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From this point forward I will no longer be giving books I read a star rating! I never felt that they were truly representative of my actual feelings. Also, I saw that many people were driven away from reading a book if I gave it 3 stars or lower even if I didn't actually hate it.
I'm sorry if this causes any confusion or makes it more difficult for you to find recommendations from what I read. But I feel FREE!
— Apr 13, 2020 02:22PM
I'm sorry if this causes any confusion or makes it more difficult for you to find recommendations from what I read. But I feel FREE!
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Apr 13, 2020 02:28PM
I really like that idea! I always feel like the rating I give books isn’t true to how I feel about the book, but I feel pressured to rate it a certain way.
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I recently started to rate my books, only in the perspective of my feeling that I recieved from the reading. But I totally understand the pressure that you may feel. Rating is hard and when it feels like a responsibily, the reading experience changes.
I think this is a good idea! Rating books is fine as long as you’re enjoying it. There shouldn’t be pressure to write or give your opinion on a book If you don’t want to
I wish Goodreads gave a half star rating option because I always feel like rounding up or down doesn’t reflect how I feel. Totally cool you decided to stop all together. :)
I feel like the way I rate changes way too often for it to be an accurate measure of how I feel about a book. I've technically stopped giving ratings for months at a time, but only because ratings confused me so much I just quit for a while. Maybe I'll join you in this at some point.
With star ratings it is easier to get an overall view how people feel about a book (btw 3 stars is not a bad book). But I always also read the review, so I can decide for myself whether I'm still interested in the book. Everyone has different taste, so you shouldn't feel like you can't rate a book low.But if you feel too pressured to rate a book then just don't do it ^^
If you still could and of course want to write a short review (like 1-3 sentences) for the books I would really appreciate it.
People should look at the average rating of the books 📚 instead of one person’s rating. Interesting post 👍🏽
GOOD FOR YOU!!! I always feel like it’s nice to give a book a rating but sometimes a rating doesn’t show my real feelings for a book!
I'm always just happy to hear your thoughts! As long as you keep reading I'm happy tbh
I did the same thing recently! It makes things so much more enjoyable.
I completely understand. I always rate my books based on how much i personally loved it if it's only 3 stars its still a good book! I just didn't love it. I've also seen people rate a book higher just because they felt bad
No worries. I’ll just read your reviews instead. 👍
I totally understand and support your decision!
You’re totally right! I rate it based on my feelings no matter what!
I love this idea, your soo amazing 😉
Will you be rating/reviewing books still? I love hearing your opinion
I recently stopped rating books because I feel the same way! Hope all is well xxx
I like this, but I just started rating books this year. Before, I wouldn't rate them, but I feel rating them makes me really think about the book and characters. Plus, I was younger and getting back into reading, and I didn't know what I liked/disliked about books. Rating makes me not just read a book and then forget it later. If that makes since. lol
I never rate my books as well. Rating might drive people away from books they would've probably enjoyed! And I can't help but think about the fact that my taste in books also changes over the years. I think that reviews do help though, beause it shows the best and worst parts of a book. And what one person doesn't like may be something another person loves to see in books! So I hope you will write your reviews even though you won't rate your books anymore.
Star ratings are dumb just because 1 person didn’t like the book doesn’t mean everybody shouldn’t read it
i thougth you have died, im so happy to see you're not
Yay Zoe, I'm glad you feel free!!!!! :)
Zoe don’t let anyone get to you it’s your opinion and how you feel about books you read. You just expressing yourself.
Rating books is good for the mind and soul. Again don’t stop doing what you doing..😍😍😘😘📚📚 be blessed!!! Who gives a damm if you don’t like the books . Don’t care what they think and feel bad about it!!!😘😘😘💕❤️ They could go to the other side!!!
Couldn't agree more! I still give star ratings, but I don't think they are accurate to my feelings AT ALL. Lol. I think talking about the book and expressing the love (or dislike) for it is enough!
