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I& #39;m curious: when you rate a book, what exactly does your rating mean?
Is it, "I& #39;m rating this according to how it suits my own tastes" or is it "I& #39;m rating this according to its literary merit, whether it suits my tastes or not?"
Cos most reviews are, "EYE hated it, 1 star."
Is it, "I& #39;m rating this according to how it suits my own tastes" or is it "I& #39;m rating this according to its literary merit, whether it suits my tastes or not?"
Cos most reviews are, "EYE hated it, 1 star."
I know it& #39;s a mix of both, and I& #39;m sure all reviews skew more toward the personal/subjective.
But I& #39;m curious about how often we say, "This is definitely not my style, and I didn& #39;t enjoy it because xyz reason, but I can see its literary merit for those unlike me, so 4 stars."
But I& #39;m curious about how often we say, "This is definitely not my style, and I didn& #39;t enjoy it because xyz reason, but I can see its literary merit for those unlike me, so 4 stars."
Some great responses: https://twitter.com/premeesaurus/status/1285615369504337920?s=19">https://twitter.com/premeesau...
The star system "flattening" nuance https://twitter.com/melisscaru/status/1285613718915751937?s=19">https://twitter.com/melisscar...
Rating = headline, not full story https://twitter.com/SFF180/status/1285614490936115202?s=19">https://twitter.com/SFF180/st...
Separating reviewing from rating https://twitter.com/KJKabza/status/1285614566173478913?s=19">https://twitter.com/KJKabza/s...
Emoji ratings instead of stars (I& #39;m loving this idea, lol) https://twitter.com/Caroline_Bartma/status/1285615828927422466?s=19">https://twitter.com/Caroline_...
Here& #39;s my reason for asking this question: when you rate a book 3 stars because you didn& #39;t personally enjoy it but you& #39;re sure it& #39;s a great book for others, it has this knock-on effect of making it hard for those who will enjoy it to find. 3 stars doesn& #39;t rise up the pile, see.
Comments are great for nuance, but algorithms only read stars & act on them. They don& #39;t care about your comments.
I& #39;m saying this because books by minorities get the "not for me" treatment often. And when you give a "balanced" 3 stars, the intended audience won& #39;t find it either.
I& #39;m saying this because books by minorities get the "not for me" treatment often. And when you give a "balanced" 3 stars, the intended audience won& #39;t find it either.
Another "separation of personal vs & #39;objective& #39;" point https://twitter.com/PankajSethi00/status/1285723886034747397?s=19">https://twitter.com/PankajSet...
