I can name a half dozen books I couldn't finish because too much exposition, or the writing style was blah, or I had no idea what was supposed to be happening. Those books all sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The one I am reading now I am forcefeeding myself (it was hard to get through 8 chapters of boring and mostly irrelevant exposition).
On the other hand, there are certain authors that I can pick up one of their books and consume it in less than an afternoon.
Moral: not for me does not mean not for you.
I think: A review (vs a critique) should set expectations and guide people ("If you love book X, you will love this. Slow beginning, but the pace picks up in chapter 9 and is worth the wait...").
Wonderful collection of work here. And I’ve got two ReviewStack posts in the works!
This is dope!
Fire!
Awesome. Looking forward to reading more—and to contributing reviews.
Let's get it!!
This is an awesome idea!
I can name a half dozen books I couldn't finish because too much exposition, or the writing style was blah, or I had no idea what was supposed to be happening. Those books all sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The one I am reading now I am forcefeeding myself (it was hard to get through 8 chapters of boring and mostly irrelevant exposition).
On the other hand, there are certain authors that I can pick up one of their books and consume it in less than an afternoon.
Moral: not for me does not mean not for you.
I think: A review (vs a critique) should set expectations and guide people ("If you love book X, you will love this. Slow beginning, but the pace picks up in chapter 9 and is worth the wait...").