GoodReads

I really enjoy this site. Good community of readers posting thoughtful comments that give you a good idea about whether to give a book a read or not. Given the price of books these days, it's worth a visit. You also get news and promos from authors or publishing labels you are interested in. I'm all for something that gets people interested in - and buying - books.

I've heard that publishing and/or PR companies send unsolicited ads trying to get you to try their authors but I haven't received any.

I've been using Goodreads for a few months, I encouraged family members to join giving us a venue to see what each is reading and how we like it. Far better than discussing who is the family black sheep of the month.

If you're a book fan, like I am, you'll love this site, too! You can look for a review of a book you want to read and fins out what others think about it. You can review books yourself and give your honest opinion, You can become a member of the site (it's free) and join groups that share your interests and you can also try and locate books that have eluded you, because you forgot the title and/or author, and you just may find what you're looking for!

I ought to know: with help from people on the site, I found two novels I'd pretty much given hope of ever locating! Now that I know the titles and authors, I've found one online, the other at Amazon! Without Goodreads, I'd still be searching.

Like I said, I love it!

Good social network for books - Goodreads is a simple way for you to keep track of books you've read, share them with friends, and find new books to read. You can review books, see what your friends are reading and even meet new people based on book interests (if that's your thing). The site's not spectacular, but it gets the job done.

Too much going on. I wish there was an IMDB for books, GoodReads is not it. Its an ok site to keep track of the books you read, sort of, but keep in mind that it will just add dates and books that you didn't read. I have one book on the site that I read once, GR has it listed as reading twice, all during a similar time period. Can I change that? Like I said, 'not very user friendly' so apparently not.
As far as searching for a particular list of books, too darn much advertising to actually get through to the bottom of the list. And it doesn't quite get what your looking for.

Goodreads is my app of choice when it comes to finding great books, sharing my opinions of books, and learning what other people read. Now that I'm not in high school anymore, when we were all reading pretty much the same, it's so easy to miss literary gems. Goodreads allows me to find best books I'd love to read, and yet exposes me to books that my friends read, which is a step out of my comfort zone.

I follow them on Instagram and check the website for more than 5 years now. Besides reviews of books, there can be found recommendations and lists of books by genres. As for me what makes this website special is to share your thoughts on books.

It's clearly best/biggest of type, hence i was highly motivated. That didn't last long. It's a very typical kind of website: looks slick but has a clunky interface and worse 'help'. I waded through its ratings process [rate 20 books or die!], when i didn't need GR recommendations.
I was there to meet people. I gathered the only way to do that is to join a "discussion group". But i couldn't even find any, much less join one. I'm tired of fighting interfaces [of apps too] so i gave up. I should've had more patience? Funny, that's what they all say.

This site helps manage, catalog, and rate books. You can organize them by ones you have read, want to read, own, and so on. They also offer giveaways of books not yet released that authors will give for free in addition for an honest rating (which isn't required just encouraged). TRY THE GIVEAWAYS. So far, in the past year i have won almost 40 books (want proof, I would be happy to show you my many emails and exploding bookshelf haha!). To those saying this site only reviews top books and publishers, that is false. The site itself reviews nothing, its the users that review. And thanks to programs like the new book giveaways, obscure books are getting ratings! I also love that authors themselves use this site and often interact with readers!

I've been a member for a while. They WILL send you unwanted and unsolicited emails. For example advertising events even after you unsubscribe 4x from ALL emails. I just got one that says

You are receiving this message because you've read a book by Anne Rice. We have some exciting news for you!

Um. Yeah and I rated that book I read 1 star. They don't care what your opinion of a writer is. They just push them on you.

My recommendations were broken for a year and a half. They fixed them the week before they sold the site to Amazon.

Facts on books are often wrong. Help is not helpful. It's a fairly bad site that Amazon bought when Goodreads was looking into selling books. Expect it to get swallowed at some point by Amazon who didn't want it for the community but was preventing competition..

Good reads is amazing if you are a serious book lover because it has lots of tools to help keep track of books that you are currently reading, want to read, etc. It's also a great place to discover new books and authors. My favorite part of the site is the giveaways. If you spend 15 minutes a day entering all of the giveaways that end tonight, you can eaisly win more than 5 free books a week. Highly recommended for anyone that enjoys a good book!

Well I've been using the app for a while now and its not bad at all. Unlike other free online apps though you pay to read the really good stuff in this app which kinda sucks, but all in all its a great app!.

I have found this to be a really good websites. You have a good group of people who actually still read books. I find most of the reviews pretty open and honest and people's opinions are not overly criticized if someone disagrees. It is a good, honest place to discuss books.

This is my number one "go to" app on my iPad. I read a ton of books and I love to share my thoughts on each book with others. This site allows me to do so! I also love reading others reviews before purchasing my next ebook.
This site is tons of fun, you also get to update with comments or page number your on and share it with others as well. I love to go back on a book I've ad and read my updates on how I was feeling throughout the book so ill know if I want to re read it or not!

Have been using it almost for two years and I 100% satisfied. I have found a lot of interesting poeple, readers and writers on site and keep the contact with them till now. Also, there are a lot of useful options on the website which help you track your book reading progress and rating.

I love this website! I can share opinions of what I'm reading and what I have read with people who have the same appreciation for these books as I do (the only people reading the reviews would be those who search for such reviews). It also works as a social networking site, so you can add friends who can see your activity on their feed. You can also add your favorite quotes, have discussions on the message board, follow your favorite authors, etc. I am subscribed to their Quote of the Day email, which I really enjoy.

If you love books - you will love Goodreads. It is designed to let you see what your friends are reading - and their friends too. Great -safe social network with very intelligent people and an intelligent design too.

What a find! It is like a virtual book club. I used to belong to a local book club but had to quit because I could not keep up with the reading and felt bad everyone read the book but me. This site is like a book club because you can discuss a book and finish it when you have time to finish it. For those of you who do not understand why you would want to discuss a book after reading it then this site probably is not for you.

This is the premier site for book lovers. I use this site to get recommendations for books and to keep track of the books I've read. Usually, the book recommendations are right on, I've found so many books this way that I now read over and over again.

Perfect way to track what you have read, what you are currently reading, what page you have reached on current book as well as be introduced to other reads through the network. Everything organised on the screen. Easy navigation. A bookworm's heaven!

Now that I have the kindle I am always looking for reviews of new books to download and found this site has the best reviews and is not full of spammers. The secret is to follow reviewers who have the same taste as you. Think sitejabber but for books

Love the site. Wished they'd change their policies on webcomics and comics, though.It would be nice to review them on the platform.It would be nice to be able to keep track of them where I keep track of my other reading. Stil really useful.

Great site, I always check their lists before going to the bookstore or library. I particularly like the reviews and how they categorize new releases. It makes selecting a book so much easier.