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Originally Posted by Lordblacknail
FF just gives you the information you want.  |
Not quite. Fantastic Fiction doesn't tell me what people who have similar tastes to mine think about a particular book. Stock publisher descriptions and author blurbs aren't sufficient (and not
nearly unbiased enough) for my book-purchasing needs.
"Goodreads=Facebook for books" is a common, knee-jerk criticsm (and it CAN be that), but it's not the whole picture, either. If you (rhetorical you, now) have no wish to know what other people think about certain titles, then by all means stay away from Goodreads (and possibly user-reviews, or "What Are You Reading Now" threads, or book/author-forums, etc...). But if you like books
and people, it's a pretty useful site. Unless, of course, you're dogmatically opposed to anything that can be labeled "social media," and enjoy sharing your curmudgeonly dislike of them in your various (non)social internet circles (that aren't the same thing at all, dangit!).
