tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post6320822424413443309..comments2024-03-29T00:47:12.051+00:00Comments on Biblibio: The 10% RuleMeytal Radzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-19766872851544838762011-07-20T03:48:55.398+01:002011-07-20T03:48:55.398+01:00Brilliant idea! You win the prize for best idea of...Brilliant idea! You win the prize for best idea of the day.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-70854750588733155672011-07-17T00:42:11.932+01:002011-07-17T00:42:11.932+01:00Eh, I don't think 10% is enough to get a sense...Eh, I don't think 10% is enough to get a sense of what the book is about. I prefer something more like a 30% rule. Although, I'm not super particular about spoilers in my own reading, the journey is more important to me than the specific plot point.Jen - Devourer of Bookshttp://www.devourerofbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-31739915463750129792011-07-15T15:58:45.458+01:002011-07-15T15:58:45.458+01:00Heh. I discovered long ago that blurbs often givea...Heh. I discovered long ago that blurbs often giveaway things about the book I would rather not know and so I rarely ever read blurbs anymore.Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-69418134810166493972011-07-15T03:00:10.771+01:002011-07-15T03:00:10.771+01:00I totally agree! Drives me nuts when they do that....I totally agree! Drives me nuts when they do that.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691684350360442014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-57945816430952927092011-07-12T01:12:17.103+01:002011-07-12T01:12:17.103+01:00I do hate that feeling of waiting for the event on...I do hate that feeling of waiting for the event on the back cover to happen. Sometimes the book descriptions have really messed up my reading experience, because I kept waiting and waiting and waiting, and soon I was irritated because the event wasn't happening. That's not fair to the book!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-25382860191388182172011-07-12T00:23:25.338+01:002011-07-12T00:23:25.338+01:00I agree! And recently mentioned this in a post. ...I agree! And recently mentioned this in a post. It's one thing that I'm finding I love about the Kindle. No cheesy cover, no endorsements, and no back cover summary to influence how I like the book. I just start on page one. <br /><br />I try to write my reviews with maybe a 20% rule, though I've never quantified it. It's important to me not to give too much away. I like the 10% rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-32385162281063492902011-07-11T14:46:22.281+01:002011-07-11T14:46:22.281+01:00I agree with you. I have had a book spoiled by the...I agree with you. I have had a book spoiled by the back cover too. I try not to read the blurb until I'm at least half way through the book and am amazed by how often I still find things I haven't read about yet. 10% sounds like a good suggestion - if only we could get everyone to agree with it.Jackie (Farm Lane Books)http://www.farmlanebooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-35227027975130922192011-07-10T23:05:54.207+01:002011-07-10T23:05:54.207+01:00Agreed! I've stopped reading most of the jack...Agreed! I've stopped reading most of the jacket, if I already know the basic concept or the book was recommended to me. Sometimes they're helpful if there are a lot of characters, but otherwise the book should explain itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-25678393214377339982011-07-10T18:53:56.959+01:002011-07-10T18:53:56.959+01:00I also hate it when the jacket copy gives too much...I also hate it when the jacket copy gives too much information, and sometimes it ruins the book for me. I like to go in totally blind, and not read any of the jacket copy at all. This way everything is exciting and unexpected. I will go along with your 10% rule, for sure!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-84543569067853425492011-07-10T17:14:42.193+01:002011-07-10T17:14:42.193+01:00I hate when that happens, seriously it makes me fu...I hate when that happens, seriously it makes me furious, I like to read a book and no nothing about it, but if I read the blurb I already know some important things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-6371355392843425362011-07-10T04:15:49.901+01:002011-07-10T04:15:49.901+01:00Amen!
Sometimes I like blurbs if the book is compl...Amen!<br />Sometimes I like blurbs if the book is complicated (or boring) and I need reminders about what it's supposed to be about, but that's usually a bad sign anyway!Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-73614159585090811412011-07-10T03:34:25.335+01:002011-07-10T03:34:25.335+01:00I am totally with you, except I would get even mor...I am totally with you, except I would get even more radical about it. Because sometimes the spoiler comes at the very beginning. And I HATE having a book ruined for me!rhapsodyinbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07041412748239010264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-73789890887142853602011-07-10T02:53:52.849+01:002011-07-10T02:53:52.849+01:00That is a fair rule and I will try to adhere to it...That is a fair rule and I will try to adhere to it in my reviews from now on. That is seriously so useful to me; I never know where the line should be, because I love spoilers so much myself.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com