whether they’d be likely to enjoy the book in question.

I’ll be honest. I expect reviews to be a lot more detailled than most blog book reviews. I often feel that there is too much blurb, not enough commentary in blog reviews, and there is that undercurrent of “they can only give books positive reviews, or they will stop getting freebies from publishers”.

Which is why I put a lot more faith in reviews on Shelfari, or the blurbs on the back covers provided by other writers, than I do in reviews seen in blogs.

What do authors want from reviews? A pat on the back and free publicity.

What do readers want from reviews? Unbiased, incorruptible honesty, and enough information to determine whether they’d be likely to enjoy the book in question.

I’ll be honest. I expect reviews to be a lot more detailled than most blog book reviews. I often feel that there is too much blurb, not enough commentary in blog reviews, and there is that undercurrent of “they can only give books positive reviews, or they will stop getting freebies from publishers”.

Which is why I put a lot more faith in reviews on Shelfari, or the blurbs on the back covers provided by other writers, than I do in reviews seen in blogs.

What do authors want from reviews? A pat on the back and free publicity.

What do readers want from reviews? Unbiased, incorruptible honesty, and enough information to determine whether they’d be likely to enjoy the book in question.

I try and remember that someone, actually lots of people have put a lot of effort into a book to get it from a mere thought to a physical book. But then if I go too far down that road I couldn’t say anything negative. Saying that though the work should stand on it’s own away from whoever has crafted it so I don’t feel bad about saying what I liked and didn’t like.

Rob, the trouble is that you’re never going to get an unbiased, and incorruptible honest review. It’s a bit like that Orange advert at the moment. We are who we are from what we’ve experienced or in this case read. We’re all going to have different reasons writing a review.

My main aim is to get people to read the books that I like and hopefully I do a good job of persuading someone what the merits and the flaws are in my reviews. Actually that wasn’t my aim but the more books I read and review the more I can see that as I don’t force myself to read books that grind with me then there is a balance towards more positive stuff. That isn’t to say that I don’t read challenging works. I shy away from long novels, especially when they are multi parters so I do force myself to read those but if I can’t get past the writing or the story isn’t boring it’s going down and it ain’t getting picked up again.

Superpowers I think has just into this category as much as I like it it’s all a bit mundane to make me want to read on. I am reading Heart-Shaped Box which I don’t want to put down so stronger books tend to win.

I’m trying some new formatting with reviews by getting the blurb out of the way first. The trouble is that it’s hard to give an in-depth analysis without giving away spoiler and I really hate spoilers. So hopefully that’ll give me more focus in the reviews.

As for negative reviews causing people to stop freebies from publishers? It’s not been my experience. I don’t think the reviews in themselves are the aim with getting books into reviewers hands. It’s more about getting them mentioned and getting the word out that they’re out.

Right, back to writing the next review. I’ll try and see what I can do to make it clear enough that I thought but reviewing isn’t that easy…

I try and remember that someone, actually lots of people have put a lot of effort into a book to get it from a mere thought to a physical book. But then if I go too far down that road I couldn’t say anything negative. Saying that though the work should stand on it’s own away from whoever has crafted it so I don’t feel bad about saying what I liked and didn’t like.

Rob, the trouble is that you’re never going to get an unbiased, and incorruptible honest review. It’s a bit like that Orange advert at the moment. We are who we are from what we’ve experienced or in this case read. We’re all going to have different reasons writing a review.

My main aim is to get people to read the books that I like and hopefully I do a good job of persuading someone what the merits and the flaws are in my reviews. Actually that wasn’t my aim but the more books I read and review the more I can see that as I don’t force myself to read books that grind with me then there is a balance towards more positive stuff. That isn’t to say that I don’t read challenging works. I shy away from long novels, especially when they are multi parters so I do force myself to read those but if I can’t get past the writing or the story isn’t boring it’s going down and it ain’t getting picked up again.

Superpowers I think has just into this category as much as I like it it’s all a bit mundane to make me want to read on. I am reading Heart-Shaped Box which I don’t want to put down so stronger books tend to win.

I’m trying some new formatting with reviews by getting the blurb out of the way first. The trouble is that it’s hard to give an in-depth analysis without giving away spoiler and I really hate spoilers. So hopefully that’ll give me more focus in the reviews.

As for negative reviews causing people to stop freebies from publishers? It’s not been my experience. I don’t think the reviews in themselves are the aim with getting books into reviewers hands. It’s more about getting them mentioned and getting the word out that they’re out.

Right, back to writing the next review. I’ll try and see what I can do to make it clear enough that I thought but reviewing isn’t that easy…

I try and remember that someone, actually lots of people have put a lot of effort into a book to get it from a mere thought to a physical book. But then if I go too far down that road I couldn’t say anything negative. Saying that though the work should stand on it’s own away from whoever has crafted it so I don’t feel bad about saying what I liked and didn’t like.

Rob, the trouble is that you’re never going to get an unbiased, and incorruptible honest review. It’s a bit like that Orange advert at the moment. We are who we are from what we’ve experienced or in this case read. We’re all going to have different reasons writing a review.

My main aim is to get people to read the books that I like and hopefully I do a good job of persuading someone what the merits and the flaws are in my reviews. Actually that wasn’t my aim but the more books I read and review the more I can see that as I don’t force myself to read books that grind with me then there is a balance towards more positive stuff. That isn’t to say that I don’t read challenging works. I shy away from long novels, especially when they are multi parters so I do force myself to read those but if I can’t get past the writing or the story isn’t boring it’s going down and it ain’t getting picked up again.

Superpowers I think has just into this category as much as I like it it’s all a bit mundane to make me want to read on. I am reading Heart-Shaped Box which I don’t want to put down so stronger books tend to win.

I’m trying some new formatting with reviews by getting the blurb out of the way first. The trouble is that it’s hard to give an in-depth analysis without giving away spoiler and I really hate spoilers. So hopefully that’ll give me more focus in the reviews.

As for negative reviews causing people to stop freebies from publishers? It’s not been my experience. I don’t think the reviews in themselves are the aim with getting books into reviewers hands. It’s more about getting them mentioned and getting the word out that they’re out.

Right, back to writing the next review. I’ll try and see what I can do to make it clear enough that I thought but reviewing isn’t that easy…