Thursday, September 23, 2010

Hippity Hop to the Used Book Shop


...Or anywhere that has books. We're looking at Friday, so that means that it's time for the Book Blogger Hop hosted by Crazy-For-Books. It's a time to talk about blogging topics and to venture out on the internet and visit other blogs. Visit the link to join in.


This week's question:
When you write reviews, do you write them as you are reading or wait until you have read the entire book?

Most of the time I wait until I've finished the book. I let my thoughts simmer a while and thenput them together in what I hope is a coherent fashion. One in a while a brilliant (at least to me) thought occurs while I'm reading and I may jot that down to include in the final review. But that's fairly rare.

How about you? How do you do your reviews?

15 comments:

Belinda said...

Happy Hop! I wait until the end to write the review but take notes along the way. It's really helped make my reviews more meaningful.

HOP by and visit

Autumn said...

I'm pretty much just like you!

Heather said...

Yeah, you kind of have to write those brilliant ideas down when they strike, otherwise, away they flit!!

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gautami tripathy said...

Have a blast hopping to/following new blogs!

Here is my post! I am a seriously eclectic reader! I follow blogs via google reader!

justpeachy36 said...

already a follower... just hopping by.

CMash said...

I think you have great coherent reviews. I also do the same thing, in that fleeting moment when a good description and/or word that may come to mind, will be jotted down so as not to forget for when the review needs to be written.
CMash

Karen and Gerard said...

Thanks for visiting my blog today. I like to do the review right after I finish the book while my thoughts are fresh.

BrendaC said...

Thanks for dropping by my blog. I am returning the hop, I am an old follower of yours. Have an awesome weekend!

MANDY said...

I am a new follower from the hop. I write my review after I've read the book. But I do keep a pen nearby for those moments where something WOW hits me while I'm reading. Come and visit me at
www.mandysescape.blogspot.com

bibliophiliac said...

Stopping by on the hop! I take notes, then try to write the review soon after I finish the book. Have a great weekend!

Badass Bookie said...

Hi there! *waves*

Just making my round via hop! Lovely blog you have here. This week I'm trying really hard to reach 375 followers so for every follower I get this week they will get one too! So hop on over!

Til next time,
Lisa (Badass Bookie)xx
http://badassbookie.blogspot.com/

Sugar and Snark said...

Hopping over to say have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Lu

Emily said...

Hey Bev. I'm stopping by for the hop. Thanks for saying hi. :)
That's got to be the cutest title for a Hop post ever. I love it!

Bev Hankins said...

Thanks, Emily. I was kind of fond of that...Don't know if you've ever heard the rhyme "Hippity hop to the candy shop, to by a stick of candy...." My mom used to say that to me all the time. That's what I had in mind.

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much for dropping my my page Bev! I am really loving your site. The chocolate background sets a rich tone for the page, like you are about to read something decadent. I will definitely be back for more.