tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post3172184068431331471..comments2024-03-25T17:35:02.238-04:00Comments on Debunking Christianity: How To Properly Review a Book: A Guide for BloggersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-33139431188332275142010-04-30T18:11:02.259-04:002010-04-30T18:11:02.259-04:00Sherry, read my comment policy. Your comment was o...Sherry, read my comment policy. Your comment was off-topic. Where in this post of mine was I speaking specifically about negative reviews of my own books? I don't see it. I was speaking about book reviews in general. It's been on my mind for a long long time and so I wrote about how to do it. Why is it that you seem to interpret most anything I write as some personal agenda? If it helps people negatively review my books then fine. It may help them write better critical reviews of them you see.<br /><br />Sheesh. Tell people whatever you wish to but this is the fact. Off-topic posts are not allowed as much as I can catch them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-35418770282422600192010-04-30T16:51:27.076-04:002010-04-30T16:51:27.076-04:00John, I commented on this post with I believe a po...John, I commented on this post with I believe a polite response. YOu have seen fit to not post it out of your apparent self esteem issues and in some apparent attempt to show that no one disagrees much with you. I shall alert my readers on my blog, twitter and facebook that you only allow comments that are favorable. So much for honesty huh?Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15503657383929273550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-42757443139490887822010-04-29T08:41:52.733-04:002010-04-29T08:41:52.733-04:00Genre Reviewer, how do you define the word "e...Genre Reviewer, how do you define the word "enjoyed" when you wrote: "It's stated on Amazon that the star rating indicates how much the reader enjoyed the book, not how well written they thought the book was."<br /><br />I personally don't enjoy reading an argumentative type book if it doesn't argue well. I enjoy one that argues well even though I disagree with it, for it makes me think. I enjoy books that are thoughtful and informative where I learn something significant from reading them. <br /><br />You don't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-15763621259298781782010-04-28T13:17:30.637-04:002010-04-28T13:17:30.637-04:00Hi Mr. Loftus. I think I see what you meant there....Hi Mr. Loftus. I think I see what you meant there. I guess I just haven't come across any books I felt were compelling enough to give a higher rating to. :- )Arizona Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377658912951142427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-57625865474035890702010-04-28T11:43:12.710-04:002010-04-28T11:43:12.710-04:00Don't rate a book poorly just because you disa...<i>Don't rate a book poorly just because you disagree. If you're on Amazon you must rate it from 1-5. On your blogs you can choose to give it a grade much like a teacher would grade a semester paper, from A to F.</i><br /><br />This is incorrect. It's stated on Amazon that the star rating indicates how much the reader <b>enjoyed the book</b>, not how well written they thought the book was. (When writing an Amazon review, if you hold your cursor over the stars, it tells you what enjoyment level that number of stars is supposed to indicate.)<br /><br />Social sites like Goodreads also use a rating of how much the reader enjoyed the book rather than how well written the book was. While book blogs could give a book a grade as you suggest, that's not what many of them do. <br /><br />I agree that how well written a book is should be part of the review, but it has nothing to do with the Amazon rating.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13898393424567867155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-45449543770861941282010-04-28T01:53:02.141-04:002010-04-28T01:53:02.141-04:00Arizona, I didn't suggest that "even a ba...Arizona, I didn't suggest that "even a badly argued book should get a higher rating due to it's author or it's presentation." I changed the wording a bit to make sure this was clearly understood. So thanks for your added input. There is more to say, isn't there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-37933010080293542322010-04-28T01:03:06.631-04:002010-04-28T01:03:06.631-04:00Hi Mr. Loftus,
Interesting and good post. I'l...Hi Mr. Loftus,<br /><br />Interesting and good post. I'll keep these points in mind, though most of them I already try to stick to. However, I don't necessarily agree that even a badly argued book should get a higher rating due to it's author or it's presentation. <br /><br />The reason I feel this way is because a christian apologist book arguing against the New Atheists, for example, may be well written (and I've read a few that I thought were well written and stated so in my reviews) but because of the many factual and logical errors I gave it a low rating. <br /><br />Despite some good things about a book shouldn't a rating be based upon the over all purpose of a book? If the book's purpose is to argue against the New Atheists and the book contains many inaccuracies and misquotes shouldn't that count heavily against the book's rating, despite it's presentation, etc.? Just as a science textbook, let's say, is nicely done but is riddled with errors, should someone give it a good rating despite it's many flaws? I wouldn't think so. It could very easily lead someone astray and needs to be fixed. The same with books about religion. From the books I've read I believe they deserve one or two star ratings based on these many flaws alone. If they had gotten some of their facts right I think a higher rating would have been deserved. But an author who can't even bother to get their facts right throughout most of their book doesn't deserve a decent rating in my opinion. What are your thoughts?Arizona Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377658912951142427noreply@blogger.com