Goodreads:
Prior to this Be More Bookish training, I had joined Goodreads and have become a consistent user. My absolute favorite part of Goodreads is the listopia section under Explore. I find myself always immediately going there to find new and upcoming books in whatever genre I am currently reading. To be honest, it can become a complete time trap. One list will lead to dozens upon dozens of books, creating this massive snowball effect.
Some of the other aspects of Goodreads I find helpful are found when a particular title is selected. When a title is selected, on that page, there is a list of similar books, genres the title fits under, other books by author, lists (from listopia) that the title is on, and Goodreads community reviews and ratings. While I often don't read any of the reviews of the books I personally read, I do however like to look at the ratings for titles.
As for some of the aspects I don't necessarily enjoy about Goodreads are the fact that no matter what computer I am on, it has a tendency to be slow in loading pages. Additionally, a possible downside is that Goodreads has a ton of information, which may seem daunting and overwhelming to the average user.
As for my recommendation-I recommended Huck: The remarkable true story of how one lost puppy taught a family-and a whole town-about hope and happy endings by Janet Elder to Debbie Bastacky. After looking through Debbie's "read" shelves, I saw that she tends to read and highly enjoy pet memoir books, especially those that are inspirational and heartwarming.
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