My Reading List
Quick Note On Review Structure. Read this first if you’re a NERD.
| Book | Author | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | George Orwell | 9.0 |
| Can’t Hurt Me | David Goggins | 7.5 |
Quick Note on Review Structure
I don’t have anything important to say. Nobody is perusing my website, comes across my reading list and thinks: “Golly! Just what I wanted, to read book reviews from a random person on the internet! And the feeling is mutual. For every book, there’s 100 book reviews. So first and foremost, these reviews are for me.
Nevertheless, the reviews will adhere to a specific (though loose) structure. The idea is that if you surf through this page and come across a book you know, you can quickly read some of my thoughts about the book. For each review, there is the title, author, rating, and a one sentence TLDR about the book. Below that is a slightly more verbose writeout of my thoughts about the book, and notable quotes from the book (some accompanied by a short description about why I thought it was notable).
Lastly, one of the quotes will be tagged as the ✰ thematic statement ✰ of the story. A thematic statement is the idea that the central theme of the book can be found and culminated within one sentence of the story. It is similar to a thesis statement within an essay, but is not always as direct and not always found at the start of the book. I don’t think every author intends to write a thematic statement, nor does every book even benefit from being associated with a central theme (some books have no theme, or there are several). But nevertheless I think it is a good practice to look for such a statement. It helps me think about what the author is writing about and to look deeper into the text.
Lastly lastly, I make no claims that I will absolutely adhere to this format, or that I will update this note later on. :) Happy perusing.