When you consider buying a book on Amazon by an author you’re not familiar with but find glowing blurbs for it by famous authors that don’t even indicate they’ve read the book, be very skeptical. I just finished a book that had several praising blurbs by well-known authors. The book was so badly written that I wondered if an editor had been involved at all in its publication.
Rather than using these blurbs as a guide, read the reviews given by normal readers to get an idea of what to expect.
@johnldeboer l hear ya, John! I go through a lot of ebooks through the public library. A lot of folks here will give their brief book reviews too any genres you like? #cosobooks #cosoreads
@KarenSohne Thrillers are my favorite, and that’s what I mostly write. The book that prompted my post was a “thriller” written by a woman who held a position in the Reagan administration. Lee Child, of the Jack Reacher series fame, wrote a brief blurb praising it. I doubt he read the book. Blurb inflation has become common these days. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/book-blurbs-ethics/675139/
@johnldeboer l used to read more thrillers and murder mysteries, but a combination of world and personal events was making those less enjoyable so l’ve gotten into more fantasy novels. I always skip over the blurbs and read the brief synopsis when choosing a title. I’d much rather go with an actual human’s recomendation over a “paid blurb”( even when l don’t know the human) go figure!