I struggle with this a bit. Even if the book is 3.98 stars, i view that as not passing lowest bar. I consider most 4 stars books to not be there time, but rather the number of stars is how i filter out bad books
Also, how do you use your stars? Do you change your rating often?
For me, it generally goes like this:
- 1 Star -Either its so bad that its offense or i dnf it
- 2 Stars - Either bad or mediocre, not really work any time
- 3 Stars - An okay book with a couple of redeeming points
- 4 Stars - A great book with some flaws that bother me
- 5 Stars - An excellent book, i am jumping in my sits.
When I read reviews, I look for the reviewer understanding Goethe’s rules. Basically they have to answer three questions:
Good review or bad, if it’s structured this way, or at least contains this information, I can figure out if I’ll like a book or not.
The problem is that most reviewers are utter shit at writing reviews.