This is a weekly event hosted by my Big Sis Amber at Down the Rabbit Hole. This event is to highlight fun things to
discuss about blogging, reading, or life.
This week’s
discussion topic is:
Do you comment on negative reviews?
To be honest, I don’t usually comment on many reviews
whether they’re positive or negative, simply because I don’t read many reviews unless I’ve already
read the book. I look at reviews for the
rating to see in general if the person liked or disliked the book. If I don’t plan on reading the book being
reviewed then I’ll actually read the review but I like to stay in the dark
about everything to do with a book if I’m going to read it. I generally don't like spoilers, and as much as everyone says "spoiler-free" reviews, for me, no matter what is said, there's always some sort of spoiler, even if it's a general one about the storyline. I like to experience the books myself, without anyone else's opinion going through my head while I read.
If I read the full review, I usually tend to leave a
comment because it lets the blogger know that people are reading the reviews,
and it gets discussions going if there is a disagreement about why a book is
liked/disliked. Comments are fun to receive as a blogger (on essentially any post, but especially on reviews since that's what most blogs like to highlight), and they're fun to give because the more you talk to other bloggers through comments, the more blogger friends you get) :)
I don’t think I’ve ever
commented on a review because I disagreed with the fact that it was a negative
review. But if I look at the star rating
of a book (good or bad star ratings) and plan to read the book sometime down the road, I tend to bookmark
the blog’s review as one to come back to after I have read the book to see if I
agreed with the review or not, that’s when I’ll usually comment.
Like Amber, if I haven’t read the book yet and don’t plan
to, I will usually comment that it was a shame the reader couldn’t get into the
book. And I absolutely agree that
writing negative reviews and commenting on them should be done in a respectful
manner. I wouldn’t appreciate someone
trash talking me or something I worked hard on, so I wouldn’t do it to an
author who tends to spend years on the books they write.
Do you comment on negative reviews?
You make some good points. I like that you'll bookmark the review and go back to it. Thanks for sharing little sis!
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