Every week during Fall Into Reading, Katrina will be asking various book and reading related questions, and I'll be answering them here. (At least assuming I remember to answer them.)
This week's question is: How much do book reviews influence your decision to acquire and/or read a book?
Since I write reviews, I'd better answer it's always important, right?
Seriously, they really only influence me if I am debating about a book. I'll look over reviews and skim the good and the bad. If it sounds worthwhile, I'll get it. If the reviews don't really convince me either way, I usually skip it.
Of course, a recommendation from someone I trust is enough to push something from the "Not even considering it" list to the "Must buy and read right away" list.
What about you?
And as a bonus since this is Banned Book Week, take a moment to read my thoughts on the week.
2 comments:
Good point -- reviews can definitely help sway me one way or another if I'm on the fence.
If I'm looking forward to a book, I ignore reviews because I don't want to know if it is good or not until I read it.
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