Member LadyLast(She/they)

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Joined: Oct 17, 2022

Real Name

Lady Mary Helen Mack Last

About My Library

Personal/ private library and reading lists

"Your library"-- books I physically possess in my home in England

"BBR collection"-- books I physically possess in my parents home in America

"E library"-- books I possess in pdf or digital format on a permanent basis

Note: I obtain the vast majority of my reading list from the library (free)

Star rating system in my library:

5 star-- This book is exceptional. I read it and knew I wanted to physically possess it so that the author would know in a tangible and monetary way what their work means to me and so that I could reread ad infinitum. I do not believe in favourite books as I find the concept limiting, but I maintain a mental category of favourites (as a collective) which shift in ranking according to my mood; all these are 5 stars. These are the books that I recommend to friends, that I think about for months and years after finishing, that I reread when I'm sad or happy or just want to. These are the reasons I love reading.

4 star-- Only slightly less than 5 stars. Perhaps these books should be more average but happened to come to me at just the right time or stirred just the right emotions. I would buy these books if I came across them in the wild (like at a charity shop) but may not necessarily prioritise seeking them out. Something about these books made them special and memorable and even though they may not have ascended to a 5 level, they are very good and I would likely recommend them to the right inquirer.

3 star-- This book met expectations. It may not be winning any awards or making great lists (or maybe they do, but not if I am in charge), but was time well spent reading. I enjoyed the book, but it did not leave such an impression as I will be thinking about it long after setting it down or be trying to make part of my physical collection. This is not a bad category to be in, it is just average, and that is not a negative trait. Sometimes (most of the time by the reckoning of this category quantity) books are just books.

2 star-- Slightly less than average. Perhaps this book included some elements that I particularly disliked or was simply just completely forgettable; like I remember the title but cannot for the life of me describe any plot points or think of positive attributes without a depth of consideration.

1 star-- This is not a good book, but I may actually have a soft spot for it, a guilty pleasure. If you see a book with one star listed as in my library, mind your business.

1/2 star-- This book is the actual worst. I am not capable of not finishing a book once stated, but I will never get this time back. I am a worse person for having read this. The only reason it gets 1/2 is because I do not wish to confuse these titles with ones I have not yet reviewed at all, and, more aptly, there is no way to give negative stars.

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