As I get my journal ready for recording the books I read next year, I wanted to make a key for my personal 5 star system. I am curious to hear why you give books the rating that you do. Some of you will probably feel I am too generous, but personally I've never written a book before, and I imagine a lot has to go into it, so if I can make it through the whole thing I feel like you've done a pretty good job lol.
⭐ – DNF
⭐⭐ – Finished it, but I have more criticism than praise
⭐⭐⭐ – Finished it, enjoyed it well enough, felt a little predictable, formulaic, or cliche
⭐⭐⭐⭐ – Finished it, enjoyed it, found it memorable, was emotionally invested
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – finished it fast, thoroughly enjoyed it, likely to re-read at some point, fully immersed in the story, contemplating life afterwards
I've purely rated off vibes before now, so I am finding it helpful to follow a measureable system. What's your system, if you have one? Or are you stealing mine now? 😂
by broken_bouquet
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5 Stars are for books that changed my worldview , I binged through it withing days and I plan on rereading it in the near future and it makes me want to read more if not all the author published
Examples being :
Crime and punishment
No country for old men
Your 5 star definition is perfect. If I’m ‘contemplating life afterwards’ that is the highest form of praise a human can give an object made of dead trees. It’s not just a book at that point, it’s an experience