Whatever the theory, years ago I used to find Amazon reviews mostly helpful -- you had to read between the lines sometimes, but for an intelligent reader the bo

Whatever the theory, years ago I used to find Amazon reviews mostly helpful -- you had to read between the lines sometimes, but for an intelligent reader the bogosity was basically under control -- and now I see many products with an unearned high rating, but I have to wade through the reviews for each one to make that judgement. These free-copy reviews are not the worst of it, but they're mostly noise. They're not like either a professional reviewer with a reputation to groom or a regular person with an opinion they want to share.