Piggybacking off an earlier post about the synopsis being replaced with reviews on the back cover of some books, do you read these reviews, and/or allow them to influence your decision to buy/read the book?
I personally have never paid any attention to them, solely because I already know it’s going to be nothing but praise for the book, and probably isn’t going to say anything that’s gonna get me more interested in the book.
I also think it’s kind of a waste, especially when they do it inside of the book. I’ve seen some book use 4-5 pages for reviews, and it makes me wonder if it was really necessary to use that much paper for it.
by Cubsfan11022016
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From a credible source Yes but rarely from other authors.
ive only read them out of curiosity and extreme boredom. ive never bought a book based off one.
Nope. Never.
I hate them and never read them out of spite. If I somehow do read one, it’s only because a friend happened to recommend the same title.
Nope because they are absolutely cherry picked.
I’ll read them if they’re spoiler-free to see different verdicts and a general consensus but I won’t take notice of any of them. One book I could hate and others will love, and vice versa, so I take them with a pinch of salt
No, because the content of the review doesn’t matter. If a well-known author reviews the book, I care that the author reviewed it. Anything printed in that section is guaranteed to be good, so I get no useful information out of them, except that the book is well-known enough to be reviewed by a well-known author.