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Waldo Varjak asked this question about The Thorn of Emberlain (Gentleman Bastard, #4):
4.22 stars out of 5 stars before it is even published. Why not 5 stars? What was so wrong with this book it does not merit perfect marks from everyone? A few typos? Poor character development? A plot or subplot hole? Are people so angry with this author that they will deny him 5 stars without even reading his work?
Waldo Varjak 246 ratings on a book to be released 5 months from now... that's a skein of beta readers (or sock puppets) or clueless people abusing the system. Make…more246 ratings on a book to be released 5 months from now... that's a skein of beta readers (or sock puppets) or clueless people abusing the system. Makes me distrust all the ratings for this author and suspect the Goodreads rating system.

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