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Does anyone else wish Goodreads ratings were split into free Arcs vs. unsponsored reviews?
Squirrel
Jul 22, 2025 02:37PM
Do other people wish reviews were presented separately, sponsored "free Arc" vs. independent, spontaneous readers?
Finding too many books where all the 4-star reviews came from "free advanced reading copy" recipients, bringing the 'average' way up. But too many of these have reviews from individual un-sponsored readers much lower.
Are other readers tired of this site 'priming' readers to rate books higher than the reader would otherwise give? That is, it might feel like a 2, but hey, so many people like it at the 4 level, maybe it could be a 3?
Finding too many books where all the 4-star reviews came from "free advanced reading copy" recipients, bringing the 'average' way up. But too many of these have reviews from individual un-sponsored readers much lower.
Are other readers tired of this site 'priming' readers to rate books higher than the reader would otherwise give? That is, it might feel like a 2, but hey, so many people like it at the 4 level, maybe it could be a 3?
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