> Online reviews in general are pretty useless these days. It depends on the contents and the number of them. If multiple/many negative reviews for something a

> Online reviews in general are pretty useless these days. It depends on the contents and the number of them. If multiple/many negative reviews for something all mention a similar defect, you can be pretty sure it is an actual issue with the thing. It is then up to you to determine if the thing is still worth your time/money. I will say that for some things the motivations of the reviewers are something to take into account especially. For book reviews on Goodreads I've found that animosity towards the author causes heavy overstating of the 'defects' of a book.