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Update 06/30/2026
What stars mean:
1 = Books that should not be read.
2 = Books that are bad or forgettable, but more worthy than one star.
3 = Books that are enjoyable, but nothing to write home about.
4 = Books that are hard to put down and can't wait to pick up again.
5 = Books I would like to read again.
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Entire Collection
Stars Count Percent
1------- 33-- 4.29%
2-------185-- 24.03%
3-------313-- 40.65%
4-------177-- 22.99%
5------- 62-- 8.05%
Total---770--100.00%
Average Rating 3.06493506493507

Books read before joining LibraryThing (September 2009)
Stars Count Percent
1------- 8-- 2.04%
2-------126-- 32.14%
3-------151-- 38.52%
4------- 67-- 17.09%
5------- 40-- 10.29%
Total-- 392--100.00%
Average Rating 3.01275510204082

Books read after joining LibraryThing
Stars Count Percent
1--------25-- 6.61%
2--------59-- 15.91%
3-------162-- 42.86%
4-------110-- 29.10%
5--------22-- 5.82%
Total---378--100.00%
Average Rating 3.11904761904762

Over the last six months I reread a book that is in the "Read before joining LibraryThing" collection. I read it in 1997 and again in 2026. By definition books I re-read get 5 stars. This novel deserve five stars. The novel: Hyperion by Dan Simmons.

There were five four-star books over the last six months I would recommend: Dead Center by David Rosenfelt, First Degree by David Rosenfelt, Last Man Standing by David Baldacci, The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles, and Executive Power (A Jack Ryan Novel) by Brian Andrews.

As you can read, I enjoyed a two David Rosenfelt's over the last six months. I am unhappy to say I did not like Play Dead by Mr. Rosenfelt. Like every Andy Carpenter novel I have read, Play Dead is a fast, enjoyable read. One major problem: Right from the start of the book I wondered why the team did not investigate a character's (a dog) last five years? Probably because the book would have ended. That is a fatal flaw, if I figure something out before the smart lawyer/detective/doctor/hero of the story, results in a 2 star rating.

My overall rating average went up from 3.10773480662983 to 3.11904761904762, a 0.01131281241779 increase .36%. When I started librarything in September 2009, the average book rating was 3.005167958656331. The increase to 3.11904761904762, 0.113879660391289, 3.789%, is not too shabby.

My "Read before joining LibraryThing" collection has 14 more books than my Read after joining LibraryThing collection (392 - 378.) This is compared to 30 in December 2025, 48 in June 2025, and 59 in December 2024. My next update, December 2026, may have my "After LibraryThing" collection overtake my "Before" collection!

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