If you pick up a book because it has gotten a lot of “hype” or “buzz” or whatever you want to call it, does this make you more critical as a reader or more forgiving?

If you pick up a book because it has gotten a lot of “hype” or “buzz” or whatever you want to call it, does this make you more critical as a reader or more forgiving?

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