tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195180142213029080.post7436231606917068196..comments2023-12-22T03:31:44.116-08:00Comments on Vivi Andrews - Ramblings from the Road: Self-CensorshipVivi Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00502615009474830083noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195180142213029080.post-8329379583150898142010-01-10T12:29:20.566-08:002010-01-10T12:29:20.566-08:00Wow, I hadn't even considered the piss-off-an-...Wow, I hadn't even considered the piss-off-an-editor angle. I've heard of editors/agents looking at people's websites/blogs/etc to see if they are raving lunatics before offering contracts, but it hadn't occurred to me that Goodreads could come back to bite me in that way. What a minefield.Vivi Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502615009474830083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195180142213029080.post-26321314567006537932010-01-09T14:47:13.354-08:002010-01-09T14:47:13.354-08:00Okay, so I just got back from the TRW meeting -- w...Okay, so I just got back from the TRW meeting -- where Eve Silver said a definitive NO to leaving star ratings if you're an author. Her reasoning was that other authors, editors, agents, will look at your net history, and suppose that an editor published the book you gave 2 stars is holding your MS in her hands, do you really want to tick her off? Same with an author who may be asked to give your book an author quote.<br /><br />Me? I'm too opinionated, so maybe open up a fake account so I can b*tch/rant/moan about books I don't like so no one can connect it back to me?Leah Braemelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05926632511671914080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195180142213029080.post-66331255252811703632010-01-07T19:30:35.971-08:002010-01-07T19:30:35.971-08:00Yeah, I would definitely define 2 stars as less th...Yeah, I would definitely define 2 stars as less than okay. "Meh" maybe. <br /><br />I'm working myself up to bite the bullet. So far I'm rating books I really love and avoiding rating anything less than giddy-inducing. <br /><br />It is very subjective. Thanks, Leah.Vivi Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00502615009474830083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195180142213029080.post-56481120114901002902010-01-07T06:50:26.130-08:002010-01-07T06:50:26.130-08:00Wow, I had that conversation with someone the othe...Wow, I had that conversation with someone the other day. I do rate the books I have up on Goodreads, but I don't like their rating system. Three stars is liked it, and two stars is okay? I've read a lot of books that I feel are "okay" but aren't good enough for me to say I "liked" them. But I'd rather give them three stars because "like" is too subjective, and two stars out of five to me means there are serious problems with the story. A single star means it's hit the wall (or met the fireplace). So yeah, I've given some books two stars that others would give four based upon the "liked it" text tag. ie Kresley Cole and Eloisa James -- you squee and get giddy over 'em while I ...well, I'm "just not that into them". <br /><br />And yes, I worry about how someone else would view "Leah Braemel" dissing another author's book by giving it two stars. I've had 'em myself. I don't like 'em. But as you say, it's fake and bland and I love to bitch about ones I don't like too. And as I said, reading is subjective. So I bit the bullet and put my ratings up there. <br /><br />Now, after that long ramble, I'm off to find you over on Goodreads.Leah Braemelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05926632511671914080noreply@blogger.com