#star ratings

Revising Your Cringe-Worthy Book Reviews

A reader revisits her Goodreads review of The Help, seven years later.

How to Rate Books: An Unscientific Inquiry

Rating books seems like a natural pastime for readers, but figuring out exactly how to go about it can be a brain-crunching challenge.

Keep Your Grades Away From My Books

An argument for refusing to use book-rating systems like stars or letter grades.

Book Rating Categories That Should Exist (Because Star Ratings Can Be Useless)

Rating books can be a source of frustration but, with these handy new categories, you can be more accurate with your descriptions.