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But then, for a few years now I've been reading primarily older classics with new or even older but less widely known books taking up only a relatively small percentage of my reading. And like I dare say is the case for most of us, I have a long list of both older and newer books that I still intend to read - with an increasing number of those which I actually own already, that obviously pushes me a bit more to read them...
I do have a Goodreads account and occasionally find recommendations there from friends' bookshelves or reviews, but other than that, yeah, still the people here. It helps a lot to sell me on a book if it's recommended by someone whose taste I know and respect, and that mostly still means the people here, plus the handful of ex-wotmaniacs and others that I follow on Goodreads.
But then, for a few years now I've been reading primarily older classics with new or even older but less widely known books taking up only a relatively small percentage of my reading. And like I dare say is the case for most of us, I have a long list of both older and newer books that I still intend to read - with an increasing number of those which I actually own already, that obviously pushes me a bit more to read them...
View original postWhere do you go? Do you still depend upon people here for book recs? Is there another site you favor? Is it Twitter, Facebook, and Goodreads the main sources for book information? Just curious.
I do have a Goodreads account and occasionally find recommendations there from friends' bookshelves or reviews, but other than that, yeah, still the people here. It helps a lot to sell me on a book if it's recommended by someone whose taste I know and respect, and that mostly still means the people here, plus the handful of ex-wotmaniacs and others that I follow on Goodreads.
But of course sometimes it's just a review that I read in the newspaper, or a book that I see advertised in a bookstore. All in all, not really feeling the need for any more extensive lists of recommendations...
Might be because I detest rating systems and those seem to be the most visible aspect of the site
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To whom do you turn when you want to learn more about new books?
10/11/2013 06:17:07 AM
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This is the only place.
10/11/2013 04:26:22 PM
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Maybe, but I'm a bit skeptical
11/11/2013 12:14:36 AM
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If you want to attract NEW readers, the site needs to be reworked from scratch
13/11/2013 01:06:41 PM
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Re: If you want to attract NEW readers, the site needs to be reworked from scratch
21/11/2013 09:24:22 PM
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io9
10/11/2013 07:32:41 PM
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Locus Online also has good lists of upcoming/new SF/F releases
11/11/2013 12:16:18 AM
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The Economist, NYT, and WSJ
11/11/2013 01:05:36 PM
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I'm skeptical of the Economist.
16/11/2013 05:02:47 PM
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Which books were those?
19/11/2013 03:19:59 PM
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There were at least four or five bad reviews.
30/11/2013 05:41:45 PM
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I remember reading that book. I don't recall being impressed by it. *NM*
05/12/2013 03:37:59 PM
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I've essentially stopped reading
11/11/2013 12:36:51 AM
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I don't think very highly of the discussions on r/fantasy
11/11/2013 08:25:54 AM
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I've never even been to r/fantasy
11/11/2013 08:31:11 AM
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It's akin to a stagnant pool where the malaria-infested mosquitos breed
11/11/2013 08:48:04 AM
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I'd say this place is still the most influential for me.
11/11/2013 10:29:19 AM
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For some odd reason, I distrust Goodreads
14/11/2013 07:58:29 AM
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"Distrust"? Interesting word choice.
14/11/2013 09:32:35 PM
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Perhaps, but I think "rating-based" reviews distort views to fit into a template
22/11/2013 08:47:18 AM
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Call me old fashioned...
11/11/2013 02:47:37 PM
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Old fashioned!
14/11/2013 07:59:43 AM
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Here mostly, Goodreads, io9
11/11/2013 09:40:41 PM
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Interesting
14/11/2013 08:01:05 AM
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Here mostly too. And bookshops over here.
12/11/2013 06:54:05 PM
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Bookstores here generally don't do recs very well (outside of independents, that is)
14/11/2013 08:02:16 AM
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I have list of things to read longer than I have time to read
13/11/2013 05:39:59 PM
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I believe that in the past 5 years I have bought more books than I can read if I live to 100.
16/11/2013 05:10:21 PM
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here, mostly, but i also have less time to read (sort of) and a lot to read...
19/11/2013 03:49:15 PM
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I don't really care to learn about new books.
21/11/2013 08:58:44 PM
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I'm guessing you must live in a larger city than my suburban (exurb?) town of 15K
22/11/2013 08:54:58 AM
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Re: I'm guessing you must live in a larger city than my suburban (exurb?) town of 15K
23/11/2013 06:17:03 PM
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Re: I'm guessing you must live in a larger city than my suburban (exurb?) town of 15K
23/11/2013 09:55:34 PM
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Forgive me my sins but most of my reading for the last year has been comics.
23/11/2013 02:54:44 AM
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