December 6 question: Book reviews are for the readers. When you leave a book reviews do you review for the Reader or the Author? Is it about what you liked and enjoyed about your reading experience, or do you critique the author?
I...um...wut?
I'm not sure I understand the question correctly, but I'll take a crack at it.
When I review the book, I'm reviewing the story, including what I liked and/or disliked about it. I probably know little to nothing about the author, so it really isn't my place to critique them as a person.
Sadly, my experiences with Online Book Club burned me out on doing book reviews and I rarely have time, anyway. I'm almost always amenable to doing promotional posts. You can learn more about that at the following link if it sounds like something you'd be interested in.
https://ornerybookemporium.blogspot.com/p/ornery-literary-services.html
Here's a link to a four-star audiobook review I wrote in October. I cite several reasons for enjoying the story and explain my reason for giving it four rather than five stars.
https://ornerybookemporium.blogspot.com/2023/10/for-long-run-audiobook-review.html
I rarely post reviews. Probably too rarely. And they are entirely subjective, based on what I did (or didn't) like.
ReplyDeleteI make a conscious decision to write a book review because I truly enjoyed the book. But if I had to on a regular basis, as you did on Book Reviews, that would get old fast. No wonder you burned out.
ReplyDeleteSorry you got burned out doing reviews. I don't do many either.
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