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  • Strength of Plot -- Graded "A"

    36 42.35%
  • Strength of Plot -- Graded "B"

    25 29.41%
  • Strength of Plot -- Graded "C"

    10 11.76%
  • Character Development -- Graded "A"

    38 44.71%
  • Character Development -- Graded "B"

    24 28.24%
  • Character Development -- Graded "C"

    9 10.59%
  • Quality of the Story's Ending -- Graded "A"

    30 35.29%
  • Quality of the Story's Ending -- Graded "B"

    26 30.59%
  • Quality of the Story's Ending -- Graded "C"

    15 17.65%
  • Never Read

    14 16.47%
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Thread: Grading: Desperation

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    Servant of Gan Aaron is on a distinguished road Aaron's Avatar

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    Default Grading: Desperation

    Desperation

    Viking, 1996

    Round 2, Group I

    Grading for this Book is Closed

    Strength of Plot:
    2.366197183 (Graded B)

    Character Development:
    2.408450704 (Graded B)

    Quality of Ending:
    2.211267605 (Graded B)

    Overall Average Grade:
    2.328638497 (Graded B)

    Combined Round 1 & 2 scores:
    6.301241236
    Heng Dai

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    Servant of Gan Aaron is on a distinguished road Aaron's Avatar

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    Someone has accidentally put both A and B for the Strength of Plot section. I can look it up, but if you know who you are, PM me with the correct grade that you want recorded or none of your votes will count.
    Heng Dai

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    This one gets straight A's from me - I thought it was very well done overall.



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    Straight A's from me, it's my favorite Non-DT King book.

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    All A's from me too.

    The answer is within

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    A+++

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    B for the Strength of Plot
    A for the Character Development
    A for the Quality of the Story's Ending

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    Another one not read yet.

    Soon... soon...

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    A to all

    Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
    When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)

    bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    All B's for me.
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    Note to self: Read this book!
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    A A B

    I dunno..I thought the note at the end was a little cheesey..so I give it a B but that's probably just me being a cynical beast

    Again this is one of my favorites

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    I'm having a hard time with the specific grading for this one because its been 10 years since I read it. What do you guys think? Better to just put "never read" for the sake of accuracy?

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    No, better to just give it all the A's it deserves.

    Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
    When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)

    bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by obscurejude View Post
    ....Better to just put "never read" for the sake of accuracy?
    ... or all B's which is middle-of-the-road?
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    A A A
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jean View Post
    No, better to just give it all the A's it deserves.
    Quote Originally Posted by ManOfWesternesse View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by obscurejude View Post
    ....Better to just put "never read" for the sake of accuracy?
    ... or all B's which is middle-of-the-road?

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    I would say do what you feel comfortable with. If you don't think you can give it an honest score based on your memory of the book than mark it never read.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hannah View Post
    I would say do what you feel comfortable with. If you don't think you can give it an honest score based on your memory of the book than mark it never read.
    That's what I was leaning towards. Thank you for functioning as the voice of reason.

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