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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.
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[–] notsosure@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

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