So I think for reviewing stuff, I can have it all go under the wide umbrella of "The Stacks," and treat it as a libaray. Or maybe a museum would be more appropriate, given the lack of lending. Differnt wings? Eh? Cause... cause bird? Right whatever doesn't matter point is I think that these can all be kindof interconnected a bit, but this page works as a sort of a hub for stuff. Throw a list of the different subcatagories down there and we're golden. Maybe the subcatagories all go on this one page, and entries all work under some sort of a searchable metadata system? Like I don't plan on writing more than, I don't know, three hundred words on each thing, and probably a bunch less on most of it. It should be mostly text, and I do like the idea of searchability, but I have zero clue how to make that work in HTML, or if it's doable. That's something to look up. Something something keep it simple stupid but where's the fun in that? I shouuld have a disclamer go here at the top about like "Don't freak out if I didn't like your book or whatever" just becuase, but other than that and the list, I really like the idea of a random review of a random thing appearing on a page refresh at the top of the page. That could be fun. Again, no clue how, but it's a goal. Maybe.
I think I want to start with a top-of-the-page reminder to go support your local library! They do all kinds of cool stuff, and if they have an online library hosted via Libby then check it out too! It'll have ebooks and audiobooks that you can browse, checkout, and download to your phone and take wherever for FREE with no late fees, since stuff is just either auto-renewed or auto-returned. You can add multiple library cards to one account, it'll sync everything up nicely, it's literally too good to be true and yet it is, so go sign up if you aren't already! Also Hoopla is good too, I hear, but I use Libby and can vouch for it, so.
Maybe making something searchable with, like, a searchbar, is lame and bad and we already have ctrl + F so let's just use that, right? Could I just have a bookshelf that you can hover over things and then alttext appears? Is that possible? Can alt text be searchable like that? Lemme try something.
Okay, now we're getting somewhere. I like this, I like this a lot actually. Now let's see Paul Allen's card...
/* Alright so I'm gonna use book stats to calculate their sizes. The width of a book is the (pagecount/15) px, and the height is (50+(20*rating)) px. */
Damn, Paul Allen has a nice card... Hmm. I do wish there were an easier way to put images in places other than, pixel counting, but whatever, it is what it is I guess. Now, to make this work in the way that I really want, I think that I need a bookshelf. Let me just grab one of those real quick...
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