Thank you for saying this out loud... *quiet weeping*
Sometimes I absolutely want to dive into a lengthy review, but usually I just want to know what the book is about, who the target audience is, and whether the dog dies. The problem with academic book reviews is that they tend to have a minimum 2k wordcount. Who has time for that?
The review I posted was supposed to be between 3,000 and 3,500 words, but the journal folded before I could submit it. Instead of posting the 2,000 words that I'd already written, I thought it would be cool to do something closer in style and tone to the sort of reviews I enjoy reading on Goodreads.
I know Amazon is evil, and I'm vaguely aware that there's all sorts of silly drama on Goodreads, but I really appreciate the site a lot. I don't think I would have joined if I hadn't read your posts here on Dreamwidth talking about it, so - thank you!
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Date: 2020-06-24 09:20 pm (UTC)Thank you for saying this out loud... *quiet weeping*
Sometimes I absolutely want to dive into a lengthy review, but usually I just want to know what the book is about, who the target audience is, and whether the dog dies. The problem with academic book reviews is that they tend to have a minimum 2k wordcount. Who has time for that?
The review I posted was supposed to be between 3,000 and 3,500 words, but the journal folded before I could submit it. Instead of posting the 2,000 words that I'd already written, I thought it would be cool to do something closer in style and tone to the sort of reviews I enjoy reading on Goodreads.
I know Amazon is evil, and I'm vaguely aware that there's all sorts of silly drama on Goodreads, but I really appreciate the site a lot. I don't think I would have joined if I hadn't read your posts here on Dreamwidth talking about it, so - thank you!