The Nalendar

My rating of 1 1/2 stars might suggest that I didn't like this story. Not so - it indicates that I rated the story "C". It was fine, with some interesting characters, and a nice touch of humour. It just didn't grab my attention in a way that would merit a rating of "B" or higher.

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My rating system for this website (I have done reviews for over 85 "books"; (including short stories, novelettes and novellas, as well as novels).

Their system is out of 5 stars, and allows you to use half-stars, so highest rating is 5 full stars, next-highest 4 ½ stars, etc. - and lowest is ½ star. I did NOT want to space these ratings equally, giving just as much precedence to low-quality mush as to really good works. For that reason, I laid out my system as follows:

My rating system: I begin with one star being equivalent to a rating of "C -";. Progressing upwards, I add ½ star for each step, up to the maximum 5 stars, which is equivalent to a rating of "A";+. I reserve ½ star for BOMBS, there being no option of zero or negative stars. As a result, I maximize my rating space for good books, and don't squander half or more of that rating space on books that are of marginal quality.