tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post4082770593604532459..comments2023-10-15T03:25:09.233-04:00Comments on Jason Pinter's 'The Man in Black': Jason Pinterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453031566914553124noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-21256903178616765132007-04-24T23:57:00.000-04:002007-04-24T23:57:00.000-04:00I'm a word-of-mouth only girl. If friends or fami...I'm a word-of-mouth only girl. If friends or family who have similar tastes recommends a book, I'll either borrow it from them or buy it myself. Occasionally, a blogger with go bonkers over a book- if I've grown to trust their judgement, and they make it sound interesting to me, I'll often buy it even if it's not in my favorite genres. Very rarely do I even bother to read someone else's review on a main website/magazine/newspaper, and I <I>never</I> watch any television programming that is likely to so much as mention the name of a real book.WordVixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713637403798552713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-87800346457441412052007-04-11T23:21:00.000-04:002007-04-11T23:21:00.000-04:00I have friends who like everything. They suggest t...I have friends who like everything. They suggest things. Of course because they are less discriminating than I I borrow from them before buying. But if a person, who's style I like (often this is bloggers who's blogs I like), recommends a book I often check it out. I do buy books based on how a writer writes on their blog. It's a pity that I find some of the best blog writing done by romance and erotica writers, because honestly those genres almost always disappoint me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-72621199639118105062007-04-11T19:10:00.000-04:002007-04-11T19:10:00.000-04:00I don't watch much TV aside from some dramas, so I...I don't watch much TV aside from some dramas, so I don't even know what Oprah, Regis, Kelly, and others recommend, LOL.<BR/><BR/>If Stephen King recommends something, it's an automatic buy; I don't even need to read the book jacket, LOL. I like about 85% of what David Montgomery recommends, and about 65% of what Mark Terry recommends. After that, then it comes down to wandering the aisles of Borders and popping out at me.<BR/><BR/>If lots of the bloggers on my list are raving about something, I'll check it out. Same goes with the Killer Year folk.<BR/><BR/>Fitness book? Diet book? I'd sooner pick up an exercise DVD. Maybe Angelina Jolie or Gwyneth Paltrow might influence me to pick up a book. It'd be a hard sell, though.<BR/><BR/>I make me buy books, and I make me buy books I'll like. :-pSpy Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299551957327543491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-48956309740660908472007-04-11T15:59:00.000-04:002007-04-11T15:59:00.000-04:00I like the metacritic idea too. If 85% of the crit...I like the metacritic idea too. If 85% of the critics on RT like it, I probably will too. Unless Sandra Bullock or Tom Cruise is in it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26861837.post-43132531233473364512007-04-11T15:41:00.000-04:002007-04-11T15:41:00.000-04:00My wife makes me read books. If she reads somethin...My wife makes me read books. If she reads something and loves it, then I'll be reading it before long (and vice-versa). I look through Publishers Weekly reviews and such, but otherwise it's all just what I can find in the bookstore or word of mouth. <BR/><BR/>I've never put too much stock in individual mainstream reviewers. For movies, I prefer a meta-critic like Rotten Tomatoes. Do they have anything like that for books? I haven't seen it if it does exist.Christopher M. Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719365007524426389noreply@blogger.com