SoCS – I Hate Giving Reviews

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “review.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

I love reading books but I hate trying to leave a review. The only reason I will sometimes is to show respect for the writer.

My problem is not knowing how to praise the work properly. I have the same problem when I pray. It’s not that I don’t want to, I just lack the words -maybe I didn’t get enough praise growing up or something, I don’t know.

Really though, a review is more like a critique and you’d think I’d be great at that, I seem to be able to criticize people just fine. 😂 Seriously though, maybe I’m just being lazy and my noodle is full of air.

Here lately, I can’t stay awake long enough to read more than a couple of pages which means I’m taking forever to read Stephen King’s Don‘t Flinch, which makes trying to do a review nearly impossible. It’s too hard to remember what I just read when it’s not fresh on my mind.

So maybe don’t ask me to be a beta reader unless you have a long, long time to wait for a review. 🤣

5 responses to “SoCS – I Hate Giving Reviews”

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  1. I have the same problem, but I’m going to make a better effort (soon, I hope).

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  2. Some folks have a knack for writing reviews, some do not. It’s a subgenre of writing (to me) like any other. Don’t feel so bad about it. LOL! 🤣😂😆

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    1. I am one of those who think I have to be god at every aspect, but you’re right. Maybe I just don’t have the knack and unless I enjoy doing it, I probably just shouldn’t.
      I never minding giving reviews about the RV resorts and parks we visited, or music. I should have done my post n one of those, LOL.

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  3. Hahaha! Don’t read when your feeling tired! I love reviewing books, but I don’t consider myself a very good reviewer!

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    1. You are so right! I should not try to read when I’m tired, but I need sleep gummies so I’m fighting a losing battle. I know, I’ll just have to change my reading time!Maybe I’ll read in the late afternoon or something. I b t I finish a bok much faster! 😁😂

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