one star reviews

[nibot]

Sometimes negative book reviews serve as stronger endorsements than the positive ones... These are usually from someone who Just Doesn't Get It, and their reviews are, so to speak, the exceptions to prove the rule.

For example, this review of "The Rough Guide to California"--the only one-star review amongst several five-star reviews--finally convinced me that it might be a worthwhile book:

"I think the book has some strange opinions. It actually likes Barstow,CA better than Anaheim,CA. Very strange. Purchase not recommended."

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[rezendi.livejournal.com]

Indeed. We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold...