I’ll be honest–I think I’ve gone through every category in my Goodreads and given you my favorites. I’ll still post a “favorite books this year” every year, but what else would like from my book review posts? Or should I stop doing them (except the yearly review) and just do writing posts?
While you’re thinking about that, here’s a summary of what sort of books I tend to read, and how I tend to rate books. You know, if you want to know if I like the same things you do. π
As of the middle of July, 2022:
2.97 avg stars. Yes, I’m a harsh grader. I don’t actually have very many 1 stars, relatively speaking, but I do give a lot of 2 & 3 star ratings. On the other hand, I consider a 3-star book to be perfectly acceptable. I probably won’t reread it, but I don’t consider it a waste of my time. Two stars were a waste, and one stars get angry rants. Four stars means I really liked it and would reread happily, and five stars means I’m probably going to buy it.
Numbers are rounded. Some categories cross fiction/non-fic lines, but I’ve done my best to sort them by the most common occurrences.
Audience:
children β(500)
juv-ya β(4000)
adult β(4000)
Fiction Genres:
action-adventure β(400)
beast-tales β(400)
comedy β(200)
comics β(100)
family-child β(600)
fantasy β(3000)
fiction β(2000)
historical-1700s β(100)
historical-1800s β(500)
historical-1900s β(400)
historical-ancient β(100)
historical-medieval-renaissance β(300)
historical-pioneer-oldwest β(100)
historical-regency β(300)
historical-roman-circa β(100)
horror β(100)
mystery-puzzles β(800)
picture-bk β(300)
poetry-theatre β(50)
romance β(1000)
sci-fi β(1000)
short-stories β(500)
sports β(50)
steampunk-gaslamp-flintlock β(200)
Non-fiction Genres:
biography β(200)
business β(100)
camp-hike β(20)
cognition β(100)
comedy (200)
cooking β(50)
craft-sewing β(10)
education-homeschool β(50)
family-child β(600)
finance-economy β(50)
health β(100)
various historicals (see #s under fiction)
home-garden β(60)
literary-linguistic β(50)
parenting β(100)
personality-behavr β(200)
philosophy-psych β(100)
politics-law β(50)
preparedness β(20)
religious β(400)
science-math β(100)
social-relationship β(200)
travel β(20)
writing β(20)
writing-business β(100)
writing-character β(50)
writing-conflict β(10)
writing-description-prose β(20)
writing-dialogue β(10)
writing-editing β(10)
writing-emotion β(10)
writing-plot-structure β(50)
writing-productivity β(50)
writing-research β(10)
writing-worldbuilding β(10)
Yes, I read a lot of different things. Always have.
Happy reading,
Marty C. Lee
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