I try to write reviews for most of I read because I’m passionate about it, but I don’t write for every single thing. Sometimes I just don’t have anything to say and that’s okay.

Reviews are for readers, not for the author.

I love writing reviews on Goodreads. I first started doing it to just keep notes of my thoughts of the books I read, but I’ve genuinely started getting into writing thoughtful reviews! Agreed on feedback for writers, but I also noticed it helps increase my overall comprehension of the books.

I enjoy writing reviews, in general, but I don’t review every book I read, and I don’t feel particularly bad about that. I read for fun, on my own time. I do not feel an obligation to someone whose book I bought or checked out from the library. Unless I’m reading an ARC, it is not my job to give the writer feedback. I’m not their editor.

Reviews have never swayed me from any sort of entertainment media one way or the other.

What one critic or review calls an abomination, ends up being my holy grail.

Everyone has a different perspective, a different taste, a different understanding…but mostly, a bias.

Reviews, from the point of view of finding an actual good read, are useless. Reviews only help sell books. Which is great for the author, but greater for the publishing house, and rarely impactful on someone like me in my choices.

The blurb/synopsis should be what sells the book, not what everyone and anyone else thinks.

I don’t write reviews. I use Goodreads, using their star system as was described when I started using it and I usually leave a note for myself about what I thought.

Totally agree. I’ve been trying to write them as I finish them on goodreads, but I don’t write them for the ones I give up on for one reason or another.

I’ve written some reviews. They don’t get much attention, which makes me think I’m not good at writing reviews.

Nah, I don’t want to do that at all. I’ll support writers by buying and reading their books.

True, I try to write reviews no matter how short and regardless of my feelings towards the book especially if it has very few reviews on goodreads. Can’t stress the amount of times I’ve seen writers say how much feedback matters to them whether it’s positive or negative.

I always heard that authors never read reviews of their own books and that it is recommended for them like that - because both good and bad just mess with their head.

I don’t read reviews 'cos I don’t know the reviewer (taste, attitude, education…) - or if it’s a bought review.

And that’s why I don’t write reviews, either.

I rate, but I rate for myself. I don’t write a sales pitch, or anything like that. I use reviews for myself, to remember how I felt reading it. Over the years, some books kind of slip your mind and it’s fun reading how much you hated or enjoyed it at the time.

Or even more common, when reading non fiction, it all flying past your head, then it all starts making sense over time.

A lot of times I simply don’t have anything worthwhile to say about a book.

The only obligation readers have toward writers is paying them for their books in my opinion. I review books on Goodreads but only for myself and other readers and I don’t take them seriously as it’s not my job. I’ve done my part, I’ve paid the writers, anything beyond that is extra and good on people who do go and write reviews but it’s not something I think people should be pressured to do.

It’s the same as restaurants, mechanics, any service you pay for. If you decide to write a review that’s great, but I don’t think it’s cool to pressure people who don’t want to.

Screw that, I wrote a review once and did I get an email from Sappho thanking me for writing it? in a pig’s eye I did. If it was feedback she was yearning for she had a funny way of showing it,