tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post5686705995639957..comments2024-01-28T23:26:14.870-08:00Comments on Dead Houseplants*: Book Reviews?Kim Aippersbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-43385529191653728582010-09-16T08:07:31.883-07:002010-09-16T08:07:31.883-07:00Hi Rockinlibrarian! Welcome! (My first subscriber,...Hi Rockinlibrarian! Welcome! (My first subscriber, how exciting!) And may I say that you have awesome taste in books too? (Loved your prediction about Gen vs Howl, and loved that they used it!)Kim Aippersbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133568317365346510.post-56296205244191357712010-09-09T15:59:45.999-07:002010-09-09T15:59:45.999-07:00Hi! Subscribed to you since you have awesome taste...Hi! Subscribed to you since you have awesome taste in books... which means I'm certainly interested in hearing about books you like!<br /><br />Did you see this post on the subject of reviews vs recommendations and positive vs mixed already as you were thinking about this? http://sarahtales.livejournal.com/170009.html <br />It's amazing how divided some people are about what they want: some don't take you seriously if you don't post negatives, whereas others understand perfectly. I for one am with you: why waste time talking about something you don't like (or even, for that matter, are indifferent to)? I will take you plenty seriously as long as you just explain WHY you like something! (I've always liked how Liz Burns phrases it over at A Chair a Fireplace and a Tea Cozy: just "The Good:" as if she was also going to have a category called "The Bad:" but she never does. It's like she's saying, "These are the reasons why someone would want to read this. Maybe there are things not to like, but we're not going into that-- we're just going into WHY you might LIKE it.")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com