Philosophy on Book Ratings

07/31/24 • 16 min

Summary
In this podcast episode, Jon and Kristy introduce their new podcast and discuss how they got started. They also talk about their rating system for books and their plans for future episodes.

Links
Turn the Page Bookstore, Westfield, IN: https://turnthepagewestfield.com/
Kristy's Goodreads profile: https://www.goodreads.com/kristypritzl
Jon's Goodreads profile: https://www.goodreads.com/jkpritzl

Takeaways

This episode serves as an introduction to their new podcast.
They discuss how they got started and what inspired them to create the podcast.
They explain their rating system for books and how they determine their ratings.
The plan for future episodes is to provide an overview of a book, have a spoiler-free discussion, and then dive into a more detailed conversation with spoilers.
The first book they will be discussing is 'Fourth Wing' by Rebecca Yarros.

Chapters

(00:40) - How we got here
(01:51) - Jon's a streaky reader
(04:41) - How we rate books
(05:08) - 5 stars are not finite
(06:19) - 5 stars =
(07:42) - 4 stars
(07:54) - What's an unreliable narrator?
(09:45) - 3 stars
(10:36) - 2 stars
(11:27) - 1 star
(11:46) - Jon's take on things
(13:48) - A podcast plan
(14:20) - First episode will be...

07/31/24 • 16 min

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