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Do you normally read books with less than 4 stars? (programming.dev)
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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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[–] 3 points 1 month ago

When I read reviews, I look for the reviewer understanding Goethe's rules. Basically they have to answer three questions:

  1. What is this book trying to accomplish?
  2. How well did the book accomplish this aim?
  3. Was this an aim worth accomplishing?

Good review or bad, if it's structured this way, or at least contains this information, I can figure out if I'll like a book or not.

The problem is that most reviewers are utter shit at writing reviews.

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