tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921299676772566445.post326599519641776957..comments2024-03-25T21:50:16.103-07:00Comments on Quick Sip Reviews: Quick Thoughts - Reading ReviewsCharles Payseurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04573698060020195566noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921299676772566445.post-56762858202812769802016-01-17T03:55:13.390-08:002016-01-17T03:55:13.390-08:00I think a starting place would be to identify the ...I think a starting place would be to identify the most influential reviewers, perhaps by something like their klout score. Or in the case of Amazon, can you access the 'most useful' ratingsfor individual reviewers? (You can tell I haven't much experience in this area.)pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532518675955579561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921299676772566445.post-21851240993393306382016-01-16T14:04:55.959-08:002016-01-16T14:04:55.959-08:00I will admit to being a bit weird and reading revi...I will admit to being a bit weird and reading reviews on Goodreads and Amazon critically (partly because a lot of sites/blogs dual post there and it's easier for me to sort on GR than save tons of bookmarks). But it is true, there's a vast range of reviewers out there, tastes, etc. And still the same valuable vs perhaps not (for me as a reader, writer, reviewer, etc) as with most things. As for criteria, I feel like that sometimes can be as limiting to reviewing as the "free-for-all" reviews you can see on GR. I've reviewed for places that have a rather limited view of genre and what the reviews should be (mostly plot emphasis vs not much plot emphasis). And the idea of "pro" in reviewing is hard to really get down. But it would be interesting to see how reviewing impacts how genres/fields are defined and conceptualized, because many times reviewing gives people or guides people in critical discourse. But...hmm...it would super neat to see how that would be measured and what the results would be. :)Charles Payseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04573698060020195566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5921299676772566445.post-28073213560419697462016-01-16T06:07:53.189-08:002016-01-16T06:07:53.189-08:00Does anybody actually try to make critical sense o...Does anybody actually try to make critical sense of the reviews on Amazon or Goodreads? It would be an interesting project. What strikes me in those reviews is the great variation in what people appear to want from books. <br /><br />I haven't seen much meta analysis of professional reviewing either, and like you, I would like to. I have the feeling that in contrast to the Amazon and Goodreads reviewers, many professional reviewers share at least some criteria, and I would love to read a discussion of that. I'm also interested in to what extent reviewing contributes to people's impression of the field as a whole, and to what extent reviewers hope to influence the field.pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532518675955579561noreply@blogger.com