tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124919608656357387.post7682666448809283417..comments2023-09-16T06:35:17.066-07:00Comments on Pieces of Stars: Sunday, Sunny, ROWKate Copeseeleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13755767690410531166noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124919608656357387.post-43824372297568272392011-06-14T22:01:12.167-07:002011-06-14T22:01:12.167-07:00I like tough standards. I'd rather have someo...I like tough standards. I'd rather have someone who I know sets the bar high give me three stars than another who doesn't give me five.<br />Five stars should be reserved for only those novels that shine above and beyond.....<br />I like G.A. Henty's books for YA (I enjoy them even still as an adult). My son still talks about 'Beric The Briton' & 'A Knight of the White Cross'. Another five star YA novel is 'The Light in the Forest' by Conrad Richter.<br />P.S. I think we may have had the same English professor..ha! ~ NadjaNadja Notarianihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01339595239944177531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124919608656357387.post-13458196496801021812011-06-13T09:34:59.490-07:002011-06-13T09:34:59.490-07:00I belong to 2 book groups and I have found writing...I belong to 2 book groups and I have found writing my own has made me more critical of flaws not necessarily to the detriment - However I can never give top marks to a book however good it is because I truely beleive no book is perfect - To Kill a Mockingbird to the Fellowship of the Rings (books I have re-read over twenty times )i would not give full marks too - it's just a me thing!!!alberta rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132420168908365099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124919608656357387.post-8653952484140548452011-06-12T22:04:22.846-07:002011-06-12T22:04:22.846-07:00Congrats on hitting 50,000!Congrats on hitting 50,000!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124919608656357387.post-36298023675757257812011-06-12T16:28:58.806-07:002011-06-12T16:28:58.806-07:00Ditto what claire and cate said. Congrats on passi...Ditto what claire and cate said. Congrats on passing 50k.Robin Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07765229264945106765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124919608656357387.post-37567788413295107292011-06-12T11:53:24.764-07:002011-06-12T11:53:24.764-07:00I know exactly what you guys are saying. Once you ...I know exactly what you guys are saying. Once you reach a certain level of craft in your own writing, you begin the notice the craft (or lack thereof) in others'. To me, a truly five star book on Goodreads is one that makes me forget about mechanics or flaws enough to enjoy the story. (Lawdy knows I've got enough of my own mechanic issues and flaws to worry about!)<br /><br />And don't worry about that teacher, fellow Kate. Everything happens for a reason and a separate path from what we originally intended often helps us gain perspective.Cate Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445902306415681450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124919608656357387.post-43844622793731500542011-06-12T11:03:36.433-07:002011-06-12T11:03:36.433-07:00That's hard to comment on. LOL.
The thing is...That's hard to comment on. LOL.<br /><br />The thing is that most readers are more capable of enjoying books for the fun experience they are. They're getting the storytelling from it.<br /><br />Most writers can't do that because they're looking at the mechanics of it too. For me 3 stars is good. 5 stars is Jane Eyre and nothing else. There is no other book that I'll reread so many times and know I'll love. I need a ten star rating system; the 5 stars lump too many books in together, if that makes sense.<br /><br />I'm finding it so hard to truly enjoy books anymore. I keep getting distracted by the editor hat that I can't seem to keep on when I'm working on my own stuff. :)C.Farrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679203163611266788noreply@blogger.com