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Didi: Everyone has different taste in books, have you guys experienced when two or more reviewers reading same books and had opposite opinions of it (no need to mention the title, of course)? I’m curious on the dynamic within on blog with a few reviewers with mix taste of genre. 🙂
Kat:
I have had the wonderful experience of doing duo reviewers from my very first one. Sometimes we completely agree and other times we have been polar opposites. No two reviewers are alike in this wonderful group and that is what I like and respect the most. That we can agree to disagree and still respect the other reviewer and their opinion. I honestly believe it is a treat to do a duo review and look forwards to doing many more. I believe it is a plus for the author also…to see the different reactions to their work. At least I hope so.
Roberta:
I’m not really qualified to answer that question. I’ve only done 1 duo review and we both had the same thoughts on it.
You just have to respect that other people have different opinions than yours and to NEVER take this personally.
Pizzygirl:
I LOVE when I read reviews with different opinions. I think it makes for great discussion and highlights real life. I rarely participate in duo type reviews because of time constraints but I love to read them and I love the meaningful discussion that can come from seeing different points of view. I don’t think I have encountered any duo type reviews that have resulted in harsh or negative interaction because of a difference of opinion.
JenB:
We tend to pick books we are already interested in for one reason or another, so I find with most reviews that I duo on that our findings are somewhat similar. That being said, I love doing these types of reviews because it often shows how differently two people read the same thing. I also find that the other person picked out things to state in their review that I had the same feelings about but failed to mention in my own review. I also enjoy buddy reading with the other person to get more enjoyment out of the experience.
Donna:
I’ve never had that happen with a book that I was reviewing for the blog, but I know that I’ve strongly disagreed with other reviewers opinions a couple of times. Usually because I thought a book was better than the rating they gave, but I do remember one time I thought a fellow reviewer had lost their mind because I thought a book was complete rubbish, and they were recommending it.
Like you said, we all have different tastes, different triggers. I do try to choose review books that seem to lean towards my preferences though. I don’t like writing bad reviews. Occasionally, if a book is good but completely not to our taste, we’ll swap reviewers so it gets a fair review.
Dan:
Dani and I read a book for a Duo Review a little over a year ago that totally qualified. It had a medical condition, that I myself have, in it, and it was totally inaccurately portrayed. It seemed to have been added for dramatic effect, but I absolutely HATED it because of the errors and omissions and unreality of it. I would have given it a 1.0 or even lower, but I upgraded it to a 2.0 because it was a Duo Review with Dani. She loved the book, gushed about it, and gave it a 4.5. We politely agreed to completely disagree on that one, but incidentally, I would never pick up that author again since it was probably my least favorite read since I joined Love Bytes. We still use that book as an example of how the reviews contained in Duo Reviews aren’t always similar to each other in rating.
(Dani confirms 🙂 )
Dani(elle):
I love to see a different opinion on a review even it is is around the same rating I still like to read the different interpretation of the book. So I like we have more duo reviews nowadays.
What do you think of duo reviews? do you like that we have more of it on the shedule lately?
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Thank yo for the question and the answers. I do enjoy duo reviews, because you get two perspectives of the same story, and so it is more interesting and enlightening. It is really good to get two different reviews of the same story.
I quite the duel reviews now that I’ve read a lot of Love Bytes reviews. I tend to know which reviewers opinions I would lean toward.
I like the duo reviews. Evn if they are similar in rating there are always different aspects the reviewer loves or hates. Different things stand out for different people.
What a great question I’ve only just recently noticed that a couple of sites did this and some were like you said basically the same and I must admit I think it’s great when the reviews are so different.
I enjoy duo reviews as I think reading is very subjective – a book I love someone else hates, and vice versa.
I think duo reviews are great, because I get suspicious of books that everyone seems to love or hate!
I receive so many blog posts that I usually read at least 4 reviews anyway so having a duo review doesn’t sway my opinion to read a book anyway… unless I were to consciously read every book that an individual reviewer were to recommend. Since I don’t think I’ve ever done that, I’d say no.
The way the dual reviews are described here in the answers aren’t what I had in mind when I suggested having a book reviewed by two or more reviewers under the post about suggestions for the site. Changing a review from one star to two simply BECAUSE it was a dual review book makes no sense to me. The whole idea is that each reviewer gives their unbiased opinion, not compare notes with the other reviewer(s) before posting. That is a JOINT review written separately. I just want to clarify the definitions here, because I am not suggesting dual reviews, but independent reviews from different people on the same book, written by themselves and unseen by anybody prior to posting on the blog.
Good question and thanks for the answers. I like duo reviews, wouldn’t mind more, and don’t mind at all if they offer different opinions…as long as the view is substantively explained. Which I find y’all’s reviews are, and that helps me as a reader in choosing books.
I like dual reviews, I often find I agree with different points from each.
I think dual reviews are a lot of fun to read and definitely the more opinions on a book, the better to decide. I appreciate when they actually disagree as long as the reason is there because sometimes, as in Dan’s example, what might be a no-go for someone is the same as mine or vice versa. Plus, some reviewers opinions generally line up better with mine regularly, so it’s nice to have that as another voice if I’m not sure of one reviewer.
I love dual reviews. But I will love it more if the dual reviews result in two different ratings. Because if the dual reviews are both good, well, as a reader, it doesn’t really help. I prefer two different opinions. Always 🙂
Thanks for the post. I like duo reviews. They tell you a lot become no two people usually have the same opinion. Each person has their own take of the story and what they liked and didn’t like. In the case of the rating being the same the standing is still the same. We also get to know what worked and what didn’t for each reviewer.
Thanks for your answers! I like reading duo reviews. It’s nice to get a sense of multiple opinions about a book. I love book discussions.
I like the idea of two or more reviews concerning the same book, but I partly agree with nicki442. I think it’s great to discuss a book among reviewers in advance, because where is the fun in reading a book if you can’t talk about what you liked or disliked afterwards. But I also think you shouldn’t change your rating just to make the whole process a bit more homogenous. On the other hand, if discussing the book helps you reflect on your forged opinion and you come to the conclusion that you need to adjust a bit (for yourself, not for others), that’s okay with me.
I like the duo reviews, they are of more importance to me if they are different – I can get a real feel for the issues and the make my decision based on them. V high ratings I tend to ignore so look for the mid fielders and see what has got people thinking!
Thank you all for answering i do love duo reviews because it is great to see the difference in opinion and to see that what someone likes in a book another one doesn’t.
I do enjoy duo reviews because I like getting more than one person’s POV on the book in question. Especially when we all have similar reading tastes.
I like seeing the different perspectives when one reviewer doesn’t like a story and explains why and another loves it.