Sometimes I wonder if there is any piont in reding ran dumb reviews on th internet. I men somtims they csn be reley bad. 4 relz. Mostly BEacuase... ok I can't do it anymore, it is just too hard. Seriously though, have you ever looked at the reviews on iTunes? Of the 400 best-album-ever's and the 100 or so this-thing-sucks there might be three or four that take an objective look at the album and actually know what they are talking about. Ironically, most of these are not even rated among the "most helpful" reviews. It is frustrating. I was, nevertheless, intrigued as I examined the website Goodreads. There certainly seems to be a higher-brow of reviewer contributing here. The majority assessments are lengthy, well-thought-out, and insightful. This as opposed to the everyone-take-a-side philosophy. Is this good or is this bad? That sort of judgement rarely has a legitimate place in the world of art. It just does not make sense to make such divisive statements of things for which why is so much more important than what. Thank you for delving deeper reviewers of Goodreads. Still, I am slightly wary of the site after looking over the list of "The Best Books Ever" as voted on by the general Goodreads community. Apparently, Hunger Games beat out Crime and Punishment, Leaves of Grass, and The Bible. Who would have thunk it? ...Lists are stupid anyway.
Showing posts with label Goodreads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Goodreads. Show all posts
Friday, May 10, 2013
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Sometimes I wonder if there is any piont in reding ran dumb reviews on th internet. I men somtims they csn be reley bad. 4 relz. Mostly BEacuase... ok I can't do it anymore, it is just too hard. Seriously though, have you ever looked at the reviews on iTunes? Of the 400 best-album-ever's and the 100 or so this-thing-sucks there might be three or four that take an objective look at the album and actually know what they are talking about. Ironically, most of these are not even rated among the "most helpful" reviews. It is frustrating. I was, nevertheless, intrigued as I examined the website Goodreads. There certainly seems to be a higher-brow of reviewer contributing here. The majority assessments are lengthy, well-thought-out, and insightful. This as opposed to the everyone-take-a-side philosophy. Is this good or is this bad? That sort of judgement rarely has a legitimate place in the world of art. It just does not make sense to make such divisive statements of things for which why is so much more important than what. Thank you for delving deeper reviewers of Goodreads. Still, I am slightly wary of the site after looking over the list of "The Best Books Ever" as voted on by the general Goodreads community. Apparently, Hunger Games beat out Crime and Punishment, Leaves of Grass, and The Bible. Who would have thunk it? ...Lists are stupid anyway.
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