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Reading in Public No. 3

Reading in Public No. 3

Why I'm breaking up with star ratings (again).

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Sara Hildreth
Mar 07, 2023
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Hey, readers!

I’ve been in an on-again-off-again relationship with star ratings since I began reviewing books on my Instagram account 10 years ago. The five-star rating system for books is ubiquitous—it’s built into sites like Goodreads, Storygraph, and Amazon and used extensively by book reviewers across platforms. Star ratings are alluring to me becaus…

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