On Reading

Goodreads and bad influences, reading for emotions, Nabokov's thoughts

Illustration By Dall-E

When you read product reviews, do you only read the five-star ones, three and below, or seek a balance of good and bad?

I’m not much of a consumer, but on the rare occasion when I find myself lost in Amazon’s onslaught of options and recommendations, I ignore most positive reviews for any product. And when I used to visit Goodread…