Author Archives: Kris

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Reads, rants, randoms & R+s. You've been warned. BTW, don't follow me if you're a GLBTQQphobic wanker. It won't end well. For you.

QaF competition – the winner!

Posted on 07/02/2012 by Kris

So, the lucky winner of the five seasons and fuck-only-knows-how-many DVDs of perving on Brian Kinney is…… chosen by eeny meeny miny mo that random thingy…JayHJay of Joyfully Jay!Congrats to you, pumpkinhead!  An email will be flying your way asap. … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, dear minions, queer as folk, tv serialism | 5 Comments

QaF competition

Posted on 04/02/2012 by Kris

Dearest MinionsI’m culling my shit feeling very generous and am putting the entire Queer as Folk DVD collection up for grabs.You’re welcome.Of course, it has been pre-watched.By me.Obviously.However, if you let a little thing like that stop you from wanting to … Continue reading →

Posted in competition, dear minions, queer as folk, tv serialism | 17 Comments

forgiveness in ratings

Posted on 01/02/2012 by Kris

In the last post about how much technical quality matters, a couple of people touched on the idea of ‘forgiveness’ in relation to reading and gave a few examples of the types of things they would be willing to set … Continue reading →

Posted in goodreads, not a review, ratings, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit | 23 Comments

quality in ratings

Posted on 31/01/2012 by Kris

In their comments to my post about the whole 5-star thing, Eva and Rhi Etzweiler talked about ratings being based on reading experience and went on to outline what they meant.This really interested me because I didn’t think I’d really differentiated between my … Continue reading →

Posted in goodreads, not a review, ratings, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit | 24 Comments

dear publisher

Posted on 28/01/2012 by Kris

Dear PublisherFuck you very much for screwing with the awesome posts I’ve got scheduled this week with your new brand of WTFery.While it is true that I myself have an amazing gift and deep appreciation for the exotically random, the … Continue reading →

Posted in books, dear publisher, WTF | 16 Comments

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 26/01/2012 by Kris

Truth. Even more so now I’ve had to do a couple of too-big-for-me culls.Now ask me about any regrets I might have…Yeah, I didn’t think there was any point bothering either.

Posted in awesomeness, books, extra further randomness, maybe it's me but, me | 18 Comments

ratings ok, ratings meh

Posted on 23/01/2012 by Kris

The other day Jen totally horned in on my ratings series with her post about ‘the dreaded three stars’.  This included a discussion about what 3 stars actually means to readers and authors.Besides the fact that Jen is clearly a stealer, … Continue reading →

Posted in Jenre, not a review, pet peeve/fave rant, ratings, reading, reviews, serious randomness, serious shit | 17 Comments

ratings vs encounters with my baby brother: 16

Posted on 19/01/2012 by Kris

My Baby Brother turned up at my doorstep at 6am yesterday and, besides hearing me grumble about mornings and coffees and the natural order of things, had to put up with my back to him as I checked comments, emails, … Continue reading →

Posted in encounters, me, my brother, ratings, reviews, reviews-not mine | 22 Comments

things that make you go O.o

Posted on 18/01/2012 by Kris

Yeah, I know I was going to do a follow-up post (or three) about ratings, but I was cruising the review sites and got sidetracked because… well…Have you ever noticed that there seems to be a lot of leather and/or … Continue reading →

Posted in book covers, extra further randomness, paranormal, things that make you go O_o, urban fantasy, urban fantasy chicks | 14 Comments

ratings (again) & the 5 stars thing

Posted on 16/01/2012 by Kris

When I did the series about ratings last year, the issue of those readers who tend to give everything 4-5 stars was raised and the majority of commenters agreed they either take no notice of these reviews or take them … Continue reading →

Posted in authors, goodreads, pet peeve/fave rant, ratings, readers, reviews, reviews-not mine, wankfestery | 43 Comments