Do we need star ratings? Are stars full of it, as opposed to the other way around? That was a bad sci-fi joke, I admit, but this tag opens a really important discussion that has been on my mind. How do you or how should we review books?
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- Tag other booktubers
- How do you know you’ve just finished a good book? Is it a thinking or a feeling response?
- When you begin to form your review/rating – what is the first question you ask yourself?
- Do you do star ratings? Why? Why not?
- If YES: i. Explain your star rating system – what does a good book get in your rating system? ii. Is your star rating consistent? ie. are all your 5-star books better than all your 4-star books?
- If NO: i. What language do you use to convey the quality of a book in your reviews? ii. Does this form an informal rating or ranking?
- Do you believe every book has its perfect reader? Does this contradict the idea that a book can be “bad”?
- What book that you hated have you recommended?
- What makes a book good, bad or great by your evaluation?
- When evaluating the quality of a book do you have specific criteria or aspects of the book, such as character development, that you consider? Does this change if you are writing an in-depth review vs. just thinking about the book for enjoyment?
- Do you consider star ratings or average ratings when choosing books to read/add to your TBR?
- Who on BookTube does reliable and interesting reviews of books that you know you can use to decide if a book is for you or not. What makes their reviews so good?
- Does that/those booktuber(s) use different language than you to evaluate and review the overall quality of a book?
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