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>93 ratings (4.81 avg)

>> No.10752094

no one here actually trusts goodreads ratings right

>> No.10752121

>>10752094
i cant really imagine a circumstance where their average rating would come in handy. most people are such plebs they tell themselves that everything they read was amazing

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10752139

>400 ratings (2.95 avg)

>> No.10753044

>>10752057
This runs the other way, too, if a famous and great book like Moby Dick gets a lot of votes, it inevitbaly ends up with a worse rating than it should have

>> No.10753065

>>10752121
I find that all that time
>I read this non-fiction book it was absolutely fascinating
>Oh yeah, what new things did you learn?
>Eh... uh.. you know... it was more how he said it...

>> No.10753071

>>10752121
if a book isn't good why would you finish it

>> No.10753073

Dostoyevsky sub4
Harry fucking potter series over 4.5
can you take this shit seriously

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>>10753071
If you haven't finished it how do you know it isn't good