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ondinemonsters t1_jdcn0qh wrote

Reply to comment by Ecstatic_Duck8704 in How do you rate your books on Goodreads? by pensieve64

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.

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arsbar t1_jdd6n4h wrote

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.

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