Avenarius' Ratings Explained

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[The shortcut addresses for this page are ratings.avenarius.sk and ksicht.avenarius.sk.]

This page explains the rating system used across my sites to evaluate works of art (books, short stories, films, plays, concerts, albums, exhibitions...).

Only works of art scoring 5 or more grinning faces can be unequivocally recommended.

Len umelecké diela s 5 alebo viacerými vyškerenými tvárami možno bez výhrad odporúčať.

Nur Kunstwerke mit 5 oder mehreren grinsenden Gesichtern können uneingeschränkt empfohlen werden.

Why It's Essential to Rate Works of Art

Read the section Rating books, movies, etc., is useful on the Slapdash Reviews page. Cool.gif
 

About This Ratings System

This is a personal critical scale, not a school-grading system; the letters below follow the definitions given here, not any national educational convention.

In particular, A and B denote two distinct upper tiers: outright favorites and highly recommended works.

The ratings A− and B− are threshold grades, used for works of very high quality whose final placement in the higher category may remain uncertain.

The C range denotes works that are genuinely good or very good, yet not sufficiently outstanding to command priority in a life typically too short for all the worthwhile books, films, plays, albums, concerts, exhibitions, and other works of art that exist. In this system, C is still positive, D is mediocre to below average, and only E / F are plainly bad.
 

Discussing This Ratings System with the Robot

For a deep-dive into the logic behind this ratings system, you can read my conversation with ChatGPT.
 

Brief version

The following is the condensed version of the rating system.
A-p.gif mind-blowing neprekonateľné umwerfend
A--.gif classic klasické klassisch
A-m.gif exceptional jedinečné brillant
B-p.gif
B--.gif
B-m.gif		 excellent vynikajúce hervorragend
C-p.gif
C--.gif
C-m.gif		 good dobré gut
D-p.gif
D--.gif
D-m.gif		 fair priemerné mäßig
E-p.gif
E--.gif
E-m.gif		 poor slabé schwach
F-p.gif
F--.gif		 trash brak Kitsch
F-m.gif unbearable neznesiteľné unerträglich

 

Expanded version

The following is an expanded and alternatively worded version of the above rating system.
A-p.gif A+ mind-blowing neprekonateľné umwerfend
A--.gif A classic klasické klassisch
A-m.gif A− exceptional jedinečné brillant
B-p.gif B+ masterly majstrovské meisterhaft
B--.gif B marvellous veľkolepé großartig
B-m.gif B− exquisite skvelé hervorragend
C-p.gif C+ distinguished závažné hochwertig
C--.gif C very good výborné sehr gut
C-m.gif C− good dobré gut
D-p.gif D+ almost good takmer dobré beinahe gut
D--.gif D fair priemerné mäßig
D-m.gif D− below average podpriemerné unterdurchschnittlich
E-p.gif E+ insufficient neuspokojivé ungenügend
E--.gif E poor slabé schwach
E-m.gif E− very poor veľmi slabé sehr schwach
F-p.gif F+ worthless bezcenné wertlos
F--.gif F trash brak Kitsch
F-m.gif F− unbearable neznesiteľné unerträglich

 

Full version

The table below offers a more explanatory, fully expanded version of the same rating system.
A-p.gif Knockout, blows your mind Hypnotizujúco geniálne, rana do hlavy
A--.gif Exceptional, inimitable Jedinečné, nenahraditeľné
A-m.gif Exceptional, inimitable by a whisker / almost exceptional, inimitable Jedinečné, nenahraditeľné o vlas / takmer jedinečné, nenahraditeľné
B-p.gif Excellent, marvellous, magnificent, fantastic Vynikajúce, nádherné, perfektné, fantastické
B--.gif Excellent, simply marvellous, amazingly enjoyable Vynikajúce, vysoko nadpriemerné, (pokojne) nádherné
B-m.gif Excellent, fine, delightful / almost a triumph Vynikajúce, skvelé, pôžitok / takmer vysoko nadpriemerné
C-p.gif Very good indeed, immediate encore welcome, exceptional skill, extraordinary Veľmi dobré, radosť ihneď zopakovať, nadpriemerné, výnimočná zručnosť
C--.gif Very good, quite satisfying, definitely high quality Veľmi dobré, očividne výborný výkon, nepochybne fakt dobré
C-m.gif Good, sincere, interesting, passable Dobré, má to do seba, zaujímavé, prijateľné
D-p.gif
D--.gif
D-m.gif		 Ordinary; average; unimpressive; can't make head nor tail of it; boring Normálne; priemerné; neurčité; ťažko prístupné; nudné
E-p.gif
E--.gif
E-m.gif		 Poor; very boring Slabé; veľmi nudné
F-p.gif
F--.gif		 Trash, kitsch; fake; banal Brak, gýč; podvod; banalita
F-m.gif Truly unbearable, ordeal;
disgrace, outrage		 Absolútne neznesiteľné, utrpenie; hanba, škandál

 

Conversions to Other Rating Systems

  • half-star characters are now encoded in Unicode, but as of March 2026 they still do not display reliably across all fonts, apps, and platforms, and are therefore replaced below by either the ½ numeral or the older “dingbat” character ✪
  • originally (in an earlier version) published at ave.click/s
     

Emoticons

💣💣💣💣💣💣 (A+)
🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩 (A)
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 (A−)
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👍 (B+)
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 (B)
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩👎 (B−)
😃😃😃😃👍 (C+)
😊😊😊😊 (C)
🙂🙂🙂🙂👎 (C−)
😑😑😑👍 (D+)
😑😑😑 (D)
😑😑😑👎 (D−)
😒😒👍 (E+)
😒😒 (E)
😒😒👎 (E−)
🤢 (F+)
🤮 (F)
💀 (F−)


5-Star Scale

½ as half-star ✪ as half-star

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A+, A)
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ (A−, B+)
⭐⭐⭐⭐ (B, B−)
⭐⭐⭐½ (C+, C)
⭐⭐⭐ (C−)
⭐⭐½ (D+, D, D−)
⭐⭐ (E+, E)
⭐½ (E−, F+)
⭐ (F, F−)

★★★★★ (A+, A)
★★★★✪ (A−, B+)
★★★★☆ (B, B−)
★★★✪☆ (C+, C)
★★★☆☆ (C−)
★★✪☆☆ (D+, D, D−)
★★☆☆☆ (E+, E)
★✪☆☆☆ (E−, F+)
★☆☆☆☆ (F, F−)


10-Star Scale

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (A+)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (A, A−)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (B+, B, B−)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆ (C+, C)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆ (C−)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆ (D+, D)
⭐⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆ (D−)
⭐⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (E+)
⭐⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (E, E−)
⭐☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ (F+, F, F−)
 

Relevant Links

The links below are no longer current as of March 2026, as I've now switched to the Infinity database software for maintaining my review lists. See lists.avekritik.com. (I'll be updating the links below later.)

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