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Posting book reviews as you go or just doing them later when you remember
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Apr 22, 2013 04:15PM
Is it just me that posts all of my reviews collectively? I do them in groups. I just do not remember to post them as soon as I finish a book. I usually read a few then post. How do others do this?
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I usually don't write a revue unless i really feel i have something to say about a book. However when i do write one it's usually within an hour or two of finishing. If i don't i become less likely to do it at all.
If I don't write a review within a day or two, then I'm probably not going to.
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I read too many books these days to let reviews pile up.
I try to put my thoughts down as I read it when I update my progress so I can write a review at a later date, if I want to. Don't always write a review though.
I've really enjoyed using GoodReads to track my reading habits and record my thoughts on each book that I've read. So, I often try to write a review almost immediately after I finish the book. If I held off and tried to write several reviews at once, I'd be afraid that I was confusing events in those books.
I don't write reviews, just a little snippet in the comments which is probably more to remind myself of why I gave it the rating I did. :)
Writing a review helps me organize my thoughts, and, in the long run, digest what I read a little more effectively than does just picking up the next book in the stack.I usually will take a few notes as I'm reading, highlight nice (or not-so-nice) passages as I come across them, and will occasionally sit down and write a few paragraphs of a review in my journal as I read. I try to complete and post a review of a book within a day or two after finishing it, just because it's fresh in my mind.
Sometimes, I'll mull over a review for a little while. Having just finished Gormenghast by Peake, for example, I feel I need to think that one over for a bit while before sitting down to reflect upon it in a review. I went ahead and gave it 4 stars... but I'm still processing that one, so I haven't written out a review.
I usually mark things I want to mention or include so I can wait a few days to write a review if needed. And sometimes a book deserves some mulling before review, especially if I feel like I hate it.
I write my full review on my blog but I tend to get behind. I'm two books behind at the moment. What helps is that when I finish a book I always mark it done on GR, rate it and then try to always put something in the review box. Usually it's just quick impressions but it often helps when writing a proper review. I do sometime go back and update the GR review later.I always intend to do it more quickly but...
I try to post reviews when I finish books, but I only post reviews for books I've read since joining GR. Occasionally I might post a few comments about books from my misspent youth, but I try to post at least a few words about each book I read now. Books I read for SFFaudio get a fairly standard-form review.
I like to wait a day or two after finishing a book, to let it settle into my mind, before posting a review. The purpose of my reviews is more to remind myself later of the book, than to convince others to read it.
I tend to post reviews pretty soon after reading a book. Partly as I have a lousy memory and as soon as I start a new book I might lose the other one. Occasionally I do retrospective reviews but they are on books I have read multiple times.
I think you should do it later. If you want to criticize, you'll find things to criticize. Then you won't enjoy it, and you'll become a miserable person. http://reddkaiman.blogspot.com/2013/0...
I wrote my first reviews right after I finished the book, otherwise I would have forgotten to do it. But I might start slacking very soon, we'll see.
I try and do it a day or so after I finish the book so things are still fresh. I need to go back and do reviews for books I've read before I started writing the reviews.
