I’ve been trying to come up with a shorthand system for reviewing the many books I get in the mail, so that when I list “recent acquisitions” I can mark the books without getting into details. After considering the food chain, stocks and bonds, types of chocolate, and film, I decided to go with the standard 5-star system.
***** Go get this now, it will change your life **** Solid; a good read *** Standard fare ** Eh * Maddeningly incompetent SQ Unfit to be ranked
That said, a recent acquisitions list to come.
Jessica Smith
This seems to be a well-thought short-hand, and I look forward to seeing it “in action.”
If possible, maybe for the five-star books you could add something (a sentence or two, or even a phrase) about how each book shazammed you. I know the point here is to use the shorthand, but for the five-star books a few words about your enthusiasm would be fun.
“Exuberance is beauty.”
I will; I doubt I could be silenced if I found a 5-star book.
I like how you say ‘if’. =)
I intend to be very conservative with my rankings. I mean, after all, there’s a whole category for “this doesn’t even make the scale” (SQ). So even the “maddeningly incompetent” have *something* going for them. I might set out a few examples of each species (what would be 5-star, 4-star, etc) so the standards are clear.
my 3 is your 4