Category Archives: reviews-not mine

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

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

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

end-of-year bandwagon wrap-ups #1

Posted on 30/11/2011 by Kris

Tis the season for end-of-year wrap-ups,Fa la la la la, la la la la.Yeah, I’m lazy and can’t think shit up,Fa la la la la, la, la la la.Also, I may have used this tune before.  See lazy comment above. … Continue reading →

Posted in best of 2011, best ofs, between the covers, cole, cryselles bookshelf, Jenre, kassa, reading, reviews, reviews-not mine, serious randomness, serious shit | 17 Comments

ratings and… THE FUCK?!

Posted on 14/05/2011 by Kris

So I started reading Katiebabs chook’s post about the latest wankfestry going on all the while thinking ‘yeah, yeah, same old crap’ when suddenly…O.oWHAT.  THE.  FUCK.Some peepo are turning into abusive arseholes on goodreads because they bought a book based on … Continue reading →

Posted in good reads, katiebabs chook, pet peeve/fave rant, ratings, reviews, reviews-not mine, wankfestery | 22 Comments

ratings and what i’d like to see

Posted on 10/05/2011 by Kris

I think a book review blog along the lines of Wayne’s World would be full of win.Also, the scha-wing?? Totally perfect for the rating of Teh Smut.

Posted in ratings, reviews, reviews-not mine | 20 Comments

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 →

Posted in good reads, mandi, ratings, reading, reviews, reviews-not mine, serious randomness, serious shit | 23 Comments

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 →

Posted in Jenre, kassa, ratings, reading, reviews, reviews-not mine, serious randomness, serious shit | 32 Comments

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 →

Posted in ratings, reading, reviews, reviews-not mine, serious randomness, serious shit | 31 Comments

three dollar bill reviews

Posted on 06/02/2010 by Kris

The excellent and brand spanking new site, Three Dollar Bill Reviews, is looking for people interested in joining their team. Created with the aim of providing “honest and thorough reviews of the entire genre of GLBTQ literature”, TDB is owned … Continue reading →

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