Hi, I am useless at analysis of plots and being critical about books, films etc. I just get swept along in the plot and enjoy the ride. I use Goodreads and give stars pretty much always. I leave reviews if I’m particularly moved/impressed. Really appreciate your books reviews and others who are more able to analyse in a kind yet critical way. It helps a lot.
As for book reviews - I leave stars on Goodreads for everything I read and finish, although many books I feel deserve 3.5 stars or 4.5 stars so it's quite restrictive. And I write a book review on Dreamwidth at the end of each month, which is generally only why I read the book and whether I liked it or not, with sometimes an extra sentence or two. Given that I read on average 7 books per month I'd get bored writing longer reviews.
I very rarely write reviews on Goodreads unless I've been sent a free book, in which case I'm happy to write something.
Hi, I am useless at analysis of plots and being critical about books, films etc. I just get swept along in the plot and enjoy the ride. I use Goodreads and give stars pretty much always. I leave reviews if I’m particularly moved/impressed. Really appreciate your books reviews and others who are more able to analyse in a kind yet critical way. It helps a lot.
As for book reviews - I leave stars on Goodreads for everything I read and finish, although many books I feel deserve 3.5 stars or 4.5 stars so it's quite restrictive. And I write a book review on Dreamwidth at the end of each month, which is generally only why I read the book and whether I liked it or not, with sometimes an extra sentence or two. Given that I read on average 7 books per month I'd get bored writing longer reviews.
I very rarely write reviews on Goodreads unless I've been sent a free book, in which case I'm happy to write something.