This is actually a HUGELY controversial thing in the book community.
Like are you allowed to rate/review a book if you haven't read the whole thing? I have been told that you are not allowed to say you dislike a book if you haven't read the whole entire series. Not even kidding.
Which is a pants on retarded take from them. If the first 20-50 pages of a book are complete ass why would the rest of the book or series be different or why would I have to keep reading it in the hope it gets better?
It's a same take I see when games are bad and review bad and people cry out "But but the developers will be out of work!!", like that's reality everywhere. If you're a shitty cook or welder or whatever, you need to find a new job.
This is actually a HUGELY controversial thing in the book community.
Like are you allowed to rate/review a book if you haven't read the whole thing? I have been told that you are not allowed to say you dislike a book if you haven't read the whole entire series. Not even kidding.
Which is a pants on retarded take from them. If the first 20-50 pages of a book are complete ass why would the rest of the book or series be different or why would I have to keep reading it in the hope it gets better?
It's a same take I see when games are bad and review bad and people cry out "But but the developers will be out of work!!", like that's reality everywhere. If you're a shitty cook or welder or whatever, you need to find a new job.
I've also been told I can't have an opinion on ASoIaF because it isn't done yet.
Insane.
Tell those people "I have a book I'd love your opinion on, then."
And give them a word doc with 999 pages of Lorem Ipsum. With a copy-pasted famous poem or two sprinkled in random spots in the same formatting.
If they call you on Lorem Ipsum text, accuse them of reviewing without reading the whole thing and being hypocrites.