After giving it some thought, I think that I’m going to change the way that I grade book reviews. Ever since I started the blog, I’ve been going thumbs up/thumbs down, and I think I’m going to a letter system instead — A, B, C, D, and F.

Why? Well, for one reason, the next book I read will be number 1,000, and I thought that would be the logical place to make the change. But also because most books that I read fall in the B/C range for me and using a letter system would let me be a little bit more specific about things rather than thumbs up/thumbs down. So here’s a general guide to what the letters will mean:

A: Loved it and would highly, highly recommend it.

B: Really enjoyed it and would recommend it. A good, solid read that delivered a satisfying story.

C: Enjoyed it and would recommend it with perhaps a few reservations or caveats.

D: Didn’t work for me for whatever reason.

F: Didn’t like it and would not recommend it.

So that’s going to be the new system, with pluses and minuses in there too. We’ll see how it goes.