tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post1453543418384894021..comments2023-12-12T11:49:36.184-06:00Comments on GreenBeanTeenQueen: Book Blurbs-Do You Trust Them?GreenBeanTeenQueenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708155058381407531noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-50316026685884003352012-11-29T12:26:29.048-06:002012-11-29T12:26:29.048-06:00I tend to be skeptical about book blurbs and revie...I tend to be skeptical about book blurbs and reviews when an ellipsis is employed. Book blurbs also help me notice a book, but I pay attention to who is doing the blurbing. Like you, I tend to rely more on professional reviews, trusted bloggers, and Goodreads ratings :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-17614941071366141102012-11-29T08:49:25.511-06:002012-11-29T08:49:25.511-06:00I don't pay much attention to book blurbs. Us...I don't pay much attention to book blurbs. Usually, it's a friends-helping-friends kind of thing, which makes blurbs less than trustworthy IMHO. Like others have said, I pay more attention to book reviews in magazines/newspapers and on blogs. I consider those a more reliable source.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-83588424298677572492012-11-26T17:20:02.133-06:002012-11-26T17:20:02.133-06:00Unless I know the writer of the blurb personally, ...Unless I know the writer of the blurb personally, I don't really trust them. more than a few times they have turned me off of buying a book.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501259287565067209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-3022907523667536372012-11-26T14:33:44.492-06:002012-11-26T14:33:44.492-06:00Sometimes they do get me to pick up a book I haven...Sometimes they do get me to pick up a book I haven't heard of, especially if the author is someone I really respect. I also check out Goodreads in deciding on the book.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-57858638811104118162012-11-26T12:44:59.953-06:002012-11-26T12:44:59.953-06:00My usual answer is no, but really, it is sometimes...My usual answer is no, but really, it is sometimes. There are certain authors that don't give blurbs often. So when they do, I know it is sincere and worth looking at. I won't buy the book just because of that, but I will look into it more. Caitie Fhttp://caitieflum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-39351353105883892802012-11-26T12:23:12.581-06:002012-11-26T12:23:12.581-06:00I'll consider book blurbs when I don't kno...I'll consider book blurbs when I don't know much about the book because usually authors who write about similar topics will blurb the book. For example, if I see an Ellen Hopkins blurb on a book I'm not familiar with, I might pick it up because I have so many Hopkins fans in my classroom. Otherwise I usually rely on reviews or recommendations from close friends.Sarah @ YA Lovehttp://yaloveblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-48272500130684822602012-11-26T12:21:32.177-06:002012-11-26T12:21:32.177-06:00I ignore book blurbs most of the time, but I will ...I ignore book blurbs most of the time, but I will generally pick up anything with a Tamora Pierce blurb on it. She sells me. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00135614217977576904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-55341994567963753872012-11-26T11:33:25.922-06:002012-11-26T11:33:25.922-06:00Book blurbs never sold a book to me at all. For me...Book blurbs never sold a book to me at all. For me, before I was a librarian in particular and just browsing in stores or the library, it came down to the synopsis on the back, the cover image and paging through the book to see if it sounded good.<br /><br />But book blurbs, whether from an author or a review source, mean nothing to me at all, at least in terms if I am going to read the book or not.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143076553082307597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-31805314011908212972012-11-26T11:29:35.829-06:002012-11-26T11:29:35.829-06:00As an author, it sure feels nice to have them! ;) ...As an author, it sure feels nice to have them! ;) As a reader, they don't affect me much. <br /><br />I did once pick up a book I'd never heard of because it was blurbed by someone I admired. I loved it. Sometimes blurbs by trusted authors feel like recommendations from a good friend.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-38106731769050588022012-11-26T10:24:34.581-06:002012-11-26T10:24:34.581-06:00the book blurbs that matter to me are the ones fro...the book blurbs that matter to me are the ones from Kirkus and the lot. other blurbs clue me into who they think the fans will be, but I would say that I'm the same as you in the sense that I don't trust the praise.Christina Reads YAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937783114868207494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-89496735742387847202012-11-26T09:06:57.533-06:002012-11-26T09:06:57.533-06:00I don't pay much attention to them one way or ...I don't pay much attention to them one way or the other. :) Honestly, I probably don't even read them half the time! It's the cover and description that make me pick up a book...I don't think blurbs have ever persuaded me to buy a book.<br /><br />~KristinKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10592919145644124930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6075890361193230583.post-3483278913501473962012-11-26T08:57:38.691-06:002012-11-26T08:57:38.691-06:00Book blurbs have definitely helped me in the past ...Book blurbs have definitely helped me in the past (I remember picking up a chick lit book because Meg Cabot liked it) but now I'm much more likely to pick up a book based on a blogger reviews or just plain liking the cover.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.com