tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post8815091598602477878..comments2023-04-17T10:11:30.325-04:00Comments on We Heart YA: Books for all, and all for BooksWe Heart YAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02418854853031344928noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-67989372328394016582013-11-17T00:08:32.330-05:002013-11-17T00:08:32.330-05:00I always try to be very careful when I review to m...I always try to be very careful when I review to mention how personal my opinion is-I adore epistolary novels and books with sisters, for example, so if a novel has either or both, I'm more prone to like it than someone who doesn't like epistolary novels or who doesn't have a sister and thus doesn't identify with that experience. It's "good" to me because I like reading about those things but it may not be such a positive experience for someone else.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-52733855504499058182013-11-14T10:48:05.005-05:002013-11-14T10:48:05.005-05:00Love this post, Sarah! Love P.E.'s comment, to...Love this post, Sarah! Love P.E.'s comment, too.<br /><br />You guys are both so, so right. "Good" and "Bad" are fairly pointless labels when it comes to any kind of art. What it's about is whether or not each individual makes a connection or not. So, when it comes to reviewing or recommending, all we can really do is talk about whether or not we connected, and why, and hope that that helps someone else figure out whether or not they should try.<br /><br />Going to try to keep this in mind as I discuss books in the future...Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7570782455185394721.post-12137398239076203292013-11-13T17:01:23.032-05:002013-11-13T17:01:23.032-05:00If there's one thing reviewing has taught me, ...If there's one thing reviewing has taught me, it's that peoples' tastes differ vastly. As a reviewer, it's a little hard because you have an opinion, and you hope your opinion is of some use to somebody else, so you say things that are concrete ("little action", "under-developed characters") and sometimes I feel like I'm spewing such BS. I like what I like, and other people do too. What keeps me reviewing is that there is no universal opinion; mine is the only opinion I have to offer, and it doesn't really matter if people agree or not. <br /><br />It's still a little scary sometimes to put thoughts out there, especially with for review books. :p Great post!<br /><br />-P.E. @ <a href="http://thesireniccodex.blogspot.ca" rel="nofollow">The Sirenic Codex</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17045558423044874125noreply@blogger.com