A review by scamp1234
Black Box by Jennifer Egan
3.0
Why is it some reviewers are so easy to provide 5 or 4 *s just because they are fans of the author, are first to review, or just can't say a bad thing because they don't want to hurt someone feelings?
That's how I feel with Black Box,I agree it's unique and interesting, but did I really enjoy it or consider it the best? That's what we're essentially saying here by giving it anything more than 3 stars. With three were saying that we liked it, with two its just ok, and one we disliked it.
So how did this book garner so many four and five star ratings? Lots of fans? A unique concept? Or a lack of reviews? Now I almost gave this two stars because I thought at first it was just alright, but it's uniqueness for structuring each line under 140 lines and the story of the black box wasn't boring.
The problem with reviewers being too easy though just makes it harder to find a truly great book by just reading the reviews. You have to nowadays rely on them along with word of mouth and the buzz it generates.
That's how I feel with Black Box,I agree it's unique and interesting, but did I really enjoy it or consider it the best? That's what we're essentially saying here by giving it anything more than 3 stars. With three were saying that we liked it, with two its just ok, and one we disliked it.
So how did this book garner so many four and five star ratings? Lots of fans? A unique concept? Or a lack of reviews? Now I almost gave this two stars because I thought at first it was just alright, but it's uniqueness for structuring each line under 140 lines and the story of the black box wasn't boring.
The problem with reviewers being too easy though just makes it harder to find a truly great book by just reading the reviews. You have to nowadays rely on them along with word of mouth and the buzz it generates.