Where do you read books reviews? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by Dieal@lemmy.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] Kirill@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I usually read one or two reviews on Goodreads and take the average of the stars.

[-] alienamp@startrek.website 1 points 1 year ago

I’ll sometimes watch YouTube reviews to get a feel for the book.

[-] Fudgy@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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..!!

[-] DuskLoaf@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

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

[-] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

I know this is a late reply but I read them on TheStoryGraph.

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