Yo-Yo Mama stopped by today and asked if I would indicate whether the book is available on Kindle when I write my reviews since I am a Kindle owner. As I read that comment, I wondered why in the world I hadn’t thought of doing that myself. I really appreciated the suggestion. It called to my attention the fact that the format of my reviews has not changed very much at all in the last three years.
If you go to my Library and click on links to my reviews, you’ll find the same three elements: a picture of the cover, a link to Amazon, and my review. Recently, I tried to be better about adding links to reviews by other bloggers, but that is a recent development. I’ve also thought about adding a rating to each review, but I just don’t think that’s me – at least not yet. In general, though, it’s time for a change. Besides, there’s nothing like the new and novel to get my energy flowing, right.
While I’m rethinking my review format, I would love to hear from you. What would you like to see? What would make the experience of reading about books at The Literate Housewife Review more enjoyable or rewarding for you? While I might not include everything suggested, but I promise to take everything into consideration.
P.S. Speaking of my Library, I just updated it over the weekend. It now includes all of my reviews, I’ve tested and fixed broken links, and I’ve modify formatting for books beginning with “A” or “The” to be categorized by the second word in the title. I’m also thinking about creating a page listing books by author.
Follow Up on My Restless Reading
I just started The Kitchen House
I’m so glad you’re loving Kitchen House! I have that one on its way to me now.
I need to get a library put together for my page. I love being able to see what all a blogger has read, particularly if they’re new to me and I’m wanting to know if we share similar tastes.
At the risk of sounding lame or corny, I’ve been sitting here trying to think of some constructive criticism for your blog and I can’t think of any. I love everything about your website, and I love your reviews. I do prefer a rating, because generally I will read reviews and not always be able to distinguish between a “really liked it” and a “sorta liked it”. Still, not everyone is comfortable with ratings, and I appreciate that. Keep up the good work girl!
I love your reviews just the way they are!
I read books on my Kindle as well (don’t you LOVE it!?) and I usually state if I read the book in that format or not. More and more people are reading on Kindles so I agree that making it clear how you are reading it will help people. Happy Reading!
I love the Kindle idea. I may one day own one and would like to understand how much and what type of literature is available. Also, I like your reviews…
I wouldn’t mind seeing a blurb about the authors…maybe what else they’ve written…that kind of thing.