Comments on: Bookworm Carnival #2 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/13/bookworm-carnival-2/ "You never paint what you see or think you see. You paint with a thousand vibrations the blow that struck you." --Nicholas de Stael Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:45:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: heather http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/13/bookworm-carnival-2/#comment-2347 heather Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:32:15 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/13/bookworm-carnival-2/#comment-2347 <b>dew:</b> Simply because I really make an effort to have the reviews over at my reviews blog be complete and relatively polished, I won't review a book there that I haven't finished; it just doesn't feel right to me, although I can understand why someone else might handle that differently. If I was just chatting about it informally here, I wouldn't mind giving my opinion on a book that I hadn't finished as long as I noted that was the case (heh, like my comment in this post, in fact). I have on a couple of occasions been so utterly unable to finish a book that I didn't end up reviewing it, but most of the time I can manage; it helps that I try to avoid beginning a book unless I have reason to think it'll interest me in the first place, so not many of the books I pick up truly annoy me. Part of the reason I can stand to finish this one, honestly, is because it's fairly easy to read quickly; it isn't as though it requires brain-power. I started it this morning and I'm at least 3/4 done. dew: Simply because I really make an effort to have the reviews over at my reviews blog be complete and relatively polished, I won’t review a book there that I haven’t finished; it just doesn’t feel right to me, although I can understand why someone else might handle that differently. If I was just chatting about it informally here, I wouldn’t mind giving my opinion on a book that I hadn’t finished as long as I noted that was the case (heh, like my comment in this post, in fact). I have on a couple of occasions been so utterly unable to finish a book that I didn’t end up reviewing it, but most of the time I can manage; it helps that I try to avoid beginning a book unless I have reason to think it’ll interest me in the first place, so not many of the books I pick up truly annoy me.

Part of the reason I can stand to finish this one, honestly, is because it’s fairly easy to read quickly; it isn’t as though it requires brain-power. I started it this morning and I’m at least 3/4 done.

]]> By: dew http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/13/bookworm-carnival-2/#comment-2346 dew Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:17:06 +0000 http://www.errantdreams.com/thoughts/2007/08/13/bookworm-carnival-2/#comment-2346 I'm still trying to figure out some kind of policy about books I don't want to finish. It seems unfair to the author to review a book without finishing it, even though the author will never see the review. It also seems like waste of time (when I barely have time to keep up with my reading!) to finish a crappy book. But your point is a good one, too. I don't know. I'm still taking it case by case. So far I've reviewed two unfinished books, admitting I didn't finish them. I've also not reviewed two unfinished books. And I've finished books I didn't want to finish only if they were for challenges. I’m still trying to figure out some kind of policy about books I don’t want to finish. It seems unfair to the author to review a book without finishing it, even though the author will never see the review. It also seems like waste of time (when I barely have time to keep up with my reading!) to finish a crappy book. But your point is a good one, too. I don’t know. I’m still taking it case by case. So far I’ve reviewed two unfinished books, admitting I didn’t finish them. I’ve also not reviewed two unfinished books. And I’ve finished books I didn’t want to finish only if they were for challenges.

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