“For an adult reader, the possible verdicts are five: I can see this is good and I like it; I can see this is good but I don’t like it; I can see this is good, and, though at present I don’t like it, I believe with perseverance I shall come to like it; I can see this is trash but I like it; I can see this is trash and I don’t like it. ” ~W.H. Auden
Welcome to the Saturday Review of Books at Semicolon. Here’s how it usually works. Find a book review on your blog posted sometime during the previous week. The review doesn’t have to be a formal sort of thing. You can link to your thoughts on a particular book, a few ideas inspired by reading the book, your evaluation, quotations, whatever.
Then on Friday night/Saturday, you post a link here at Semicolon in Mr. Linky to the specific post where you’ve written your book review. Don’t link to your main blog page because this kind of link makes it hard to find the book review, especially when people drop in later after you’ve added new content to your blog. In parentheses after your name, add the title of the book you’re reviewing. This addition will help people to find the reviews they’re most interested in reading.
After linking to your own reviews, you can spend as long as you want reading the reviews of other bloggers for the week and adding to your wishlist of books to read. That’s how my own TBR list has become completely unmanageable and the reason I can’t join any reading challenges. I have my own personal challenge that never ends.
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Glynn
2/15/2013 at 8:59 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks for hosting, Sherry.
Susan @ Reading World
2/15/2013 at 9:12 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
February is a good month for hunkering down with books. I’ve read some really good ones so far. Have a great weekend!
Brenda
2/15/2013 at 10:54 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks for hosting Saturday Reviews.
Barbara H.
2/15/2013 at 10:57 pm (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Interesting about the different verdicts. I think I have probably experienced all of them at different times.
Beckie Burnham
2/16/2013 at 8:09 am (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Thanks Sherry! I love your weekly post.