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A story a day keeps Boring Fairy away.

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Principle

  • A good reader becomes a commentator.

  • A better reader becomes an author.

  • A best reader becomes a philosopher.

Introduction

Here reside my notes and comments on books, offered to fellow bibliophiles who share the same reading predilections as me.

For me, the reason why science fiction move me so much is because some of the best of them could provide me with exotic situations, dramatic emotions, fabulous visions or marvelous solutions.

Some of the best of detective fiction also possess me with their plausible speculations in addition to the aforementioned qualities.

Rules

  • The titles of my commenting posts follow the pattern of “Scores I gave to this work | Author Name - Work Name”.

  • Spoiler Alert: For more details or reasons, go ahead the links. Don’t click the links of my notes below unless you want to read spoilers!

Specification on Scores

Scores are purely subjective based on my personal judgment and sentiment. They, of course, cannot really reflect objective evaluations of works. Usually, low scores just merely mean that I am not the author’s target readers.

Score Meaning
0 Crap
1 Terrible
2 Bad
3 Slightly Bad
4 So-so
5 Slightly Good
6 Good
7 Excellent
8 Master
9 Epic
? not finished, usually because I felt it’s not worth my precious time
  • Works rated less than four didn’t deserve my attention any more.
  • Works rated no less than four deserved to be read at least once.
  • Works rated more than six deserved to be reread and reviewed thoroughly.

on plots

Score Meaning
0 Is it a storyline rather than a crap, a laughingstock, a nightmare or an concrete evidence that AI is learning to write like humanity?
2 Are there any ups and downs in this story?
4 The conflict existing in this story is not good enough for me to appreciate, though it is indeed full-fledged.
6 The storyline of this work is engaging enough for me to resonate despite some conspicuous flaws or ugly scenes.
9 It’s hard to improve or surpass this epic at least in the publishing time.
? not finished, usually because I felt it’s not worth my precious time

on cores

Score Meaning
0 Do you get this story?
2 The core was too bad to support an eligible story.
4 The core is common or the interpretation is ordinary but enough for the running of a eligible story.
6 The core was creative or the interpretation was innovative, but there exist some conspicuous imperfections in its implementation or execution.
9 It’s hard to improve or surpass this epic at least in the publishing time.
? not finished, usually because I felt it’s not worth my precious time

on characters

Score Meaning
0 Are there any characters in this story?
2 The characters are too bad to support an eligible story.
4 The characters are common, mundane, boring, or idiotic, but they are good enough to blend into the story as a whole.
6 The characters are admirable, loveable, memorable or suitable to the story.
9 It’s hard to improve or surpass this epic, and it even attracts people to create fanfictions.
? not finished, usually because I felt it’s not worth my precious time

on world

Score Meaning
0 I’m sure even AI would be better than the world-building of this story.
2 The world-building is too illogic, minimal, or inadequately presented to act in accordance with the story.
4 The world-building existing in this story is not good enough for me to appreciate, though it is indeed full-fledged.
6 The world-building of this work is engaging enough for me to scan albeit some possible loopholes.
9 It’s hard to improve or surpass this epic at least in the publishing time.
? not finished, usually because I felt it’s not worth my precious time

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