You've just described the reason I'm not a book reviewer, though I've been known to write book reviews. If I were reviewing that book, the post you've written would pretty well be my review, along with a mention that I gave up around page 65. This would not go over well. :)
When I used to write reviews in an apa, my rating scale was: 1 star - a dud, don't waste your time 2 stars - some flaws, but an okay read 3 stars - solid, well-written, competent (this is my baseline for "average") 4 stars - distinctly above average 5 stars - awesome, knocked my socks off
On a couple of occasions I had to rate a book 0 stars because I couldn't finish it.
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Date: 2004-10-22 10:03 am (UTC)When I used to write reviews in an apa, my rating scale was:
1 star - a dud, don't waste your time
2 stars - some flaws, but an okay read
3 stars - solid, well-written, competent (this is my baseline for "average")
4 stars - distinctly above average
5 stars - awesome, knocked my socks off
On a couple of occasions I had to rate a book 0 stars because I couldn't finish it.