> By what metric is Macbeth better than the Da Vinci Code? I like this question. Let’s say that we can create a list of 10 quantitative measures of the story,

> By what metric is Macbeth better than the Da Vinci Code? I like this question. Let’s say that we can create a list of 10 quantitative measures of the story, all binary and all comparative, e.g. which has the best pacing? which makes the best use of supporting characters? Now we can total up the answers and produce a number, e.g. Macbeth is better than the Da Vinci Code in 30% of our measures. You could repeat this process pair-wise with lots of books and produce a ranking.