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He voiced his opinions. Everyone does reviews differently. Aeryn Send a noteboard - 27/10/2010 05:32:27 PM

Not because you had a different opinion than I did, but because you sound like a pre-teen forced to do a book report. Perhaps it's due to English not being your native language, but the lack of analysis and going beyond the puerile "I didn't like/understand the characters" stance really displays a lack of sophistication in critiquing a book. I normally don't reply when I read a poorly-written review here, but this was one of the poorest I've read here in quite some time.


Personally, I don't read in-depth analysis/critiques of books I haven't read. In a review, I want to know 1) did they like it, 2) why or why not? so I can draw my own conclusions of whether I might like the book. So I prefer reviews which are opinion-driven rather than lengthy discussions of plot. Too much detail, and I tune out, or skip to the last sentence of the review where they said what they actually thought of the book.

And honestly, "lack of sophistication in critiquing a book?" Really?
This message last edited by Aeryn on 27/10/2010 at 05:36:12 PM
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