WhyAreSurgeonsAllMDs t1_j9mmbqe wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:34 AM

I don’t understand the bit about not reviewing a book.

If a book that has been published is such poor quality that you think it should not have been published, surely you are entitled to give the book a bad review.

I really appreciate when people take the time to write a negative review - I only get to read ~20 books per year, so wasting a slot on a bad book is tragic.

JingleHelen11 OP t1_j9mo48x wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:47 AM

Ig what I meant to say is I don't feel like I can tell whether or not I enjoyed those stories, bc they weren't finished so I can't know. I did in fact review the two traditionally published ones, and I transcribed parts of those reviews in this comment https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/119gk8k/what_do_you_generally_expect_of_published_books/j9mbjuu?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3

I just wish that they'd actually been fully edited and finished projects, so I could judge whether or not I actually enjoyed them

assignaname t1_j9n3yxg wrote on February 23, 2023 at 3:48 AM

Sounds like they were finished, albeit poorly. They got published which is typically the end of the line for creating books. Maybe you can reform your thinking to reflect that. Their finished product didn't live up to your standards and that's what the review should be.

JingleHelen11 OP t1_j9ohrc1 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:17 PM

> sounds like they were finished, albeit poorly. They got published which is typically the end of the line for creating books.

If I were at a restaurant and was served undercooked food—everything I ordered is on the plate and I was served, therefore the food must have been done cooking before it reached me, by that logic. But it wasn't and I can tell that. That's what I'm saying. These books were served before they were ready. Just because they were served doesn't mean they were done. I said so in both of my reviews.

ETA I was going to add a link from my comment down thread to the comment where I transcribed parts of my reviews, but it is already linked above.