How Books are Reviewed

 Books I've read will be graded out of 100 points according to the Review Categories written below. Effective as of 10.26.2011

Review Categories:

• Storyline & Content (30 pts)

        How was the book?

• Engagement Level (15 pts)

        How engaging was the story? Did I ever put this book down?

• Author’s Language & Writing Style (10 pts)

        What makes the author’s language interesting?

        What impression did the author’s tone left me with?

• Message/Moral (15 pts)

        What was the message of the story? Was it clear?

        Is it appropriate? Is this a potential banned-book?

        How deep is the message written?

• Information (10 pts)

       What new things did I learn from this book?

        Is the information useful later on in life?

• Characters (10 pts)

       How real are the characters?
        Are the characters believable?

• Originality (5 pts)

        Is the book a remake of another book with tweaked parts?

         Did this book remind me of another book?

• Movie Material (5 pts)

        Will I be excited to see this book in theaters? Will I watch it?