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Old 03-22-2011, 08:16 PM   #1
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Help finding new books to read

I am an avid reader and now that I am a Kindle owner I can carry a whole library of books with me all of the time. I used to hate it when I would finish a traditional book and have nothing with me at the time to start reading. My ebook has eliminated that problem.

Now on to my dilemma. I used to browse the bookstore to look for new books to read (and still do, but I buy the ebook instead), but I am looking for something like goodreads.com but not so fantasy, supernatural, vampire, zombie oriented. What I mean by that is, in one list of books that I looked at (Books I must Read in 2011) eight of the first ten books fell in the fantasy/supernatural category.

I am in my fifties and these book didn't appeal to me when I was in the 16-25 year old demographic and still don't appeal to me now. The closest I get to that is Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Clive Barker. I love those guys, but "Twilight" just doesn't do it for me.

I love Science Fiction from the likes of Asimov, Brin, Niven, Clarke, and Card. I also like books by Grisham, Steinbeck, Crichton, Lehane, Ludlum and Cheever. That is a pretty diverse bunch but that is who I am. My taste in books is like my taste in music. I can listen to Keith Jarrett, Mozart, Pink Floyd and Matchbox 20 all in one sitting.

Can you help me find an online resource for browsing books online. Ideally it would be a site that includes reviews of the books that it lists.

Thanks.

Is there a site like goodreads that might appeal to me?
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