When I have to start reading a book I want to know if it’s good or garbage, so I like to read some reviews. I don’t trust Goodreads, are there some alternatives?

  • boogetyboo
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    1 year ago

    StoryGraph is great for both tracking your reading, finding new books and reading reviews. You can export your Goodreads list over too. Amazon can bugger off

  • Fudgy@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    I find reviews of books on Goodreads to be open and honest especially by users. I’m a frequent poster of reviews on books that I have read and try to be honest about them. If your really stuck you could always ask ChatGPT…!!

  • Dusk@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I use Goodreads mostly but I will agree the reviews are mostly miss so I use it primarily for tracking