Question: Do you use a rating system for your reviews and if so, what is it and why?
Yes, I use a standard 5 star rating system for my reviews basically just to provide a bottom line. I do sometimes feel limited by having to assign each book a number, but I like having something concrete at the end of my thought process to give my final opinion. Sometimes in my reviews I can head off on an unrelated tangent, and having that number tends to focus me and bring me back on course in explaining what I liked and didn't like about a particular read.
Question: What's the first book you remember reading?
The first one I have a really solid memory of is Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach. I love all his books, but this one has always stood out for me. I'm sure I read lots of things prior to it, but I know I read that book over and over again when I was younger.
Hi! I love your answer this week! I hope you have a great weekend and happy reading!
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ReplyDeleteI completely understand where you are coming from by using a rating system. That's half the reason I use one too.
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Happy reading!
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Happy hop day! I always love your blog! I hope you're enjoying Hex Hall! It's one of my favorite fun reads! :)
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ReplyDeleteI see you're about to read Hex Hall. I've heard quite a few good things about it, but I haven't read it myself, so I'm curious to see what you think of it.
I hope you have a great weekend!
Happy Friday. Just popin' in to say hi. I am now a follower. Stop by Book Junky and take a look around: http://thethoughtsofabookjunky.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI'm an old follower, but I'm just stopping by on the hop.
ReplyDeleteI totally get what you say about the rating being a bottomline! I, too, sometimes tend to veer away from my original thoughts during reviews, and the rating helps keep me in line :)
Have a lovely weekend!
Erika
Erika Breathes Books
Hi, Jenny! Just hopping by! I'm already a follower of your blog.
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-Len-
Musings of a Reader Happy
Happy Hop FRiday :) I'm kinda turn with my rating now that I've been visiting everyone. I'm going to give it some thought.
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Hey! I'm and old follower, and I love your blog. ^^ Always have.
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ReplyDeleteHappy Friday, Jenny. Yay for Roald Dahl!!
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Hello, Happy Friday! Just stopping by the blog hop.
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Stopping by to say Hi! Have a great weekend :)
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ReplyDeleteHi! I'm an old follower but still hopping by to say have a great Friday! Have you preordered Clockwork Angel? I can't wait until Tuesday!
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Dana
Readaholics Anonymous
Ha HA HAA! Your cover post KILLED me!! I laughed soooo hard!! That was great!! Thanks for stopping by my site! I'm following you too!
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Really liked your reasoning behind using a rating system. :)
Have a great weekend!
Thanks so much for the comment on my blog. I'm now a follower =)
ReplyDeleteGood reasoning for a rating system... I agree, and I think that they're a good way to give a concrete opinion, summing up all the very subjective thoughts that reviews contain.
Happy Follow Friday!
ReplyDeleteI'm stopping by to say hello. I'm already a follower.
Have a great weekend!!
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Here for the Hop! I do not use a rating system. No two books are alike!
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I'm already a follower but I hope your weekend is fantastic! Have a good one. :D
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Thanks for hopping by my blog! I see you are dying to read Janet Evanovich's new book in September. I LOVE Stephanie Plum, but I'm looking forward to hearing more about Diesel too! Happy Weekend!
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Arena
aka The Nerd's Wife
Hi! I'm a new follower stopping by for the Hop. I look forward to visiting again.
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Hey there! I hope you had a good weekend! :)
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