| I agree with the sentiments about mob rule on social media being extremely negative. The thing that always amuses me about any sites with ratings is that most people (the site owners, the reviewees, the reviewers) often assume that everyone has the same barometer for 1-5 stars. That's very likely not the case. Take Goodreads as an example. My Personal barometer is * 5 star = I would re-read this multiples because it was so interesting/engaging/life changing. * 4 star = I really liked this book. I probably wouldn't re-read it but it was memorable. * 3 star = Pretty good book. * 2 star = Book had some flaws or it didn't appeal to me for specific reasons. I didn't like it. * 1 star = I did not like this book at all, and I would tell people not to read it. I think there are probably a lot of people that disagree with my barometer :) Maybe their 5 star is anything "pretty good" or above, and their 1 star is "this author should be banned from authorship, that's how much I disliked this book." Curious to see what other folks' barometers are. |
5 stars - I liked it
1 star. - I didn't like it
In fact, I imagine many people do this.