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August 1st: Do you give out one star reviews?
I do not have a problem with them, but a 1 star book is bad. Really bad. I always have a few because sometimes I live on cloud 9 and believe it will get better. Or maybe I am bored and lazy and do not change books. Those times I give out 1 star reviews.
But most of the time those 1s do not make it far. I dnf them pretty early on. I will not spend my time on reading bad books when I have a million freebie ebooks, when the library keep getting new books and when I still have books on my tbr. No time for 1s!
If a book deserve a 1, then no problemas. A one it is.
The weather sucks, let's stay inside. April
If a book deserves one star then that is what it will get.
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DeleteI rarely quit on a book but will if it's that bad. I generally don't rate books I quit on.
ReplyDeleteIn my mind they are worth 1s but I do not rate them
DeleteI usually reserve one stars for the books that should burn in hell lol! Usually because they have toxic romances, have racist elements etc ...
ReplyDeleteHaha, i know. The toss across the room book..damn that book still makes me mad, grrrr
DeleteYou'll never see a 1 star review from me because I won't read it far enough to know how bad it is. I give a book 50 pages if it does nothing for me I quit reading it. I don't have any choice when I review editorially so when its a book I choose and its bad I won't get that far. But I do value my blogger friends advice so if I see a low rating on a blog I follow I'm pretty sure to ignore the book. Great post
ReplyDeleteGood for you. It's is terrible to go through a bad book
DeleteI have a couple of times but I usually finish books that I start because I just have to. I need to know if it gets better.
ReplyDeleteI do understand that feeling
DeleteTo be a 1 star means it's AWFUL but why trudge though that? I have no problem giving a book that if that's how I felt though.
ReplyDeleteI DNF'd a book the other day!!!! Aren't you proud of me??? lol
For What It's Worth
YAY! I am so proud of you
DeleteI agree...I only 1 star a book if its really bad and is a book I couldn't ever recommend.
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DeleteYeah if it's a 1 star I just DNF *nods*
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DeleteI don't have a problem giving out 1 star but I usually just toss those books aside without a rating. Most 2 star books make me wonder why I didn't just stop.
ReplyDeleteSame here, why do I even bother with 2s
DeleteI have no problem with giving one-star reviews or even 1/2 star reviews (for the fanfic I read and only rate privately on LibraryThing).
ReplyDeleteNever given a 1/2 one, but one sure deserved a 0
DeleteI'm the same way. If it's a bad book, I'm more likely to DNF it, not give it one star. I wouldn't bother.
ReplyDeleteYou can not bother with all books
DeleteIt is rare for me to deal them out, but I will give them.
ReplyDeleteit does happen
DeleteThe thing is, I've never given a one-star review to my knowledge, but not because I wouldn't. I've DNF'd plenty and given out 2s, but apparently I quit before I can give it a 1. :)
ReplyDeleteIt is so much better just to quit
DeleteI have no problems dishing out 1 star reviews either, but I haven't done so in a while. Probably because I've gotten much better at picking books I think I'll like in recent years, I mean, 1 star would have to be REALLY bad. Like, no redeeming qualities kind of bad.
ReplyDelete~Mogsy @ BiblioSanctum
Books I pick out for myself works the best. Books I just find at the library...eh not so much
DeleteI don't use a star ratjng, but if I did, there would only be one book that I would have given a one star to. Hell, I may even give a no star rating.
ReplyDeleteWoot no star :)
DeleteLol, thanks
ReplyDeleteI only give one if I don't DNF the book & end up finishing & being disappointed. But giving 1 star is a pretty hard job sometimes when the book has loads of 4/5 star reviews :D
ReplyDeleteHaniya
booknauthors.blogspot.com
True, but not on those that look totally fake
DeleteIf I quit, which is rare but I will, I mark it DNF with no stars.
ReplyDeleteI have no issues with 1 stars, but I don't know if I've ever given one. It isn't that I have a problem with giving one, it is more that I haven't finished a book that I disliked that much. If I DNF, I don't rate it. I have done a decent number of 2 stars for books that I didn't enjoy, but finished because I had to know the ending.
ReplyDeleteMelanie @ Hot Listens & Rabid Reads
THose are the worst, you have to know and you finish the, and you not care for them
DeleteI don't really have a problem with 1 stars either, although I don't give many out. 2's though I do occasionally. If I did ARC's I'm sure I'd do more because I wouldn't be picking out my own reads as much, I'm pretty picky. But then again I don't really use star ratings, except on Goodreads, and I suck at updating that lol.
ReplyDeleteI use GR for writing my reviews cos then everything I need is in one place
DeleteYep... I rarely give 1 star reviews, in fact, I don't think I ever have. I've given a 2.5 before (and a D+ once I switched rating scale). I only pick books I want to read. And if it's bad - DNF!
ReplyDeleteI have read a few wtf ones so those deserved ones
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