fictionaldistraction
Bio
My bookmarks aren't really a curated collection of favourites (that's what my all-time favourites list is for!). They're more of a reading journal, tracking everything from the terrible to the masterful. So not everything here is something I’d necessarily recommend. Notes and reviews won’t always come with every bookmark. I’ll only write them when I feel motivated, whether that’s because something annoyed me enough to document every tiny grievance as I went, or because I wanted to leave myself some positive reminders about what made a work stand out.
Tier
Core
Key Distinction
Gem This delivered completely Excels across the board; flaws are minor or absent Solid This mostly worked Has real strengths that outweigh its weaknesses; enjoyable despite flaws Mediocre This mostly didn't work Weaknesses outweigh strengths; has something worth acknowledging but underwhelms overall Rough This failed Little to no redeeming quality; fails its own premise
Do the strengths carry the story despite the weaknesses, or do the weaknesses drag it down despite some strengths?
- Solid → I'd still recommend it with caveats
- Mediocre → I wouldn't recommend it, but wouldn't strongly warn against it either