tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post6736748247778693513..comments2023-06-11T06:01:10.185-04:00Comments on My Dog Ate My Manuscript: Goldilocks and the Three BooksN. Gemini Sassonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561583704477654856noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-68356257057305116192011-09-30T17:21:13.679-04:002011-09-30T17:21:13.679-04:00Overwhelming is right. The reviews of mattresses I...Overwhelming is right. The reviews of mattresses I've been looking at have numbered in the hundreds, even thousands, and on the same item one reviewer would call a mattress 'too soft' while another claimed it was 'too firm'. You get polar opinions on books, too. Since we don't know the reviewers personally, it's hard to assign weight to their opinions.N. Gemini Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561583704477654856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-87507959437604084312011-09-30T17:13:34.989-04:002011-09-30T17:13:34.989-04:00"This is why when I'm browsing for books,..."This is why when I'm browsing for books, I skim reviews and while I may find them helpful, I never depend on them 100% for picking out my next read. I look through them for specific points that may appeal to me or repel me"<br /><br />That's the most sane view of reviews I've read in a good long while.<br /><br />Not so many (okay quite a few but am no youngster) the "reviews" available were pretty limited (newspapers) and the books they reviewed were pretty limited too. One of the great thing about the internet from a "readers perspective" is all the review sources it has added (from book bloggers to Amazon reviews). BUT with so many opinions there is also a danger -- one that you've highlighted -- letting ourselves get overwhelmed by the opinions of others rather than making up our own minds.Sophie Perinothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034725608525210673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-22006621276302392112011-09-29T14:53:26.182-04:002011-09-29T14:53:26.182-04:00Thanks, Sarah. I'm definitely looking at the o...Thanks, Sarah. I'm definitely looking at the off-brands. Still need to put those kids through college. ;-)N. Gemini Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561583704477654856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-43878157928616194542011-09-29T13:57:39.159-04:002011-09-29T13:57:39.159-04:00Have a look at Bed in a Box. We bought one of the...Have a look at Bed in a Box. We bought one of their tempurpedic beds (but not with the tempurpedic price) and love it. Hard enough for my hub, soft enough for me. My parents tried it and bought one too. http://www.bedinabox.com/memory-foam-mattress-pacdown.htmlSarah Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428869371751939930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-28524598348559390692011-09-29T13:42:09.045-04:002011-09-29T13:42:09.045-04:00Everyone's truth is different, isn't it? H...Everyone's truth is different, isn't it? How boring it would be if we all liked/hated the same things.N. Gemini Sassonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561583704477654856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5019340552131325259.post-16466561445344595712011-09-29T09:54:28.732-04:002011-09-29T09:54:28.732-04:00A very insightful post, Gemi, I enjoyed it. You ar...A very insightful post, Gemi, I enjoyed it. You are right, listening to others' opinions cannot be compared to making up your own mind about something - especially books. Just because a novel has good reviews, doesn't mean I am bound to like it too. Hopefully that applies to my novels as well!Anita Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13068890701803582595noreply@blogger.com