Goodreads

Readers' social site

Goodreads is a social media platform for readers, owned by Amazon.

Users track books they've read or want to read, rate them on a five-star scale, write reviews, and follow other readers.

The site aggregates ratings into overall scores that influence book discovery: It has 4.2 stars on Goodreads.

Authors use the platform to connect with readers and promote new releases.

platform

Amazon

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reviews · ratings · lists · friends · updates · feed · notifications · account · app · website

social

reviews

Published critical assessments

friends · recommendations · discussions · forums · groups · shelving · sharing · tagging · messaging · community

reading

tracking

Monitoring location over time

  • progressMovement toward improvement
  • readComprehend written language
  • pagesBound paper sheets

finished · started · DNF · rereading · stats · pace · streak · bookworm · bibliophile · TBR

discovery

recommendations

Proposed courses of action

  • genresCategories of creative work
  • popularWidely admired by many
  • trendingCurrently gaining widespread attention

anticipated · awards · best-of · curated · browsing · exploring · suggestions · algorithm · personalized

rating

stars

Luminous celestial bodies

score · ranking · controversial · honest · critical · aggregate · bestseller · polarizing · overrated · underrated

Categories
Opposites
platform purpose

GoodreadsAmazon

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Kindle Store · bookstores · book retailers · publishers · libraries

media type

GoodreadsLetterboxd

Film review platform

IMDb · Last.fm · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic

reading culture

GoodreadsBookTok

TikTok reading community

book clubs

Family

reads, well-read

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G