Jane raised a really good point in the rating thread; she didn't like The Savage Garden when she read it before it was nominated and said:
For me (just member me), I'd much rather have someone speak up at nomination time than wait til it's voted in and then say--Gawd this book is awful. That really discourages people and we've already reserved time and maybe gone out and bought it.
That can work even when someone really likes a book. For instance, I was pretty sure folks would like Secret History, and said so. Now if you hate it, oopsie.
Or would you rather not have people speak up at nomination time and let everyone figure it out? What do YOU think? I'd really like to know.
just wish I'd spoken up at nomination time.......That's a really tricky issue for many of us. To say or not to say? Is it far easier to say we loved a book than that we absolutely hated it? Do you worry about unduly influencing the vote? We know our tastes don't always align--so what to do?
For me (just member me), I'd much rather have someone speak up at nomination time than wait til it's voted in and then say--Gawd this book is awful. That really discourages people and we've already reserved time and maybe gone out and bought it.
That can work even when someone really likes a book. For instance, I was pretty sure folks would like Secret History, and said so. Now if you hate it, oopsie.
Or would you rather not have people speak up at nomination time and let everyone figure it out? What do YOU think? I'd really like to know.
