21. The system as set forth in claim 17 wherein the extracting, identifying and abstracting are repeated for a plurality of different electronic texts, and wherein the method further comprises: aggregating user ratings from the same user across the different electronic texts; cross-referencing one or more elements across the different electronic texts to infer commonalities and distinctions; and inferring one or more literary elements the user is inclined to enjoy according to the aggregated user ratings according to the commonalities, or according to the distinctions, or according to both the commonalities and the distinctions; and designating one or more of the different electronic texts with a likely user rating.
23. The system as set forth in claim 21 wherein the designating comprises recommending a different electronic text that the user is likely to prefer.