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I get many requests for reviews daily. This is great because it gives me a chance to pick out books that sound interesting to me. It also means that I have to turn down several requests a day from authors that may have a really great book.The 3 genres that I normally do not read are: romance, science fiction, and fantasy. I have also been forced to turn down many books in electronic format because I don’t have an e-book reader. As a result, it takes me 3 to 4 times longer to read an e-book as…See More

Has anybody ever figured up how many pages of reading are represented by their blog posts for the year? I added it up the other day and should be at or above 12,000 pages of blog related reading for 2011. -- This number does not count books, magazines, etc. read for non-blogging purposes. I will be posting my page count for the year on my blog at http://www.reallyrandomsite.com/thebookreview/ sometime Saturday. Would be interested in…See More

Has anybody ever figured up how many pages of reading are represented by their blog posts for the year? I added it up the other day and should be at or above 12,000 pages of blog related reading for 2011. -- This number does not count books, magazines, etc. read for non-blogging purposes. I will be posting my page count for the year on my blog at http://www.reallyrandomsite.com/thebookreview/ sometime Saturday. Would be interested in…See More

Has anybody ever figured up how many pages of reading are represented by their blog posts for the year? I added it up the other day and should be at or above 12,000 pages of blog related reading for 2011. -- This number does not count books, magazines, etc. read for non-blogging purposes. I will be posting my page count for the year on my blog at http://www.reallyrandomsite.com/thebookreview/ sometime Saturday. Would be interested in…See More

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I just did a review on Liberals:America's Termites. As you can guess by the title, the book was written by a very conservative person. http://www.reallyrandomsite.com/thebookreview/liberals-americas-termites-by-burt-prelutsky/ This was my first review of a political/controversial book. I rewrote it and read through it several times to ensure that I was reviewing the book without expressing…See More

I just did a review on Liberals:America's Termites. As you can guess by the title, the book was written by a very conservative person. http://www.reallyrandomsite.com/thebookreview/liberals-americas-termites-by-burt-prelutsky/ This was my first review of a political/controversial book. I rewrote it and read through it several times to ensure that I was reviewing the book without expressing…See More

I began my blog using a simple 5 star rating system with 5 stars being fantastic and 1 star being a book that I wouldn't even give away. I am now finding that not everything I read and review fits neatly into the 5 star rating scheme, so I am considering modifying my rating system. What kind of rating system do you use for reviews on your site? Is there a "bloggers standard" rating scheme? If not, would it be good to have one? Has anybody thought of this? Thanks for your input. allen…See More

I began my blog using a simple 5 star rating system with 5 stars being fantastic and 1 star being a book that I wouldn't even give away. I am now finding that not everything I read and review fits neatly into the 5 star rating scheme, so I am considering modifying my rating system. What kind of rating system do you use for reviews on your site? Is there a "bloggers standard" rating scheme? If not, would it be good to have one? Has anybody thought of this? Thanks for your input. allen…See More