Category Archives: goodreads

end-of-year bandwagon wrap-up: 2012

Posted on 29/12/2012 by Kris

Well, hello there. Yes, it’s me.  I’m still here. Sometimes. Maybe. Anyhoody, I’ve had some recent requests to access this site and, in a move completely disparate to my usual apathetic-can’t-be-bothered-with-this-stuff-anymore-and-who-cares-if-people-think-I-hate-them-cos-it’s-more-than-likely-true, decided I should reopen the place and grace you … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012, best of 2012, best ofs, book debates, books, goodreads, lazyarse but still awesome, me, randomness, serious randomness, serious shit, still crazy, still here, wankfestery | 25 Comments

ratings & reviews: the scary monster hiding under the bed ready to eat you’s ugly stepsisters

Posted on 11/08/2012 by Kris

I know I provided my unique and no doubt – this is me we’re talking about, after all –   offensive take on this topic the other day, but I felt the need to offer a few thoughts on the … Continue reading →

Posted in books, goodreads, important stuff, perspective, serious randomness, serious shit, thoughts, twitter | 10 Comments

goodbyereads

Posted on 09/08/2012 by Kris

“Our job is to show members those reviews, and not show reviews that we deem to not be appropriate or a high enough level of quality.”  (Source: GR Review Guidelines.) Well, I’m totally fucked. The end.  

Posted in goodreads, important stuff, ratings, readers, reviews, reviews-not mine, serious randomness, serious shit, suckage, wankfestery | 10 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

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

kris ‘n’ good books announcement

Posted on 16/08/2011 by Kris

So, the exciting announcement I hinted at the other day??  Well, it’s happened!The fabulous moderators at the M/M Romance group at goodreads have agreed to give my ‘choose you own m/m story’ game a home.  How cool is that.  *GRIN*Obviously … Continue reading →

Posted in a choose your own m/m story, goodreads, kassa, kris 'n' good books stuff, me, rachel haimowitz | 12 Comments