I always judge a book by its cover, and so far- this has served me relatively well. I mean a pink cover with girly swirls and elegant writing implies romance. A dreary, dark, blood red title can usually mean a a thriller. Judging a book by its cover is what we all do as human beings, metaphorically and literally.
But a site called good reads.com is a place where avid readers can now use as a means of book selection.
To me, this is something of a godsend as I have spent many hours at the library, trawling through aisle after aisle anxiously deciding which book to choose and have wasted precious brain pattern on books that were not my cup of tea.
This site 'Goodreads' is where users recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they've read and would like to read, find their next favorite book and form book clubs with friends (Goodreads, 2012).
All you have to do to join is sign up (I know, ANOTHER password to remember) and review 20 books you have read. Then the site will recommend books that you may be interested in.
The output is personalized to your own tastes and so far, I am enjoying the couple of books which I ordered from my library as a result of these recommendations.
Not only am I going to be reading more, but the chances of me reading a book that I will enjoy, is all the more likely because of this site.
My hand is up. Yes! I'm one of the one's that judges a book by it's cover especially if it's in my genre: paranormal fantasy. I mean I like to 'see' who I'm reading about. Paranormal fantasy is always about a hot male vampires or sexy male shape shifters right? So the author has to cough up 'visually' before I even dare open one page. However, this goodreads could be a new revelation, and make ease of selection in a library seem like a walk in the park instead of the big fat headache of wondering what to read next. Another great post Saarah.
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