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Where do you read books reviews? (self.books)

submitted 1 year ago by Dieal to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] BendyLemmy 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You cannot trust ANY source.

There is no shortcut.

I've been burned by them all, but I tend to trust a few people on Goodreads (it takes a while to read through reviews to get an overview TBH).

Basically I grab the book via Annie's Archive and see how it goes.

So many books that so many people rate as being Amazing I find basically suck.

I also hate so many books on the 'Best Seller' or 'Best Reads' lists...

The last one (I pushed through it despite my reservations) was 'An Absolutely Remarkable Thing' and out of 5 stars I gave it a sucky 2... So then I find other reviewers who also gave it less than 3 stars and start looking at their other reviews.

Like minds think alike - fools seldom differ.

Anyway, you can trust me... If you didn't read A Man Called Ove just do.