literachore

What folks who hate reading find having to wade through printed text to be.

Audio books can make broadening your knowledge-horizons less of a literachore.

by QuacksO October 16, 2023

Literary Puritan

Someone who detests the alteration of authored works, regardless of the reasoning. An individual with an inherent belief that the author's original intent should always be respected and preserved.

Amazon recently released a new Lord of the Ring series, which they heavily altered from Tolkein's work to make it representative of 'modern' audiences, as a literary puritan, Tolkein would be turning in his grave.

by Muttemor March 5, 2024

Literary Schizophrenia

When a reader creates meaning in a literary work that never intended said meaning.

The entierty of Leaf Storm by Gabriel Garcia Marquez "if youre making meaning out of Leaf Storm, you're a literary schizophreniac"

by RealAisli September 9, 2025

Smith's Scale of Literary Gumption

A rating scale, out of 10, for rating books. This scale may also be used to rate other forms of media. Each point of this scale represents a different meaning:
10 - Essential read. A life changing book. Should be read by everyone, even if you don't like reading.
9 - Exceptional. Must read regardless of whether you like the genre or not.
8 - Great. Must read if you love the genre.
7 - Good. Recommended if you like the genre.
6 - Okay. Read if you've run out of grease and good books in the genre and crave more.
5 - Whatever. Take it or leave it.
4 - Not for me. Didn't like it, but others might.
3 - Not good. Didn't like it and I don't think others would either.
2 - Bad. Don't read. Waste of time.
1 - horrendous. This book should not exist and everyone who has ever read it is worse off for the experience.

Hey, how would you rate that book? On the Smith's Scale of Literary Gumption, I would be rating it an 8, as this book was genre defining!

by Graytr January 29, 2026