Do you read book reviews? Do you let them change your mind about reading/not reading a particular book?
Yes and yes. There are so many books that I prefer to read at least a few reviews before reading one or putting it into my to-read-pile. It’s very rare for me to pick a book based on just the cover and blurb.
There are, of course, familiar writers and series which I do get before reading reviews but with all other books I read reviews first.
Oh, I tend to read just a little bit of plot description and the scroll down to what the reviewers says (if anything) about characters, setting, themes, etc.
June 24, 2010 at 3:29 pm
I know what kind of books I like, but use reviews for new books / authors
http://lyndasbookblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-thursday.html
June 24, 2010 at 4:04 pm
I’m often curious about the blurbs on covers and sometimes seek out the original reviews.
You can pick and choose the various elements out to make it sound like the best book ever when it might not be or the reviewer didn’t quite rave as much as the blurb says.
That said, I do look at reviews.
June 24, 2010 at 6:21 pm
I have never picked up a book because of the cover or blurb but Mary HIggins Clark is my fav author and I will just buy that no matter what, don’t even have to know what its about.
Here is mine
http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/06/booking.html