Useless I can't claim any of my books because someone with the same name as me already has a GoodReads account, so all books published under that name are automatically added to her profile. Since GoodReads are apparently so stupid they have no process at all for two writers having the same name.

Bon: The Last Highway I recently purchased Bon: The Last Highway by Jesse Fink. What a fantastic book. Not only did I learn a lot about Bon Scott, but also the music industry & all people's views & opinions were expressed. This was not a one-sided opinion piece, it was very broad, informative & soberingly honest, making the reader think as well as enjoy the content. I commend Mt Fink's bravery in getting this out into a second edition, telling more of what should be well known but isn't.

Hate booming on Goodreads They will encourage hate booming and lie telling about your book, and if the author tries to defend themselves, they will take down your comments. If you are an author, stay off this website. This article is on Time Magazine. BUSINESS COMPANIES HOW EXTORTION SCAMS AND REVIEW BOMBING TROLLS TURNED GOODREADS INTO MANY AUTHORS’ WORST NIGHTMARE How Extortion Scams and Review Bombing Trolls Turned Goodreads Into Many Authors’ Worst Nightmare. This is from New York Times, How Review-Bombing Can Tank a Book Before It’s Published

Beautiful Community of Like-Minded People I'll keep it brief and to the point. Goodreads is home to, amongst other things: (a) a huge array of groups to suit your particular reading interests, (b) a great way of looking up books and reading reviews., (c) a nice way to receive book recommendations, (d) an innovative way to track your reading progress and catalogue your own library, Discuss your favourite books and authors with like-minded people. Go on, you know you want to!

Deleting bad reviews I am livid at the fact they removed my negative review in a controversial book. I’ll write that same review again and again. You can’t just delete bad reviews because everyone hated something.