EVER BOUGHT A BOOK ON THE STRENGTH OF THE REVIEWS ON THE BACK???

If you are like us (and probably one of the many thousands of book lovers across the globe) and have had the misfortune of spending your hard-earned cash on an apparent "best-seller"; you will probably also have experienced the dull thud as you bang your head against the wall, thinking "Why did I listen to the reviews on the back?!" The truth is: reviews found on books are usually self-promoting, PR stunt-type hype and not necessarily a true reflection of the books' quality at all.

It is our aim to tell the truth about books, but don't for one second assume that that is synonymous with us creating a blog to 'diss' authors' work - to the contrary - our intention is to provide an honest appraisal of each and every book we read. If the book is any good - it'll get a good review. If it's awful and a tragedy to the literary world - then it won't. It's that simple.

Monday 15 February 2010

How you can support The Truth About Books

It's true that The Truth About Books came about because of some silly notion that everyone deserved an insider's take: an honest take, on the veritable mountain of new literature that is churned out day after day. It's also true that everyone who works so hard on your behalf does so out of a passion for books and also because they share the vision that people are entitled to no-nonsense, accessible and above all - free - reviews of books.

We don't really ask for anything in return. Not a thing, in fact.

All we're going to say is: if you like what we do - pass it on. Tell your friends, neighbours, family, co-workers... and if you decide you rather fancy buying a book that we've reviewed - well then, tell us! Leave us your comments and views on any of the titles we've reviewed. And if you're inclined to help us just that little bit more - you might like to know that when you buy a book through the link on the review page, we earn a few pence in the process - at no additional cost to you.

So go on - take a look. And remember - you can always just drop us a line and tell us how you think we're doing. It's all good!

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous20 February 2010 at 03:20

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