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Ratings

Ratings start at 5 out of 10 (perfectly acceptable) and go up or down from there.

Awesomeness: This is the overall feel of a book, if it hangs together well, or exhibits unique or special characteristics.

Wordsmithing: An author's distinct voice or language style, or particularly eloquent writing, is noted here.

Personages: Are these characters worth getting to know?

Mesmerizitude: How put-downable (or not) was this book?

Illustrations: Do the pictures help or hinder the story?

Factfulness (nonfiction): Did I learn stuff? How much stuff?