Comments on: 3 Ways to Get Me to Read Your Book Review http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/ Book reviews & writing tips from a wannabe YA writer Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kelly http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Kelly Sat, 30 May 2009 04:55:45 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-323 Ella, thank you for sharing your approach! As a book review reader, I definitely appreciate brevity and honesty. :-) Good luck with your new book blog! Ella, thank you for sharing your approach! As a book review reader, I definitely appreciate brevity and honesty. :-) Good luck with your new book blog!

]]> By: Ella http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Ella Fri, 29 May 2009 18:06:16 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-319 I've recently become a blog book reviewer, so when I write a review I try to write it as short as I can, cause if I were the one reading it, I wouldn't be attracted by a 5 long paragraph review. I have my own ratings system, like others do: ;) GREAT if I love it; :)NICE if I really liked it, and other 3 categories. And I'll write what I thought about the book, like if someone would ask me to read a book and then review it, I wouldn't lie and say I loved it, just because I know/want the author to like me more, I'd say the truth. xo, Ella <abbr><em>Ella’s last blog post..<a href="http://theclockmonkey2.blogspot.com/2009/05/my-very-1st-giveaway.html" rel="nofollow">My very 1st Giveaway!</a></abbr></em> I’ve recently become a blog book reviewer, so when I write a review I try to write it as short as I can, cause if I were the one reading it, I wouldn’t be attracted by a 5 long paragraph review. I have my own ratings system, like others do: ;) GREAT if I love it; :) NICE if I really liked it, and other 3 categories.
And I’ll write what I thought about the book, like if someone would ask me to read a book and then review it, I wouldn’t lie and say I loved it, just because I know/want the author to like me more, I’d say the truth.
xo,
Ella

Ella’s last blog post..My very 1st Giveaway!

]]> By: Kelly http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Kelly Sun, 10 May 2009 17:38:13 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-151 Elizabeth, I'm probably a dork for saying so but I'm really interested in what other people look for in book reviews. :-) What would be an example of a type of commentary you've seen that made you see something in a new way? I'm always struggling to come up with something useful to say in reviews of books I really enjoyed, and that sounds like a great thing to aim for in the future. :-) Elizabeth, I’m probably a dork for saying so but I’m really interested in what other people look for in book reviews. :-) What would be an example of a type of commentary you’ve seen that made you see something in a new way? I’m always struggling to come up with something useful to say in reviews of books I really enjoyed, and that sounds like a great thing to aim for in the future. :-)

]]> By: Elizabeth http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Elizabeth Sun, 10 May 2009 14:29:20 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-148 I'm totally the opposite on this, which probably reflects that I read reviews for different reasons. I don't read reviews primarily to find more books to read (although I have discovered some through reviews, my stack of waiting books is always too long as is, and I'm kind of picky about spoilers, too). Mostly, I want commentaries that make me think about something about YA, or kids', or fiction in general in a new way, whether or not I ever read the book in question. Although I suppose that's not really a *review* per se. And, because that's what I read for, when I started blogging I had to learn to do things like provide enough book summary so that people who haven't read the book know what the hell you're talking about... which I think is more obvious to people who write more standard-format reviews! <abbr><em>Elizabeth’s last blog post..<a href="http://underagereading.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/a-conversation-in-my-boyfriends-car-approx-120-pm-this-afternoon/" rel="nofollow">A conversation in my boyfriend’s car, approx. 1:20 PM this afternoon</a></abbr></em> I’m totally the opposite on this, which probably reflects that I read reviews for different reasons. I don’t read reviews primarily to find more books to read (although I have discovered some through reviews, my stack of waiting books is always too long as is, and I’m kind of picky about spoilers, too).

Mostly, I want commentaries that make me think about something about YA, or kids’, or fiction in general in a new way, whether or not I ever read the book in question. Although I suppose that’s not really a *review* per se.

And, because that’s what I read for, when I started blogging I had to learn to do things like provide enough book summary so that people who haven’t read the book know what the hell you’re talking about… which I think is more obvious to people who write more standard-format reviews!

Elizabeth’s last blog post..A conversation in my boyfriend’s car, approx. 1:20 PM this afternoon

]]> By: Kelly http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Kelly Sat, 09 May 2009 00:42:31 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-141 Heather, that's awesome! It looks like your reviews are already super readable though. :-) Heather, that’s awesome! It looks like your reviews are already super readable though. :-)

]]> By: Heather http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Heather Fri, 08 May 2009 18:56:16 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-140 Consider me "<a href="http://literaturecrazy.blogspot.com/2009/05/evolution-of-book-review.html" rel="nofollow">inspired</a>". Consider me “inspired“.

]]> By: Kelly http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Kelly Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:49:49 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-78 Jessica, I'm glad it helped! Have you found that certain things in your reviews seem to be well-received by your readers? I'd love to add to this list with advice from other bloggers. :-) Jessica, I’m glad it helped! Have you found that certain things in your reviews seem to be well-received by your readers? I’d love to add to this list with advice from other bloggers. :-)

]]> By: Jessica http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Jessica Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:11:12 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-77 Thanks for this, I'm currently revamping my review site, and this is the kind of info I was looking for! <abbr><em>Jessica’s last blog post..<a href="http://findthetimetoread.blogspot.com/2009/04/book-review-39-hunted.html" rel="nofollow">Book Review 39: Hunted</a></abbr></em> Thanks for this, I’m currently revamping my review site, and this is the kind of info I was looking for!

Jessica’s last blog post..Book Review 39: Hunted

]]> By: Kelly http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Kelly Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:24:15 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-66 Alexa, don't get me wrong...I cheat and use Amazon's summary a lot of times too. ;-) Alexa, don’t get me wrong…I cheat and use Amazon’s summary a lot of times too. ;-)

]]> By: Kelly http://yannabe.com/2009/04/12/3-ways-read-a-book-review/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Kelly Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:22:53 +0000 http://yannabe.com/?p=578#comment-65 Jessica: You betcha! And thank *you* for breaking down the writing process into such simple steps. :-) Jessica: You betcha! And thank *you* for breaking down the writing process into such simple steps. :-)

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