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Ollivete t1_jdc3ub6 wrote

i use what goodreads themselves use

1 star – didn’t like it

2 stars – it was OK

3 stars – liked it

4 stars – really liked it

 5 stars – it was amazing

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pensieve64 OP t1_jdc42d8 wrote

I didn’t know Goodreads had set out recommendations. What do you do for books that are well written but not your taste? It feels weird for me to give it a low response if I just don’t like it for some reason

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glootech t1_jdc4pl8 wrote

Not the person who commented first, but I use the same system. If I didn't like a book that was well written, I use 1 star because, well, I didn't like it. It doesn't mean that this was the worst book in world, it just wasn't for my taste.

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dreamsofaninsomniac t1_jddwd68 wrote

I find it hard to rate any book a 1, even if I hated it, since I can usually find some redeeming quality about it. Either that or it's so bland that it doesn't seem like it warrants the vitriol that a 1 seems to imply.

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Ollivete t1_jdc4ivd wrote

i just checked and apparently after the redesign it doesn't appear anymore when you hover the stars. i have changed to storygraph about a year ago.

i just rate it for myself. if it's a revolutionary book at the time of publishing i'll throw in an extra star or two for their contribution to literature even if i hated it

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Juanicee_Maikooku t1_jdf1ypl wrote

The hover text still appears on user pages, review pages, edition pages, etc., just not on book pages

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kelppforrest t1_jdfjqup wrote

I don't feel bad giving 2's and 1's because I know the average score, composed of thousands of ratings, will not weigh heavily into my low score. Most books are read by people who like them and who can appreciate them.

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Uppnorth t1_jddeigb wrote

If it was well written but I didn’t like it, I usually give it 2*-3* as a middle-ground, and make a short review/comment pointing this out to be clear. I might also skip rating it entirely. It depends a bit on how much I didn’t enjoy it, and for what reasons!

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