Comments on: Confessions of a Reader: To Rate, or not to Rate? http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate/ Chatting with friends about books and life... Sat, 26 May 2012 02:46:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Margot at Joyfully Retired http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate/#comment-3358 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:27:20 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate#comment-3358 I’ve enjoyed reading your ‘confession’ and all the comments. I’m in agreement with almost everyone else – a rating system is not what makes me read what a blogger has to say about a book. Reviews by those who have rating systems are as interesting to read as those without. The real factor is how well the blogger communicates the story and message of the book and whether they entice me to read it or not.

]]> By: All Moved Over (sort of) « Book Chatter http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate/#comment-3350 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:30:32 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate#comment-3350 [...] so that may change down the line but I hope you all like it. For those that are participating in my Confession of a Reader series, I will post the new button on my sidebar tomorrow so please grab it if you want an early [...]

]]> By: Alyce http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate/#comment-3338 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:26:09 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate#comment-3338 It doesn't bother me to read reviews without ratings, but I have to admit that I look for them when I read a review. I think it helps me to get a better overall view of what the reviewer felt about the book.

]]> By: Belle http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate/#comment-3337 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:27:20 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate#comment-3337 What a great topic. It's funny that someone would not read a particular blog because the blog didn't use a rating system. I started with a rating system but it made me really uncomfortable. And when I got uncomfortable, I stopped writing reviews. The moment I ditched my rating system, I started writing more reviews :) I think whether you want to use a rating system or not is very personal decision, and I rarely do more than glance at ratings myself. I'm more interested in the words in the review!

]]> By: Gayle http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate/#comment-3336 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:29:34 +0000 http://bookchatter.net/2009/10/09/confessions-of-a-reader-to-rate-or-not-to-rate#comment-3336 Interesting question. It's never really dawned on me to use a rating system. (Maybe that's keeping me from getting lots of readers!).

I feel like if I did a 5 star system, everything would end up being a 4, with an occasional 3 or 5. I do enough research into every book I read that I can't imagine I'd pick a book that ended up as a 1 or 2, and it's rare to find a 5.

I am fine with you not doing a rating system, and hope that you are with me not doing it too!

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