My take on DNF books is I don’t review them. If I was under agreement with an author or publisher to do a review for a copy (as is common in the blogging world). I share my concerns in private. There is one time this didn’t work out so well. I was super tempted to shout this author’s bad book from the rooftops along with her unprofessional behavior. I stuck to my policy. In the end, I think DNF books ultimately just need a revamp something is not complete. I would rather the author take the critique in private and better than embarrass them with a DNF review. No matter how unprofessional they might be. I am in this industry to help people not hurt people.
What is your take on DNF book?
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I’ve only not finished an ARC for review once and I e-mailed the author rather than write a bad review. I just told her that I was sorry but the book wasn’t for me. I told her I would be happy to write a review but that I did not finish. She was grateful that I told her and it was not a problem. I think it is always better to reach out in this situation. With regard to books I have bought or borrowed, I just give them a fair chance and either keep going or move on to a book I find more enjoyable.
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Reaching out is often what I do, though I don’t DNF to often because I’m usually able to tell if a book will work before I read it. So it sounds like you have a really balanced way of handling DNF’s
Great topic for conversation. If it is a book an author has specifically sent me for review that I have decided to DNF, I usually just email them back and say “I’m sorry, but this book wasn’t for me” or something like that. If I have already previously blogged about reading that specific book I may make a note mentioning that I DNF’ed it on my next weekly update.
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Yeah that sounds like a good way to go about things.
You and I handle things pretty much the same way. After reading everyone’s posts though, I’ve decided that I am going to post a short review on Goodreads about what didn’t work for me, and why I did not finish these particular books. I feel bad that this might affect sales for the authors, but then again, in the two DNF books I discussed, they had major grammatical/structural issues and in my opinion were not ready to be published. In the future, if they revise the novel, I would be more than willing to give it another chance and amend my original review. Thanks for stopping by my blog! Already following you on Bloglovin’ :)
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I changed my mind as well… If I DNF a book I’m putting it on Goodreads. After reading everyone’s thoughts on the subject I realize that I have a duty to share my opinion. I’m a book blogger it’s what I do, and I do it to be informative. As much as I want to be positive… I need to share the not so good as well. Fortunately, I don’t run into that problem very often.
I think if you its very professional that you give critique in private, if you are under agreement. I’m sorry that you had a bad experience with that author. As a review you have to be honest in this industry. Thanks for commenting on my blog! Old follower.
Thanks it all worked out in the end. Honesty is key in this industry. I wish everyone was, but it doesn’t work out that way. I still enjoy what I do despite the hick ups that may arise.
I don’t review DNF books either because I think it is unfair for me too rate and review a book that I didn’t finished completely. And that is a great idea sharing your review in private as well. Thank you so much for stopping by my #FFF
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If I DNF a book I usually have enough information to give an informative explanation as to why I didn’t. I don’t feel bad reviewing a book I didn’t finish. If I didn’t finish a book I have good reasons to back that up which I feel would be informative to the author. Thanks for stopping by.