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Goodreads is one of our all-time favourite book-related websites. It truly covers all of our bookish needs, from keeping track of our books to connecting with other like-minded readers.

Because of this, we decided to put together a list of pros and cons to using the Goodreads website.

What is Goodreads?
Goodreads is a website (and app) that helps you track the books that you are reading, the books you want to read and the books you have already read. 

You can set yearly challenges and see how well you can do on them. 

You can write reviews about books you have read and see what other people say about the books you are thinking of reading. 

You can also add your friends (if they have Goodreads), and see what they’ve been reading.

And much, much more...



Pros
  • It’s completely free! For us, this is the biggest pro, as paying for Goodreads would mean fewer reviews from other members and less chance of getting your questions answered.

  • You can read what other people thought of the book you are thinking about reading, which can help you decide whether or not it is a book you would like to read.

  • You can ask questions about the book and people who have read the book can help you get the answer.

  • You can set yearly challenges for yourself and it is completely up to you how many books you want to challenge yourself to read.

  • You can make a list of books that you want to read so that you can remember the books you are interested in.

  • You can make as many “shelves” as you want. A shelf on Goodreads is a category that all of the books that you put on that shelf fall under.

  • You can do quizzes on different topics and test your book knowledge.

  • You can follow authors you enjoy reading and see what books they enjoy.

  • Goodreads often publishes blog posts about books and reading that are interesting to read.

  • You can look at quotes from books that you are thinking about reading that give you a little insight into the book, which can help you decide to read the book or not.

  • They have a part of their site that is dedicated to making lists that can help you figure out what book you should read based on the mood you're in.  

  • You can publish your own short stories and enter them into competitions. 



Cons
  • Because of the fact that all reviews are public, you may be exposed to spoilers, thus ruining the book you were about to read. Goodreads does allow you to mark your own reviews as containing spoilers, but sometimes people forget and you wind up seeing the ending of the book you just bought.

  • As most of the books listed on Goodreads were added by members, there can be duplicates. For example, there may be the Maze Runner books all in separately, but there could also be the box set of Maze Runner books listed separately.

  • Parts of the website are quite complicated, and it may take a beginner some time to get used to it.

  • They run a giveaway program, but it is only available for people in the U.S and Canada. So no free books for us in Ireland :(.

So, all in all, we think that Goodreads is a great site and we would recommend you trying it. If you make an account, don’t forget to friend us!
Happy reading,
The Book Corner

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