tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post662619741569287253..comments2024-03-17T11:57:33.293-04:00Comments on Literary Lindsey: The Difference Between Four and Five Stars Lindseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-66102694631307187422016-04-16T21:15:57.080-04:002016-04-16T21:15:57.080-04:00I often have a hard time deciding between a four a...I often have a hard time deciding between a four and five star review! Right now, I'd say my five star reviews are the books I want to keep for awhile and would suggest to other people, but I think I still have a tier above that of books that I want to keep forever and whose impact on me has more staying power.DoingDeweyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902496432225294188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-51399544696973348392016-04-13T10:31:07.283-04:002016-04-13T10:31:07.283-04:00That's a great point about cliche-free writing...That's a great point about cliche-free writing and characters who seem like real people you could encounter at any moment!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-15808330494934796882016-04-13T10:23:58.604-04:002016-04-13T10:23:58.604-04:00I think I do pretty well with not collecting too m...I think I do pretty well with not collecting too many books, but my husband is a bit of an enabler. He keeps finding new places in our house for books to live!!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-706700881790445932016-04-13T10:23:06.087-04:002016-04-13T10:23:06.087-04:00I feel like that's how other people in our liv...I feel like that's how other people in our lives would categorize our five star reads - "those books they won't stop talking about!"<br /><br />Sorry blogger is being such a pain!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-41456311836776523912016-04-13T10:15:20.560-04:002016-04-13T10:15:20.560-04:00That's really the crux of it, isn't it? Th...That's really the crux of it, isn't it? They're the books we keep reading when we should do something else...no self control here! :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-5184674132977148352016-04-13T10:14:45.604-04:002016-04-13T10:14:45.604-04:00Thanks Rita. I don't rate books on my blog, bu...Thanks Rita. I don't rate books on my blog, but I do rate them on Goodreads and Netgalley too. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-91979022136607789402016-04-12T11:56:57.288-04:002016-04-12T11:56:57.288-04:00There's something so comforting about just bei...There's something so comforting about just being able to page through a favorite book and maybe read a few pages whenever the mood strikes. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-5928026097688925922016-04-12T11:56:16.394-04:002016-04-12T11:56:16.394-04:00Yes, I am always confused when people think a 3 st...Yes, I am always confused when people think a 3 star read was bad! It means I liked it, but there were a few things that didn't work for me. Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-69530538840184117332016-04-11T10:49:16.922-04:002016-04-11T10:49:16.922-04:00I've been thinking about this question a lot a...I've been thinking about this question a lot as I've been mentally preparing my choices for the Man Booker International Prize short list. I don't give stars, necessarily, but I agree with you that the book must be riveting in story and for me it must have characters who become almost real. Also, the writing has to be stellar, no obvious phrases that I've heard many times before. It is an interesting question.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-31584086320714066792016-04-11T08:47:33.538-04:002016-04-11T08:47:33.538-04:00Thanks for sharing your thought about ratings. I ...Thanks for sharing your thought about ratings. I agree, a five star is one I definitely want to share with others. I don't have a lot of shelf space, so have resigned myself to not keeping too many books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263900929320390381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-57857487141104249252016-04-10T17:48:57.696-04:002016-04-10T17:48:57.696-04:00I rarely give five stars (but will quite often wan...I rarely give five stars (but will quite often want a 4 1/2 star rating). For me a 5 star book is one I want everyone to read, I will go on about it, I will push it onto people. When it's finished I won't want to stop reading it, and won't want to read anything else. It stays in my head after I've finished, and when I'm reading it I want to read it above other things.<br /><br />(blogger is being special and not letting my comment as my wordpress account. My blog is lucybirdbooks.wordpress.com )Lucybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14173385322229555947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-30116834840385003652016-04-10T09:20:24.705-04:002016-04-10T09:20:24.705-04:00I think you got at what I consider a "five st...I think you got at what I consider a "five star" read -- something that gets into my head, keeps me awake, keeps me turning pages even when they are other things I should be doing. They're books that I talk about obsessively and books I want to be able to look at on my shelves and remember fondly. Kim (Sophisticated Dorkiness)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09240085627916462704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-10077102619816054932016-04-09T10:17:12.114-04:002016-04-09T10:17:12.114-04:00I have stopped rating books on my blog, except in ...I have stopped rating books on my blog, except in the case of R4R books from NG, etc. I also give stars on GR because that seems to be a major way of their organizing them. I have to admit that I give way too many 5 stars, and even way too many 4 stars, if 3 is considered a good, worthwhile read.<br /><br />Once I began blogging and was too exuberant in rating books, it became impossible to step back and change the way I rated them. If I began giving 3 stars to good books, people would say to me, oh too bad you didn't enjoy that one. It became too confusing for me.<br /><br />I applaud your rating style and your reserve of 5 stars for a wonderful keeper, a life changer, a book to ruminate about, and share with target audiences. You're doing it right and when I see 5 stars on your blog, I'll sit up straight and take notice :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-18876725370285742952016-04-08T22:37:05.952-04:002016-04-08T22:37:05.952-04:00I don't rate books but the books I keep are th...I don't rate books but the books I keep are the ones I want to read over and over again. You are absolutely correct that there is something particularly comforting about being surrounded by the books you absolutely love.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160951421693455864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3647764256243880883.post-65372007184683728142016-04-08T17:04:39.626-04:002016-04-08T17:04:39.626-04:00I'm with you: five-star books are ones I want ...I'm with you: five-star books are ones I want to own, and reread, and keep forever; four-star books are ones that I really liked and recommend to others, but don't necessarily feel a need to own. Sadly, I've been reading a lot of three-star books lately: they're pretty good, and I like them, but I don't love them. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com