As a Follow-Up

As a follow-up to the post I wrote the other day on reviews I offer this . . . or rather Richard Parker at The Curzon Group offers this:

"I'm not going to say what's already been said but I would say that this would be Amazon's best opportunity to do what I've always hoped they would and completely scrap the star rating system.  Writers, readers and publishers have all become completely obsessed by it and it would certainly be one less headache for all concerned."

It's worth following the link if only cause he has more to say on the subject. The end result though is that I think I agree with him. I think the star rating system for the most part is rigged. Again, how many times have I written a review, much less given a star. I'd love to hear from anyone who follows this blog, who isn't a book reviewer, but just an average reader, who has given a review or a star on Amazon. Just how rigged is it I wonder.