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BookLooks.org
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Some of the reports you see linked in the pages will have a BookLooks logo in the upper right.​ BookLooks.org created nearly 900 reports. BookLooks.org is no longer providing those reports on BookLooks.org. We are grateful to their service and describe the BookLooks.org rating system below.​ The rater, from BooksLooks.org, explains the process:
"I created a rating system based on objectionable content whose definitions were derived from legal statutes and widely-accepted community standards. I have attached the rating system in the attachments.
A base rating is determined via the type and severity of the objectionable content found in the rating system. The final rating is based on the work as a whole, therefore, on occasion, there may be a rating lower than expected as mitigating factors may be present, negating the higher rating. For example, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” While the book may seemingly be rated a 3/5 via the rating system due to the severity of the racism present, the overall theme of the book, being a positive anti-racist narrative and its significant historical value, the score was lowered to a 2/5.
I assign the final ratings for the books I read and those whose information is provided to me. This keeps the standards and level of objectivity, constant."
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The rater, from BooksLooks.org, explains the process:
"I created a rating system based on objectionable content whose definitions were derived from legal statutes and widely-accepted community standards. I have attached the rating system in the attachments.
A base rating is determined via the type and severity of the objectionable content found in the rating system. The final rating is based on the work as a whole, therefore, on occasion, there may be a rating lower than expected as mitigating factors may be present, negating the higher rating. For example, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” While the book may seemingly be rated a 3/5 via the rating system due to the severity of the racism present, the overall theme of the book, being a positive anti-racist narrative and its significant historical value, the score was lowered to a 2/5.
I assign the final ratings for the books I read and those whose information is provided to me. This keeps the standards and level of objectivity, constant."​​​
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Ratedbooks.org will continue producing rated book reviews in a similar style and approach to BookLooks.org. You can differentiate between the reports by the logos in the upper right hand corner.
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See BookLooks rating system below:
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