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someone’s gotta do something about goodreads. how does conform have an average rating anywhere above 2?
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Anonymous 6w

I feel like Goodreads overinflates books tbh. I read a series that I was so excited for, PAID money for it, only for the writing to be absolute shit. Like the overall plot & world building was exactly what I wanted, but there were such major issues with the writing that it was difficult to finish it. So many current books r like that but if you read an author like Phillipa Gregory, then read something currently popular it’s like night & freaking day, but both may have the same rating!

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Anonymous 6w

Because different people have different taste in books

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 3w

i’d love to see someone try to objectively reason how this slop compares to something like Jade City

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 3w

So many newer authors just seem to cannibalize each other, and it’s far too evident at times. Fourth Wing, especially, read like a weak mish-mash of so many other fantasy stories. I’m just tired of this Goodreads obsession with propping up these bad books.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 3w

You can’t objectively compare books, everyone experiences them differently. People relate with different parts and feel different emotions while reading. Disliking a book doesn’t mean it’s a bad book, just that it’s not the right book for you.

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