Ecstatic_Duck8704 t1_jdcmjs4 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:16 PM

Reply to comment by Fantastic-Ad7752 in How do you rate your books on Goodreads? by pensieve64

Omg! Thought I was was the only one to do this 😂 I feel sometimes if I don’t like the ending I emotionally rate the book lower than it deserves. Then I go back to change it.

ondinemonsters t1_jdcn0qh wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:20 PM

This is why I don't like to rate books on public forums. My emotions and personal preference always intertwine in my rating. And I'm afraid someone else who the books style is more their cuppa won't read it and enjoy it, because it wasn't my personal taste.

arsbar t1_jdd6n4h wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:35 PM

I only rate about half the books I read for this reason — that and many books take effort to assess quality. Reviews are much more valuable to a reader IMO, I try to explain what did and didn't work for me, so someone with different tastes can get an understanding of if those things will be an issue for them.

dreamsofaninsomniac t1_jddvvi7 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 6:14 PM

It's usually the ending that makes me downgrade my rating too. I also factor in re-readability. Most books fall in the "3" category for me, a few might make it into the "4" category, but "5"s are the rarest for me.