My Reading List and Introducing the QQ 5-star system
Weekend of Feb 17th
1. The New New Thing -- M Lewis. Worth reading/but unlikely to re-read. ***. Jim Clark is a timeless manic.
2. On Write Well -- Zinsser. Excellent/will re-read. *****
3. His Merry Heart, collection of Robertson Davies -- Just started. So far excellent. *****
4. Eats, Shoots and Leaves -- Lynne Truss. Obvious and pompous. I gave up after 10 pages. Anyone wants it for free, please email me.
5. The Queen and I -- Sue Townsend. Blending of English royalty and working class. Hmm. Light and funny. Unlikely to re-read. **
6. The World -- Jan Morris. Lyrical but sometimes drifted toward overlly ornate. Likely to reread depending on my next trip. ****
1. The New New Thing -- M Lewis. Worth reading/but unlikely to re-read. ***. Jim Clark is a timeless manic.
2. On Write Well -- Zinsser. Excellent/will re-read. *****
3. His Merry Heart, collection of Robertson Davies -- Just started. So far excellent. *****
4. Eats, Shoots and Leaves -- Lynne Truss. Obvious and pompous. I gave up after 10 pages. Anyone wants it for free, please email me.
5. The Queen and I -- Sue Townsend. Blending of English royalty and working class. Hmm. Light and funny. Unlikely to re-read. **
6. The World -- Jan Morris. Lyrical but sometimes drifted toward overlly ornate. Likely to reread depending on my next trip. ****
posted by Anonymous at 6:37 PM
1 Comments:
So to summarize, the "QQ 5-star system" seems to be:
Five stars: excellent, worth reading and re-reading, and worth recommending to others
Four stars: worth reading on days when you don't feel like grappling with anything difficult
Three stars: worth reading once, but not deserving of more attention
Two stars: cotton candy for readers
One star: only when desperate for any form of printed matter, for instance when trapped in a blizzard at O'Hare
No stars: a book which provokes sufficiently strong negative reactions that one would actively counsel friends against it, but enthusiastically recommend it to enemies :)
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