tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post7850214510312718102..comments2023-05-30T06:28:00.876-04:00Comments on Father Nature's Corner: How I Does ReviewsG. B. Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-71465339643752010142015-04-09T05:59:34.198-04:002015-04-09T05:59:34.198-04:00Winging it is what I do about 5% of the time.Winging it is what I do about 5% of the time.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-87256726854061317722015-04-08T23:31:57.344-04:002015-04-08T23:31:57.344-04:00I used to write reviews for an online site and I a...I used to write reviews for an online site and I always just winged it. Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-29146026385353499242015-04-08T18:33:07.314-04:002015-04-08T18:33:07.314-04:00Thanks for stopping by to comment. I can definitel...Thanks for stopping by to comment. I can definitely understand why you would give something like that a one star, and if I came across something like that, I might be tempted to leave a one. Perhaps the lowest I would go would be a 1 1/2, but that's still being cruel in my book (I've gotten hammered with noxious comments and zero-to-one star reviews on my early stuff that wasn't published professionally, so I have a soft spot for people who really try but don't know how to write very well).G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-60417209782738387052015-04-08T10:00:04.562-04:002015-04-08T10:00:04.562-04:00I'm not a big fan of the 5 star method for rev...I'm not a big fan of the 5 star method for reviews, but I understand why we are stuck with it. A scale of 10 stars would be better. Sadly, I have to disagree on the one star issue. I bought a "book" from Amazon with a few 5 star reviews as research material, and what I got was a badly written pamphlet that didn't take 20 minutes to read. This wouldn't happen in a library or bookstore, so you're probably safe from this particular experience.Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-24627318622347970052015-04-07T20:37:54.447-04:002015-04-07T20:37:54.447-04:00Now that's purty kewl!Now that's purty kewl!G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-65916798332239898932015-04-07T12:00:27.522-04:002015-04-07T12:00:27.522-04:00I've never written reviews for anything really...I've never written reviews for anything really. I give recipes I try at home "yums" - the highest yum review gets three yums. :) Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-50432865392505219122015-04-07T05:55:14.938-04:002015-04-07T05:55:14.938-04:00I don't listen to music with that much of a cr...I don't listen to music with that much of a critical ear, but I do try to pay attention to a given c.d., no matter where I'm listening to it.<br /><br />With books, it's more of a free-for-all. I always like to experiment with what I read, which can lead to an abnormal amount of misses from time to tiem.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-83750121150560191432015-04-07T05:52:43.365-04:002015-04-07T05:52:43.365-04:00I've done that from time to time, although I f...I've done that from time to time, although I find that my mouth is at its sharpest when I do.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-8951089111005582282015-04-07T05:51:48.954-04:002015-04-07T05:51:48.954-04:00Pretentious? That's an interesting concept. I ...Pretentious? That's an interesting concept. I don't think I've come across something like that, although the book that I gave up reading because the narrative voice had a smug attitude might qualify.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-35391409034473765002015-04-06T15:01:37.553-04:002015-04-06T15:01:37.553-04:00I have never tried to write a music review. My li...I have never tried to write a music review. My listening ear is too rusty to be of much critical use. I'm much more picky with books. I probably wouldn't finish a no-star or one-star book. I have put a few books down partway through because they were so crappy. However, I usually try to select my reading material more carefully, because reading time is previous time - why waste it on stuff I don't enjoy?Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-43991594003506482062015-04-06T10:57:16.693-04:002015-04-06T10:57:16.693-04:00As in all of life, I wing it.As in all of life, I wing it.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-65830572124413616682015-04-06T09:25:35.304-04:002015-04-06T09:25:35.304-04:00I do give 1 star reviews, to books I feel are real...I do give 1 star reviews, to books I feel are really lazily written, or those that I think are pretentious. I'll give 5 stars for those that I really enjoy and don't have any big obvious errors.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-89630704728700868132015-04-05T20:04:31.313-04:002015-04-05T20:04:31.313-04:00There have been a few over the years where it'...There have been a few over the years where it's been so bad that I've given up within the first 20 pages (in the case of Robert Jordan, gave up after volume 9 when there seemed to be no end in sight).<br /><br />Frankly, a c.d. has to work exceptionally hard for me to give it a 2.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8345361078388854353.post-64686966035511012812015-04-05T19:17:34.994-04:002015-04-05T19:17:34.994-04:00Your system is really fair. I won't give ones ...Your system is really fair. I won't give ones and so far, I haven't given any twos. (If it's that bad, I stop listening/reading.)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com