Do you change a rating on a book without rereading?

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I was thinking about this, because of a book I rated highly. After thinking more, I realized that the sledgehammer message (that really bugs me personally) in the book has made me start to view the book more unfavorably the more I think about it. However, I don't feel it's fair to change a rating without reading the book again. I'm not sure if I want to read it again right now, so I'll keep the rating the same.

How about you?

[Arch]

Yes, I do, if I think about something that happened in the book and the books needs an upgrade rating or downgrade rating, I will change my rating without rereading a book.

[❤️ Dorsey aka Wrath Lover Reviews ❤️]

Same as Arch...I don't have a problem changing my rating afterwords, again like Arch I may think of something regarding that book that may change my rating.

[Vicki]

Same for me, if I'm thinking about a book and my thoughts change about something that happened in the book, I have no problem changing the rating.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

Maybe I will go ahead and change my review and rating, since I clearly feel so strongly about it.

What you have said makes sense.

[Wan]

I do. Mostly, when I found the books that really impressed me and/or an exceptionally better written books in the same "genre" than ones I've read in the past -- meaning the bar has been raised and so does my frame of references.

I nomally go back and change the rating but not all the time. I rarely reread because I have so many in the TBR. & I do remember most of the books I've read. :-)

[~Megan~]

I change my ratings all the time. Sometimes later books in a series make me think more highly of a previous book. Also, reading other people's reviews can sometimes make me remember stuff in a book I disliked or really loved, resulting in me changing a rating.

[❤️ Dorsey aka Wrath Lover Reviews ❤️]

Glad to help!! If you feel that strongly about it than clearly you need to change your rating.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

Dorsey, I think so too. I won't make a habit of doing it unless I feel strongly, because I feel like my thoughts at the time are valid for when I read the book. In this case, there are some things I can't get past that make the book flawed to me.

[❤️ Dorsey aka Wrath Lover Reviews ❤️]

It happens...not often but it does.

[Katya]

All the time....it usually get's better with a re-reading and I try not to do a review until I can sit on it a few days/week or re-read. Or like Megan said you read a book which makes you think more highly about a previous book in the series...that happened to me when I read the Sentinel Wars series by Shannan K Butcher. Loved the first book a whole lot better after reading book #2 & 3.

[nannou]

yes it happens but i dont change it :)

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish]

It does happen to me, and I don't think there's anything wrong with changing the rating. When we take the time to think over the story, how it makes me feel days later, there are times I've raised a rating and times I lowered.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I can certainly see why you might change a rating if you feel strongly about it. I usually go with my first instincts, which are usually strong since I am an emotional reader. I guess that's why I don't arbitrarily change ratings, because I feel like the first rating was valid at the time.

[Pamela(AllHoney), Danger Zone]

I have changed ratings before. Usually because I felt I rated them wrong in the first place. Nothing drasic. I may change a 4 to a 3 or a 5 to a 4, etc. But I would never change a 5 to a 3 or 2. Its my attempt to rate more accurately. A book I gave a 4 to may not compare to other books with 4 stars and I will then reevaluate it and lower it if necessary.

[UniquelyMoi ~ BlithelyBookish]

I'm an emotional reader/rater too. I tend to rate on how a book makes me feel when I read those final words.

In the past year I read a book that had me so happy at the end I wanted to give it 5 stars, but the more I thought about, I remembered that it took some effort to get through the first 1/3 of the book because the story dragged so much. No, I can't recall the title (which means it must have been forgettable) but that's an instance where I changed the rating.

Now, when I finish reading I ask myself - how many stars? Then when I'm writing my review and rethinking the book as a whole is when I will usually change my mind, if I do.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I've had it happen that in the process of writing a review, I bumped my rating up or down slightly as I analyzed my thoughts on the books. I know what you mean.

[Kelli]

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "I was thinking about this, because of a book I rated highly. After thinking more, I realized that the sledgehammer message (that really bugs me personally) in the book has made me start to view th..."

This may be where I differ. I seldom change a review but if I feel like I've been unfairly harsh, which occurs if I burn out on a series/genre, then once I have time to distance myself, I may re-read the book, especially if others have responded favorably. I wouldn't want to discourage others from reading a book just because I was in a pi$$y mood that day.

