tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post4189557403492300459..comments2024-03-28T07:09:28.500+00:00Comments on The Speculative Scotsman: Righting The Left Hand of GodAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08713791516631476930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-12695331975183961812010-02-06T01:25:24.768+00:002010-02-06T01:25:24.768+00:00I'll take word of mouth recommendations from f...I'll take word of mouth recommendations from fellow readers who share my tastes before relying on advertising. When I can't get that, I'll peruse the blogs of a book that interests me and read as many reviews as I can, paying close attention, as Ben suggests, to those blogs that have steered me in the right direction in the past or share the same predilections as me.<br />I've read too many books considered by some to be best reads of the year candidates that have failed to live up the billing. I've been left wondering if I'm just a moron who doesn't get it (wouldn't be the first time) or if the reviewers aren't really being true to themselves and needed something to round out their list. It's probably more that Sam is right when he trots out the old 'different strokes for different folks' chestnut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-86841331590917626672010-02-05T22:59:39.618+00:002010-02-05T22:59:39.618+00:00Interesting point about how our diverging views co...Interesting point about how our diverging views coalesce to form one greater sff community.<br /><br />I might be rambling here so feel free to tune out anytime. But, in law school right now, professors are constantly reiterating the point that the American legal system works to provide justice by being adversarial. As I understand it the British one's similar, correct me if I'm wrong. <br /><br />So, as reviewers, we're working to bring about justice in the sff community by agreeing to disagree.Bryce L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13951278240008332023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498739347909985243.post-888316667161060952010-02-05T19:54:16.250+00:002010-02-05T19:54:16.250+00:00I agree with Sweary Sam as well. I've argued f...I agree with Sweary Sam as well. I've argued from the beginning that the goal of readers of blogger-reviewers should be to find particular bloggers whose opinions and "voice" they can generally credit and respect. It's not about agreeing in all the particulars but rather about finding those with similar leanings so you can introduce each other to new things and steer each other away from things that might not be worth one's time.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126093513818104194noreply@blogger.com