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Q: Have you ever bought a book BECAUSE of a bad review?
I personally have not. In fact, I usually research a book before purchasing it to see just how many bad reviews it has. That doesn't mean that if it has a lot of negative feedback I won't purchase it, but if it's 2 star book on Goodreads, chances are I'm not. It's just not in my budget to splurge on bad books. However, I do have friends on Goodreads who have in fact recently done this! So I know it's not unheard of.
What about you?
I totally agree- if I'm going to spend my money on a book I want to make sure its a good one. Normally, if everyone is saying a particular book is horrible, it probably is and so I tend to stay away. There are just too many amazing books with 5 star reviews to buy instead.
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Kristan @ Lost Amongst the Shelves
It definitely depends on what it is about the book that people don't like. I personally am not a huge historical fiction fan, so those books generally aren't reviewed as highly as some others by me. But I know other people LOVE historical fiction, so my negative review might not apply to them.
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Kelly
Feature & Follow at Radiant Shadows
Great answer!
ReplyDeleteI tend to, if I'm really unsure, get it out from the library or try and get a copy someplace to pre-read, but I only tend to buy the books that I really love, so I'm not going to be buying any books because of a bad review! I prefer to save and buy the ones I'm sure of!
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Romi.x
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I think I follow similar standards. If a book has less than 3.5 stars on goodreads, I usually pass on it unless I'm really sure I'll enjoy it. Some of the classics are rated low on goodreads, so I figure it's okay to make exceptions. ;-)
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Hi I'm a new follower via GFC! Here's my fff:
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Have a lovely weekend! Thanks!
Hope you have a great easter and weekend too! I meant to say before- Team Peeta! WOO!
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Romi.x
Nice answer. I agree with you, why waste money on a book that is likely to be bad! I might borrow a book that has bad reviews from the library if I think it might interest me, but with so many great books out there why bother reading the not so great stuff.
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I like to see a mix of opinions, and it gives me confidence in what I'm about to read.
ReplyDeleteFollowing from FF - sorry it's taken me a while to get round to you! It's my first week joining in, I hope you might have time to visit my FF post.