Anyone else feel lied to
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- buttafly74
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Anyone else feel lied to
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However I think it was better if it was stated that paid books are rare, in order to avoid misunderstandings or to not to arouse expectations.
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Without doubt we have some excellent reviewers but I have also read posts purporting to be "reviews" which are barely literate, many that have more than a hint of "promoter hype" about them & even some where I doubt the poster had actually read the book their knowldge of it seems so sparse.
But that is, of course, just my opinion.
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- gali
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I think it is good that there is a vetting process for reviewers here, so not just any Tom, Dick, and Harry can register and start writing reviews. Keeps the process honest and of a certain quality.
- buttafly74
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- AMP76
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On another note: I still think it's a good start to get into the whole how-to-do-reviews thing so I was wondering if I could just review any book I've already read and post it somewhere? Where would I post though? And could I get feedback on the review itself? Would they be counted as reviews or just as posts?
Thanks for your help, I've been browsing around for quite a bit but couldn't find anything but I'm sure I've read something somewhere about reviewing just any book.
- AMP76
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- Fran
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As AMP76 says you can post your review/opinion on any book in the "Reviews and Discussions about Specific Books and Series" Forum. You will find there also a number of sub-forums and you should post in those if there is a sub-forum for the relevant genre.
However, do please use the Search option on the Home Page to ensure you don't duplicate existing topics, if there is a topic open for the relevant book you should add your opinion/review to that topic rather than creating a new topic.
It is then up to the general membership whether they want to discuss or debate the book or your opinion of it.
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