Category Archives: reading

maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 14/04/2011 by Kris

It’s not only the copious amounts of sex scenes in romance and erotica which have me skipping pages at the moment, but also the dreaded, seemingly endless fuck. This is me… ‘Yay!  They’re finally smexing!’ Later… *roll eyes*  ‘Oh, ferchrissake, would … Continue reading →

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a readerly family

Posted on 12/04/2011 by Kris

My family – well, mainly my Mumma’s family – is a readerly one. We love books.  We love to read.  And we love sharing these with each other. In fact, it is not unknown for us to visit each other … Continue reading →

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ratings and… what the hell are you thinking?!

Posted on 24/03/2011 by Kris

Dear Impatient Arse Reader Maybe you missed the post that Mandi of Smexy Books did earlier in the week about the shenaniganing at goodreads? No? Well, perhaps you had difficulty understanding the shit load of comments which said unless you … Continue reading →

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ratings: the who’s who

Posted on 22/03/2011 by Kris

And… finally… maybe… 😛 I’m curious to know who your ‘go to’ reviewer/rater is if you happen to be umming and arring about purchasing a book? Is there an individual or site or whatever you always check out whenever you’re … Continue reading →

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ratings and the picky reader

Posted on 20/03/2011 by Kris

In the interests of continuing to throughly thrash the topic of ratings – oh, yes, it’s possible – I wanted to follow up on the comment a number of people made about their average goodreads ratings tending to be high … Continue reading →

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ratings and the moody reader

Posted on 15/03/2011 by Kris

Yes, I have more to say ask about ratings.  Yes, my ability to thrash a topic to death knows no bounds.Yes, it is Teh Awesome and not anything to do with laziness.Yes, I’m reasonably sure about that.Moving on…The question:Once you’ve … Continue reading →

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ratings and the swing voters

Posted on 08/03/2011 by Kris

One of the points raised as a result of my post about ratings was that lament often heard from readers:“Why, oh why, can’t goodreads have 1/2 stars?!”If I had a dollar, blah, blah.  Bunch of drama queens.  At the risk … Continue reading →

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ratings and the suckage threshold

Posted on 06/03/2011 by Kris

I’m always curious about people’s – readers’ and authors’ – reactions to ratings. I’ve read some interesting discussions about their value as well as posts about the various systems reviewers and readers use in order to determine them. At the … Continue reading →

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maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 23/02/2011 by Kris

I’ve only read one book in the last month and a bit. I’m in major McSlumpity territory. The last thing I want, therefore, is to be getting updates of all the gazillion books everyone else is reading. It’s like goodreads is … Continue reading →

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maybe it’s me, but…

Posted on 10/02/2011 by Kris

Apparently I hate with a passion spoilers in blurbs and in reviews, yet I’m a self-confessed flick-to-the-ender. Yeah. Work that one out cos I’m seriously fucked if I know what’s going on with me. Heh.

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