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Yep, another question, this one simple.
Do any of you feel bad when you read a story by an author whose stories you always read, always enjoy, always comment on...and don't leave a comment? Not because the story was bad, but because A) you didn't personally agree with the statement being made/the way the situation was handled/felt it needed or didn't need this thing or that B) the story was of a type you usually don't like reading, or you have to be in the right mood to read it or C) You simply didn't know what to say or wasn't sure if you had read and interpreted the story correctly.
Though A and B are reasons I may not fully enjoy a story, C is usually my main reason for leaving no comment. I'm not a very articulate person, and it sometimes takes me hours (depending on what I'm responding to) to formulate a written response that I feel comfortable with (i.e. won't offend anyone or make them feel put down). But I always feel bad if I don't leave a comment on a story after reading every other work - or at least most of the work - by the author. I want to show support, but that sometimes means giving praise to a story that had something in it I didn't feel right about, or was the kind of story I usually don't like reading. If it's a story with something I didn't like, I will sometimes review - pointing out the good while (hopefully) pointing out my issue as mildly as possible... aaaaand end up feeling guilty about that, too.
The thing is, a while back I read a story by a favorite author, in which a situation was resolved in a manner I didn't wholly agree with. I commented anyways - pure praise - since I'd had yet to not comment on a story they'd written. Leaving the review, however, ended up not sitting well with me. Since then, I've been a little more stingy about reviewing. I try to leave a review, even if it sometimes includes the mention of a few personal issues I had with the story, but more often than not I'm never sure what to say (or if I may have interpreted the story wrong, or missed something even after reading it more than once), so won't review at all.
Though A and B are reasons I may not fully enjoy a story, C is usually my main reason for leaving no comment. I'm not a very articulate person, and it sometimes takes me hours (depending on what I'm responding to) to formulate a written response that I feel comfortable with (i.e. won't offend anyone or make them feel put down). But I always feel bad if I don't leave a comment on a story after reading every other work - or at least most of the work - by the author. I want to show support, but that sometimes means giving praise to a story that had something in it I didn't feel right about, or was the kind of story I usually don't like reading. If it's a story with something I didn't like, I will sometimes review - pointing out the good while (hopefully) pointing out my issue as mildly as possible... aaaaand end up feeling guilty about that, too.
The thing is, a while back I read a story by a favorite author, in which a situation was resolved in a manner I didn't wholly agree with. I commented anyways - pure praise - since I'd had yet to not comment on a story they'd written. Leaving the review, however, ended up not sitting well with me. Since then, I've been a little more stingy about reviewing. I try to leave a review, even if it sometimes includes the mention of a few personal issues I had with the story, but more often than not I'm never sure what to say (or if I may have interpreted the story wrong, or missed something even after reading it more than once), so won't review at all.