Or, sometimes I read the next book in a series and realize that my problems with the first book are resolved once I've read the next one. This happens rarely because if the book was a "DNF" "BATR" (did not finish) or barely able read) then I usually don't spend money on the next one. The only one I can say that about in recent memory was Ascension by Caris Roane . I know alot of people really liked it, I just didn't.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I think that being a moody reader (which I am) makes me hesitant to change my ratings a lot. I rated Once and Always by Judith McNaught two stars and a friend asked me why. I couldn't really remember much about the book, just that I didn't like it. I took the rating off, and plan to reread it to be fair.

[True Image]

I also tend to be a moody reader, so really try not to change a rating without rereading.

[Kelli]

What a fair lot we are!!

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I like to be accurate about things. It's the analytical side of my nature. If I feel like I wasn't accurate and thorough, I get frustrated. This gets me in trouble..a lot, because I fail to live up to my own standards.

[Roshio]

I don't feel the need to reread before changing a rating. Changing my ratings only happens when I have to make a decision between a 4 star book or a 5 star. That's the toughest. When I change from 5 to 4, it means I've let my emotions take over and on further thought, I realise its not actually that amazing. A 4 to 5 rating occurs when I am still thinking about the book two days later saying 'boy that was a great book'. (The Name of the Wind would be an example.

[t'irla ~The Bookslayer~]

I tend to want to give everything 4 or 5 and then I read something I really really like..so I will go back and reduce to a 3 cause I liked it but not as much as other books. So no I don't have to reread that book to change the rating.

[Gemma]

Nope. I have to re-read something. Which reminds me, have to re-rate The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

[Julie]

Quite frequently. Sometimes, I rate a book moments after I've read it (ah, the power of the GoodReads app!) but after I've let it digest for a few days, I realize it's better than I thought it was, or really wasn't nearly as great.

[Duchess Nicole]

I'll change my rating. Usually to a better one. I rate any book that is okay, but didn't really grab me, a 3 star. If I'm still thinking about the book three days later, then I figure it may deserve another star. I read so much, I tend to forget character names and even plotlines for books that I don't really like. It's like my brain just says 'junk it!' and mentally trashes it. I admire those of you who can pull names of random books out of your magic hats, because unless its one of my favorites, I can't do that! It would be interesting to see how everyone rates a book, what their requirements are for each star. I think I rate sort of high.

[[deleted user]]

I think I rate book high too..... and then there are the books I want too rate higher than 5 stars.
I have bought a few books on occasion that I have already read.... yicks... now that is BAD

[Duchess Nicole]

LOL! I do the same thing! A lot of the synopsis sound the same. Now that I have GR, though, I can check to see what ebooks I have, since I've listed them in my library. I don't, however, have my printed books listed, and that's when I get into trouble. I actually have a box here at home that I use for books that I own two copies of. It's a small box, but still... At least we're not doing drugs or something. I can rationalize this addiction.

[[deleted user]]

LOL.... I don't have a box yet. GR is wonderful in so many ways....
On my kindle ... when I try to buy the same book it stops me and says... are you sure you want this book... you already bought it and gives the date... that has saved me a few times. teehee

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I'm pretty generous with stars in that I rarely give 1 or 2 stars. I am getting pretty stingy with five stars. Like you, Duchess, I give a book that didn't blow me away 3-3.5 stars. Four stars is for a book I really liked even if I didn't love it.

[Duchess Nicole]

I think I've rated five books a two, and I've never given a book a one star. But I don't read anything with a rating lower than 3.5. Is that terrible? There's just too much to read. I don't want to waste time or money on a book that's not at least a somewhat guaranteed a good read. And I have such a hard time not finishing a book. In fact, I almost never don't finish a book. So I tend to be choosy.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Loves 'Em Lethal]

I'm choosy too. I think that it leads to rating a book higher when you are very particular about what you read. Lately, I've had a lot of review books, so some of them are harder to read than others. I don't give up though. Only time I don't finish a book is if I find the content objectionable or I realize I can't keep reading it for whatever reason. I will often put a book down if I'm not in a mood for it and come back later.