Who regularly posts reviews on Amazon and Goodreads?

[Brian G Turner]

Does anyone here regularly post reviews of what they read on Amazon and Goodreads?

Simply curious as to whether anyone does this fairly regularly.

 

[monsterchic]

I do on Goodreads, but only if the book is really good or really bad. Or there's something that just begs to be mentioned. I know Vertigo regularly reviews on Goodreads, too (haven't seen him in a while...hmm).

Don't think I've ever reviewed on Amazon.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Nope. I do mine here and link to Twitter. But I am looking at Goodreads as a platform. Can't see me ever using Amazon.

 

[thaddeus6th]

Sometimes. I rate books more often, but usually only post a review if it's a book club book of the month (on the Indie Book Club group).

I post reviews on my blog, as well.

 

[williamjm]

I've been trying to post reviews on Goodreads for the books I've just read - sometimes it takes me a few weeks to get round to it, although that does the benefit that it can help me decide how I feel about a book.

I've posted Amazon reviews in the past, but not in recent years.

 

[Bick]

No; I read reviews on those sites, but I don't post. Life's too short to post on multiple sites for me. I'm amazed at the lengths some people go to to review books they've read.

 

[Lilmizflashythang]

Nope. Use my blog for that.

 

[biodroid]

I don't post any reviews, but on Goodreads I only give the star rating.

 

[Mark_Lawrence]

I post reviews of all the books I read on Goodreads. I don't bother with Amazon.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/4508542

 

[Stephen Palmer]

I do a short reviewette on Goodreads for the ones I read.

 

[Montero]

I sometimes post on Amazon - usually if there are either

1. Very few or no reviews of a book I think is good
2. Reviews that to me are having an unfair downer on a book I think is good.

But where a book already has at least 5 representative reviews, I don't review. Really boggles me how you get dozens and dozens of reviews about books by popular authors - sort of fan club thing.

I've put a few reviews on Goodreads but that was in the past and I've kind of given up. I'm not naturally a keeping lists of books I've read person, so ....

 

[elvet]

Never on Amazon. At Goodreads I use the star system for all the books I read and occasionally will write a review.

 

[BenSt]

I never did with Amazon until I started purchasing things off there more and more. I buy maybe an item or more on Amazon a month... and to be honest I enjoy writing reviews of things I find particularly good. If the item is a piece of crap, I will, if it's pretty excellent or it impresses me I will... if it does exactly what it's supposed to, I probably won't.

 

[psychotick]

Hi,

Not of books - I'm published on Kindle so it's a no win for me. But I do post reviews of dvds etc.

Cheers, Greg.

 

[AE35Unit]

I do on Goodreads usually after each novel.
I dont use amazon but I do reviews on LibraryThing as well as my sf blog.

 

[DaCosta]

Amazon yes. I've shopped on Amazon since it launched and in the early days I really enjoyed writing reviews. I only review now though, as Montero said, when something doesn't have many reviews or if I feel the reviews are 'wrong'.
When Amazon launched, being able to publicly like or dislike something gave consumers enormous power. Not so much these days though.

 

[AE35Unit]

Although I use amazon I dont bother with their reviews. Its such a subjective issue. People don't like a book they will post a negative review. But someone else might like it!
I prefer to review in a way that presents a synopsis and my own thoughts on it, and usually only post positive reviews on Goodreads. I prefer goodreads aa I feel I 'know' some of the reviewers.

 

[Grunkins]

I want to know what Brian's after. Is he raising an army? Looking to wage a corrective review campaign?

 

[Stephen Palmer]

World War R

 

[Mangara]

I review on Goodreads after each novel. I find it so easy to be negative though!