WalidfromMorocco t1_jdc3x21 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:12 AM

1 star - It was so bad that I didn't finish it.

2 - I didn't like it that much but still finished it.

3 - It was okay, but not something I might recommend to people.

4 - Liked it a lot and would recommend.

5 - I will swear by it.

pensieve64 OP t1_jdc45sm wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:15 AM

I don’t rate DNFs as I don’t feel it’s fair if I haven’t read most of the book to give it a rating. Do you have to read a certain amount before you rate it a 1?

WalidfromMorocco t1_jdc4u50 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 10:24 AM

I only give it 1 star if the reason I didn't finish it was because it's bad. But if I stop reading it because I realize the story is not for me or it's not my preferred genre, then I just don't rate it at all.

kelppforrest t1_jdfkj4n wrote on March 24, 2023 at 12:56 AM

If the pacing was so bad that I stopped reading before the part where "it got interesting," or "those problems were addressed in a plot twist" then I'm calling it out. And I don't want to waste my time checking out a book a lot of people with similar taste to me have DNF'd due to it being lackluster.