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Giles, if you would like to get by in American society, then you are going to have to follow our traditions. You're the patriarch. You have to host the festivities, or it's all meaningless.
Buffy ,'Sleeper'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
EpicTangent - Aug 11, 2021 1:41:00 pm PDT #26904 of 28200
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Toddson - Aug 11, 2021 2:50:48 pm PDT #26905 of 28200
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
augh ... turns out there are serious problems with Goodreads reviews. I've never used it, but I know people here do, so ....
amyparker - Aug 11, 2021 5:14:11 pm PDT #26906 of 28200
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
[thinks of the Scene on the Bus in The Hollow Places, shudders, makes the drink stronger]
Cashmere - Aug 11, 2021 10:30:11 pm PDT #26907 of 28200
Now tagless for your comfort.
Pattern Recognition is my 2nd favorite Gibson book beside Neuromancer.
It also is the best portrayal of an online fan community that I have ever read.
I also had no idea The Parasol Protectorate series had a manga version. And Rem does the art.
EpicTangent - Aug 12, 2021 10:36:55 am PDT #26908 of 28200
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
augh ... turns out there are serious problems with Goodreads reviews. I've never used it, but I know people here do, so ....
Man, I really like Goodreads. This is so troubling to read. Hopefully the added publicity will make them take action.
Laura - Aug 12, 2021 11:02:55 am PDT #26909 of 28200
Our wings are not tired.
I tend to only read the reviews from my friends on Goodreads, unless there are none from my friends. Mostly I use it to keep track of what I have read.
-t - Aug 12, 2021 11:04:08 am PDT #26910 of 28200
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's troubling that people are weaponizing reviews like that
EpicTangent - Aug 12, 2021 11:32:52 am PDT #26911 of 28200
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I tend to only read the reviews from my friends on Goodreads, unless there are none from my friends. Mostly I use it to keep track of what I have read.
Yes, this. I also tend to ignore both 1 & 5 star reviews. 2s, 3s, & 4s tend to be more genuine.
bennett - Aug 12, 2021 11:36:51 am PDT #26912 of 28200
I've been spammed by a response to one of my reviews. Which was odd as I almost never review and, when I do, it's just cryptic notes intended for my own use.
I mostly use Goodreads to keep track of my (long) wish list.
EpicTangent - Aug 12, 2021 11:41:25 am PDT #26913 of 28200
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I've been spammed by a response to one of my reviews. Which was odd as I almost never review and, when I do, it's just cryptic notes intended for my own use.
Yeah, they've clearly got a lot of 'bot activity. I periodically get emails saying so-and-so is following your reviews, which, since I almost never give reviews, just ratings, is just a weird thing for a person to do. So I conclude they are generally not persons.