pensieve64 OP t1_jdcocx3 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Reply to comment by purringlion in How do you rate your books on Goodreads? by pensieve64

I think enjoyment vs good writing is the main difference between peoples ratings in this thread. You can’t tell on Goodreads whether people think the book is well written even if it’s not their kind of book or if the book is their favourite but not necessarily high quality.

purringlion t1_jdcprcp wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:40 PM

I fully agree. I came up with my way after I looked back at my earlier ratings and they sort of felt wrong. I think it's easy to rate a book higher when I've just finished it and I'm riding the emotional high from it.

Boiling a whole book down to a star rating is simplifying so much. Maybe too much. But star ratings in general are a whole another topic.