Ratings and Reviews Tag

[@HannahsBooks]

What a fascinating discussion! Thank you. And thanks for the including me in the list of booktubers you trust. I’m very flattered!

[@amusicalbookworm]

I finally got around to watching this! Thank you for doing the tag even though the questions are difficult 😂 I felt that same way! Oh my goodness. So many of your answers are just exactly how I feel too! You were so articulate in this video, I didn’t think you rambled at all!

[@LuminousLibro]

Aw, thank you! Glad to know I’m not alone in my weird ways. Haha! 😆

[@SandySaysRead]

Oh my goodness! How delightful to see my channel included in your list of booktubers to trust! Thank you for your vote of confidence. I was enjoying the tag immensely and thinking how I would answer some of these questions...and now I gotta do this tag for sure...🤗

[@LuminousLibro]

That’s great! I would love to hear your thoughts on this subject!

[@Narnian78]

Some books may not be considered great literature, but they are good for entertainment. I would give Edgar Rice Burroughs’ books 4 of 5 stars for their entertainment value even though they aren’t great books. Tarzan and John Carter of Mars have been loved for years by many people even though those books don’t have a lot of depth like C. S. Lewis’ or Tolkien’s stories. They do offer some enjoyable reading for many people. :)

[@kathleencraine7335]

Some very thoughtful comments about reviewing and rating. It is very complicated and very personal, and it was good to hear you question the premise of the questions. I would only disagree with one answer: I think it's possible to recommend a book that I've hated, depending on the person to whom I'm giving the recommendation. I hate Wuthering Heights because everyone is so cruel to one another, but I know that many people love it, so I would recommend it to someone who loves gothic tales. I hate Catcher in the Rye and especially the selfish Holden Caulfield, but I know that many young people identify with this book, so I would recommend it to a young person who is looking for a book about growing up. The hard part would be keeping my opinions to myself, to let the reader make their own judgments. :) P.S. YA author John Green (The Fault in our Stars, Turtles All the way Down) has thoughtful reflections on "star" ratings vs reviews in his book of essays The Anthropocene Reviewed.

[@LuminousLibro]

I thought the same about Wuthering Heights, but I still don’t know if I would actually recommend it to someone unless I knew from their specific reading tastes that they might enjoy it. Even then, it’s tough to predict what someone might like.

[@JesstheBookFreak]

Thank you for tagging me! 😀

[@KeenCatChris]

Thank you so much for tagging me 😀

[@SeaBooks]

¡Hello! Thanks for mentioning me 🤗