Books

The Basic Approach:  Life is too short for bad books.  Guilty pleasures excepted, of course.

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A note on ratings:  I usually rate a book relative to what it is.  If I'm reading a cheesy romance, I'll give it four stars if its a really good cheesy romance.  

Five stars are reserved for the creme de la creme, as Miss Jean Brodie would say.