[New post] Here’s Why You Should Be Rating Books Less Than Five Stars

Jessica Grixti Stanley posted: " I rarely rate books five stars. "What?" "Oh no! That must mean you hate books!" "You don't support the author, you heartless monster!" "Think about the Almighty Algorithm" "Think about the writers!" Apparently, there's been" Jessica Grixti Stanley Here's Why You Should Be Rating Books Less Than Five Stars Jessica Grixti Stanley Mar 31 I rarely rate books five stars. "What?" "Oh no! That must mean you hate books!" "You don't support the author, you heartless monster!" "Think about the Almighty Algorithm" "Think about the writers!" Apparently, there's been (ongoing) discourse on Book Twitter about whether readers should be allowed to rate books less than five stars. I am going to say this one more time for the writers in the back: YOU DO NOT GET TO DICTATE REVIEWERS' FEELINGS TOWARDS A BOOK. YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO A RATING OF ANY LEVEL. Also, 3 is not negative?? On Goodreads it literally says 3 stars = 'I liked it'. Just, what the heck. pic.twitter.com/zsNQdt2D0t — Indie Book Spotlight (@BookSpotlight) March 25, 2023 Perhaps I'm surprised there are still people on Twitter after the Musk takeover, but I stumbled across the blog post Reviewing and rating books: A deeply personal act by Krystal Gagen, and forgot just how passionate terminal Twitter users get about their interests. Gagen's post was great reading. You should check it out. Read more of this post "Here's Why You Should Be Rating Books Less Than Five Stars" Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Jessica Grixti Stanley. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://jessicagrixtistanley.com/2023/03/31/heres-why-you-should-be-rating-books-less-than-five-stars/

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