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What I find striking is the huge approval ('helpful' votes) that this (1-star) review and two other thoughtful pans (a 1- and a 3-star review) received on Amz.
by FluidDjango 17y ago
What I find striking is the huge approval ('helpful' votes) that this (1-star) review and two other thoughtful pans (a 1- and a 3-star review) received on Amz.
For a 2002 book that still sells quite well in hardcover (coffee table book to impress geeky friends?), the huge overbalance of negative reviews is something this Amazon addict does not recall seeing:
5 star: (89)
4 star: (38)
3 star: (50)
2 star: (60)
1 star: (104)
Perhaps somewhere in all those I'll find someone who's culled the gems from it. "Hacker Readers Digest" where are you?
- deleted 17y ago[deleted]
- jcl 17y agoIn the case of this particular review, however, I think the "helpfulness" votes indicate that readers enjoyed the review more than found it helpful. Other "helpful" reviews: http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/dp/B00032G1S0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=grocery&qid=1265127144&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Tuscan-Whole-Milk-Gallon-128/dp/B00032...
- regularfry 17y ago"Helpful" might mean "helped me decide to spend my money elsewhere."
- FluidDjango 17y agoBut the "stars" are the ratings of the book in concern - not of any reviews' "helpfulness". What is striking is the modal rating of people about the book is one star - something seldom seen at Amz.