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Have you ever bought a book BECAUSE of a bad review?
I’m not sure I’ve BOUGHT a book for that reason, but I’ve definitely checked out a book because of a bad review. As soon as I see something get less than three stars, I’ll search through Goodreads and Amazon reviews to see if people felt similarly or not. So I guess, in a way, bad reviews compel me to look further into a book, but I don’t recall ever buying a book because of a bad review.
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23 Responses to “Follow Friday (31)”
I said no either, but I think I’m more like you. I do look into it further too, but it’s never a deciding factor.
It’s just more about curiosity. :]
Yes, I can say I’ve at least picked up a book after a bad review. It makes me more curious, sometimes. New networked an RSS follower!
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I’m the same way. I do buy them sometimes, but I am a bit pickier. Especially if what the negative review says is something that WILL bug me…but I know there are a few too many bloggers/reviewers who write negative things just to get a rise out of people. Sigh
Yep. When it comes down to it, you gotta be your own judge!
I have read a book because of a negative review because it sounded very intruiging to me and I ended up really liking it!
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Here is the link to my Feature and Follow if you’d like to check it out: http://www.bengalreads.com/2012/04/feature-follow-1.html
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A bad review will sometimes intrigue me to look further into the book, but I have not purchased a book because of a bad review. Here is my FF
New follower via RSS! Happy reading!
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Bad reviews tend to prompt me to look further into a book as well. I am a new follower! Here is my FF: Mom Reads My Books
I’m the same! I will check out excerpts and things out of curiosity for a book with bad reviews but won’t usually buy it!
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I’m not sure either if I’ve evern bought a book because of a negative review, but like you, I have at least paid them attention because of said negative reviews. *g*
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Thanks for stopping by my response! I would check out a book at the library potentially, but definitely not buy. Have a good weekend! New follower.
good answer, have a great week-end.
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Yeah, I like to research books on Goodreads and my fave blogs too. If I am going to plunk down some hard earned cash, I want to feel pretty confident about the book:) Thanks for visiting, following you back!
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I rely on the library alot as well for those books that haven’t exactly received the best reviews. That way I’m not stuck with it!
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Agreed – bad reviews have never stopped me from reading a book, but it has stopped me from buying one. I’d rather check it out from the library first and see if I enjoy it enough to purchase.
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Wonderful answer and I love your blog layout! New Follower C: Have a nice weekend!
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Following via Feature & Follow – nice to meet you!
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PS I see you’re also doing the Socialpunk blog tour. Have you finished reading it yet? (I’ve just got the whole version on my Kindle)
I actually haven’t finished reading it yet! Have you?
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I always look to see if a review is just one bad one in a million or the consensus. That might effect my purchasing the book. But, like you, I can’t think of a time I bought one because of a bad review.