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.
Five star = a lot of mediocre people liked it. It is probably pretty boring.
Four star = mediocre people liked it, but for some of the mediocre people it was too complex or too sophisticated
Three stars = this isn’t intended for mediocre people, only sophisticated and/or educated people will understand the value
Two stars = this is low quality. On the other hand, you (as a true Connoisseur with exceptional taste) may have stumbled over a golden nugget.
One star = this is probably total crap. Yet, it might be five star for some exclusive, true Connoisseurs