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Originally Posted by issybird
I've got a smallish list of Goodreads cronies and they're apprised of everything I read, and vice versa. Everyone else is welcome to look, because how else would you find new cronies?
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My cadre of friends is fairly small, too. Small enough that I'm very familiar with their likes/dislikes, and how they intersect (or don't) with my own. So their opinions on books that I haven't read provide valuable insight to me when considering a book to read. And it's not as simple as all of us liking/disliking the same things; I have friends whose rave review of a book might tip me against reading it (and vice-versa).
They're a big part of how I wade through the hype publisher's/authors bombard me with.
