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Old 02-24-2009, 03:21 PM   #46
ProfJulie
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Originally Posted by akwant View Post
last time I visited Goodreads the first thing I saw was the Best Books corner and “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer. And the best book ever was something about Mormons.

Well, I don’t care for both and decided that such people can’t give me any useful recommendations. I think all the services are very much American centred, well nothing wrong with it, just not my cup of tea.
I don't waste my time with those lists. They are user voted lists and can easily be rigged, don't you think?

I really am not that interested in the social aspects of any of these kinds of sites. What I wanted was a way for me to keep an inventory of my books in a readily accessible location. I can view my GoodReads bookshelf from my mobile phone, so I'm happy (I'm sure you can also do the same with Library Thing).

One thing I have discovered about GoodReads is that I can compare my bookshelf to other readers' bookshelfs and find folks that have enjoyed the same books as me. I think this is useful because then I can scan through those users' bookshelves and perhaps find some books that I haven't read that I might want to read.
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