Discussion Ratings with Few Chapters

balphsemy!

so here's what i feel...
i sometimes dropped a novel even when it was early like 1-10 chapter.. why?

1. it's boring..
everyone have their cup of tea.. like what you say you drop issth while other think of it as interesting... if you think it's boring, why not dropping it?

2. it's really early to tell?
for some novels, even just the prologue can draw you in to read further, some people are used to that and some story have a quick pace of events and some others just feel so slow..for example ze tian ji, the MC cultivation just started on 100++ chapters and for some it can be too slow. while some other novels like JP, the MC will be invincible since the prologue so it's all back to the reader's own opinion

3. first impression
this is influenced by many factors, synopsis, prologue, other ratings. and by no means i honestly believe if a series with 1-2 chapter have 1 score of rating given by a person, others will follow suit without thinking much. the duck theory XD...

honestly if you really interested in a novel, just give it a go. fck the rating, fck people opinion and read it. it's your time it's your choice.

 

First decent post.

I don't really mind or care too much, it just irritated me that some good novels got bad ratings from people who only read the first few chapters.
C'est la vie, it's their fault they're missing out.

 

that's one of the advantage and flaw of community and democracy... everyone has their own opinion which can influence others...

yup just pity them...
*look down on those that's missing out like Gods looking down on mortals*

 

The thing with rating/reviewing though, is that despite it mostly targeting other readers by giving them your impression of a book, it's also helpful for remembering why you dropped a book. Say, I read 10 chapters and found the story boring, but I found the synopsis at least to be intriguing. Without a review to remind myself of why I didn't like it in the first place, I might pick it up again despite my previous dislike, since I read so much that a novel that I have previously dropped I might have forgotten the reason why.

 

- few chapter is enaugh to give an impresion of what might come
- good for you doesnt mean its good for other people
- the best thing to do to avoid a bad rating is to delete the rating system it self

-------- question to TS --------
- why should i read more when i get bored or had enaugh in like 4-5 chapter ? (or even 1-3)
- should i read more if i think the translation is bad and/or not up to my standard ? (or when i dont like the story)
- how long should i mark it if its take too long for its release/story development ? (the posibility of me reading it again and get even more disapointed)
- is the rating system not mean to give your own impresion? (at least 1 person can only vote once)

note: there's still me and many other that dont give a shit about rating and just read what i like and never give a rating... what i often see is how many people put that novel in their reading list... thats enaugh ^^

 

why wouldn't I rate Help Gooogle Sensei and such after 1 chap as 1/5 when there is pedophilia,incest, lousy humour and obsession with boobs.I like bewbz and even find some 14y girls attractive, but saying 6y girls are sexy and BOOOBZ boobs I like boobs, it's clear that author has mental issues

 

or he can just make a section on his reading list and named it trash... so whenever he go see a novel and its already on his trash list he dosnt need to read it ^^

 

I wouldn't give a bad review with just a few chapters ,unless it is truly horrible , a lot of people seems to think that a ''slow'' start is bad ,lol . As someone who prefers character developement and world building to action ,i prefer a novel to take its time to start with a solid begining.

As for a good review with few chapters ,i actually gave one ,i just though the novel was exceptional .
I think i can recognize gold when i see it. *_* my Dao is eternal.
http://www.novelupdates.com/series/everlasting-immortal-firmament/

 

I have too much to read with too little time. I dont' have the desire to waste my time on second chances.

 

And why would I want to waste my precious down-time on a novel that has only a minimal chance of me enjoying

 

I find that as I get older and read more and more, my standards have only risen higher and any novel that didn't fit my past self's criteria, assuredly wouldn't meet them now. And I'm fine with reinforcing that perspective. My free time is finite and light novels/webnovels (which are what I have been discussing here) just don't evoke enough caring in me to give them second chances.

 

And those reasons would be in a review. So if I decided that the reasons for not liking a novel was insufficiently objective, yes i suppose I might read it again. But I still think that you should have a review that covers over your thoughts and opinions so that you would be prepared for such a possibility.

 

I like putting the sticky notes on (reviewing) though. It's something I enjoy doing. Unlike reading that novel

If I can persuade myself and other people that a novel is bad even if the review isn't the most objective, well then it's good enough for me *shrugs*