kw416 t1_j0wtu04 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 12:25 AM

Reply to comment by Fluffyknickers in Pro-tip: If a well reviewed book has a Goodread's rating of around 3.5 then it's usually interesting by Proper_Cold_6939

I really enjoyed Childhood / Youth / Dependency, and am eager to read more of her translated work.

kw416 t1_j0w10jd wrote on December 19, 2022 at 9:01 PM

Reply to Pro-tip: If a well reviewed book has a Goodread's rating of around 3.5 then it's usually interesting by Proper_Cold_6939

Someone I met recently gave me several authors to read, after we both mentioned reading Tove Ditlevsen’s Childhood / Youth / Dependency. Every single author is in that 3.5ish range. So now I’m even more curious and will go into each book without reading any professional reviews and see how I actually feel.

I am noticing the same trend, maybe a certain subset of books that don’t hold your hand are getting trashed unfairly.

Also came across a profile that had left reviews while reading over a book a day in 2022 and that is just not possible. So maybe something weird is going on.