tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post4253653782609518125..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: Am I swayed by the critics?Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-50196892943161748622008-01-19T16:04:00.000-05:002008-01-19T16:04:00.000-05:00Yes, but... is the perfect way to answer this! The...Yes, but... is the perfect way to answer this! There is a lot to consider when reading a review, just like when someone tells you to vacation in X-land. You still have to do your research before you book the hotel.Susan Helene Gottfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778191943289129869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-27171603339593762142008-01-18T18:35:00.000-05:002008-01-18T18:35:00.000-05:00I second NYRB. The series has introduced a lot of ...I second NYRB. The series has introduced a lot of "new old books" to me that fill up my basket even quicker! Like J.P. Hartley's The Go-Between and the recent read Envy.<BR/><BR/>What matters to me is who does the reviews. That is why I take book bloggers' opinions very seriously. I pay attention to those who share a common reading taste and see what they are reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-33354841004443808052008-01-18T06:16:00.000-05:002008-01-18T06:16:00.000-05:00absolutely - no quantity of positive reviews could...absolutely - no quantity of positive reviews could convince me to pick up Danielle Steele (and others in her category) But for the most part it does depend on the reviewer and what I've already decided about them (publication or person)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-27290549599501785372008-01-17T11:21:00.000-05:002008-01-17T11:21:00.000-05:00Same here. It's who's doing the reviewing that inf...Same here. It's who's doing the reviewing that influences me, if it does at all. Some authors I'd read no matter what.Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-36004279438666387772008-01-17T11:00:00.000-05:002008-01-17T11:00:00.000-05:00Yes it depends alot on who is doing it. A college ...Yes it depends alot on who is doing it. A college student mad because he/she had to read a book would not sway me at all but a mature well informed reviewer might.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984305420691237277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-85633929584917642008-01-17T10:06:00.000-05:002008-01-17T10:06:00.000-05:00Like you, the influence of reviews on me all depen...Like you, the influence of reviews on me all depends on who is doing the review, what I already think of the book, and how popular it is. Good reviews rarely make me read a book I feel is unlikely for me, tho.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-11746243991656772062008-01-17T07:47:00.000-05:002008-01-17T07:47:00.000-05:00My thoughts are pretty similar.My thoughts are pretty similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com