Alise answers “Why are 50% of the reviews from the past...”

Kirsten Hacker asked this question about The Midnight Library:

Why are 50% of the reviews from the past couple of days less than three stars, yet this book has an overall rating of 4.31 stars? Is this book a magnet for paid-for reviews while those who spend their hard-earned money on it don't like it?

Alise I've seen this a lot with popular books, people like to overly criticize them once they take off. It's cool "not to like it". I'm in a bunch of book c…moreI've seen this a lot with popular books, people like to overly criticize them once they take off. It's cool "not to like it". I'm in a bunch of book clubs, reading groups and follow lots of book focused accounts (I know none of them get paid for reviews) and I've never seen a bad review of the book in any of those spaces. Also with fiction that is any good, early reviews are often more kind. I think book lovers tend to read a little earlier and as more and more people pick it up, you'll get more people that are critical. (less)

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Kirsten Hacker I'm not sure about that. Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun's top rated reviews are rather negative because the expectations were so high after Never Let Me ...more
Mar 19, 2021 07:36AM · flag

Italiangirl Yikes! I hated Never Let Me Go.
Jun 11, 2021 03:50PM · flag

Franco D I don't believe your argument is very logical but it is possible that people who didnt like the book will subconsciously rate it even more negatively ...more
Aug 23, 2021 11:36AM · flag

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