Why don't books get ratings?

[DainBramaged]

Movies, video games, and music all get ratings. Books don't. Why not?

 

[EGGO]

My bible bashing senses are tingling...

 

[KeithTalent]

It's because they just burn all the offensive books, no need to rate them.

KT

 

[gorcorps]

There are book clubs and stuff all over the friggin place. Hell even Oprah reviews books. Amazon.com has user reviews and lots of them go into decent detail. I really want to ask did you even bother looking before asking?

 

[AccruedExpenditure]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
There are book clubs and stuff all over the friggin place. Hell even Oprah reviews books. Amazon.com has user reviews and lots of them go into decent detail. I really want to ask did you even bother looking before asking?

Not those types of ratings

 

[shortylickens]

Theres millions of books for you to read. Why dont you read what you like instead of what some asshole tells you to read?

Are you reading 10 books a week?
Do you really need a rating system to filter out everything?

 

[nismotigerwvu]

No guys, I think he is talking about ratings. Like PG and R, not 4 stars. To be honest, I've never thought about it before, but it totally makes sense. I guess people believe the easily influenced don't care enough to read.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Theres millions of books for you to read. Why dont you read what you like instead of what some asshole tells you to read?

Are you reading 10 books a week?
Do you really need a rating system to filter out everything?

lol, I for one never even look at ratings when I want to watch, listen, or play something.

I was just curious why, considering how much of a nanny society we live in, books don't have ratings. You are acting like I'm in favor of them or something. lol

 

[shortylickens]

Besides which, you've already read Starship Troopers which is the greatest book ever written.
Do you need anything else?

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
No guys, I think he is talking about ratings. Like PG and R, not 4 stars. To be honest, I've never thought about it before, but it totally makes sense. I guess people believe the easily influenced don't care enough to read.

That's probably it. People are too stupid to read these days anyway.

 

[Lonyo]

Actually they are talking about introducing book ratings in the UK. It was in the news on Friday, but I cba to look up any links to stories on it

 

[ChaoZ]

Originally posted by: nismotigerwvu
No guys, I think he is talking about ratings. Like PG and R, not 4 stars. To be honest, I've never thought about it before, but it totally makes sense. I guess people believe the easily influenced don't care enough to read.

Everyone know kids don't read books. They don't need a rating.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Fabio on the cover -> Not for kiddies

 

[Gothgar]

Maybe because there are a lot more books... and no one really fucking cares?

 

[Kadarin]

Why bother with them? Kids pretty much don't read these days anyway.

 

[RESmonkey]

Waste of time and money.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: AccruedExpenditure

Originally posted by: gorcorps
There are book clubs and stuff all over the friggin place. Hell even Oprah reviews books. Amazon.com has user reviews and lots of them go into decent detail. I really want to ask did you even bother looking before asking?

Not those types of ratings

ah, gotcha

 

[RandomFool]

Most kids don't have the reading skills to actually comprehend the naughty books until they're old enough for the content anyway.

Plus you can't see actually the boobies.

 

[PlasmaBomb]

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Movies, video games, and music all get ratings. Books don't. Why not?

You obviously don't live in the UK.

To answer your question, because it is a stupid idea.

 

[Baked]

Never heard of "I have no idea what to read, please tell me and I'll buy your book" club?

 

[HardcoreRobot]

the idiots that rate video games and movies are illiterate. only explanation

 

[imported_Imp]

If you mean "how good is it rating":
Probably cause some elitist reader will find a way to say it's artistic, and new-age, revolutionary, blah, blah, blah.

If you mean "scenes of violence, coarse language and explicit sexual scenes":
Words will never hurt you?

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: RandomFool
Most kids don't have the reading skills to actually comprehend the naughty books until they're old enough for the content anyway.

Plus you can't see actually the boobies.

lol...I learned quite a few curse words at the age of six when I read Phil Simms' autobiography. Hell, I use a lot of them to this day.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: PlasmaBomb

Originally posted by: DainBramaged
Movies, video games, and music all get ratings. Books don't. Why not?

You obviously don't live in the UK.

To answer your question, because it is a stupid idea.

If your answer is correct, it raises a new question. Why do video games, movies, and music all get rated?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
It's because they just burn all the offensive books, no need to rate them.

KT

Well then they could at least give BTU/page ratings, right?