To Rate or Not to Rate…
A lot of sites and bloggers use rating systems with their reviews, and conversely, a lot do not. So I have two questions:
- Do you find them helpful? I haven’t included any ratings so far on my reviews yet, but if you guys want them as a quick way of evaluating a book, I will seriously consider adding a system.
- What kind of rating system do you like? Numbers, letters, symbols etc.?
Scratch that, I guess I have more than two questions. I always include a Sexual Content section in my reviews. I don’t know about you guys, but I appreciate knowing if there is a graphic sex scene etc. before jumping into a book.
- Is this helpful? Do you want more/less specifics?
- Do you want a specific rating system for sexual content similar to All About Romance’s Sensuality Ratings Guide?
Thanks for your input,
I DON'T do the star ratings unless I am posting on Amazon.com, BN, Goodreads, Librarything, etc. I would prefer the reader actually READ my review and come to their own conclusions instead of seeing the stars and being ok with that.
ReplyDeleteI think the sexual contact section is very helpful!
That is kind of where I'm coming from too. Plus I often am torn about how to rate a book. For example the review I'm posting tomorrow had some 5 stars elements and some 1 star elements. Does that average out to 3 stars?
ReplyDeleteWell, I appreciate the input Jamie.