Hey! For some reason, I just got annoyed enough by "Awful reviews" to make a comment about them.
What is an annoying review? It's a review that should've been a silent "rating" at most. New novels on their 10th chapter with 5-6 reviews rating them as "5-star, best I've read" explaining how different it is from others and how great of a read they are.
They're just empty in meaning. I understand when someone reads for 5 chapters, becomes bothered enough by the awful grammar or straight-up bad writing to write a "warning review" explaining why not to read - But the other way around? 10 Chapters is quite frankly not even close to enough to substantiate a review. There's no potential for a proper story, and the majority of the characters are unlikely to be uncovered as of that point. You have no idea beyond "grammar" and "initial impression" for how the story will turn out, and recommending it beyond just adding your own rating is just pointless and misleading.
Now - There are of course a ton of other "bad reviews" out there. Examples would be reviews like "Doesn't have what I want" (10chapter),"It wasn't what I thought"(50 chapter), "Why did my favorite character die?"(X chapter) etc.
They're simply not what reviews are supposed to be. They're comments and ratings. Reviews are supposed to inform others of why they should/shouldn't read the novel.
What do you guys think? Any examples of bad reviews or am I just dumb for posting?
What is an annoying review? It's a review that should've been a silent "rating" at most. New novels on their 10th chapter with 5-6 reviews rating them as "5-star, best I've read" explaining how different it is from others and how great of a read they are.
They're just empty in meaning. I understand when someone reads for 5 chapters, becomes bothered enough by the awful grammar or straight-up bad writing to write a "warning review" explaining why not to read - But the other way around? 10 Chapters is quite frankly not even close to enough to substantiate a review. There's no potential for a proper story, and the majority of the characters are unlikely to be uncovered as of that point. You have no idea beyond "grammar" and "initial impression" for how the story will turn out, and recommending it beyond just adding your own rating is just pointless and misleading.
Now - There are of course a ton of other "bad reviews" out there. Examples would be reviews like "Doesn't have what I want" (10chapter),"It wasn't what I thought"(50 chapter), "Why did my favorite character die?"(X chapter) etc.
They're simply not what reviews are supposed to be. They're comments and ratings. Reviews are supposed to inform others of why they should/shouldn't read the novel.
What do you guys think? Any examples of bad reviews or am I just dumb for posting?