Comments on: Are there any good book review sites?

Question: Are there any good book review sites?

dcrocha — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:02:29 -0800

Are there sites like Rotten Tomatoes and IMDB for books?

By: Silvertree

Silvertree — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:12:39 -0800

These aren't quite the same as IMDB, but Bookslut and Goodreads are two I have been investigating.

By: Dizzy

Dizzy — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:17:30 -0800

I dig Bookslut with a shovel!!!
Plus the New York Times Book Review is archived back to 1997.

By: upplepop

upplepop — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:37:42 -0800

Check out Metacritic Books.

By: Flunkie

Flunkie — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:48:16 -0800

Not really a "review" site (although it does have reviews), but check out Library Thing.

By: dawson

dawson — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:31:13 -0800

This is really nothing like Rotten Tomatoes, but I can usually find what I'm looking for, as well as fresh suggestions, from the comprehensive links list at Arts & Letters Daily (on left side of the page).

By: Burhanistan

Burhanistan — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:43:31 -0800

Amazon.com items usually have reviews (though sometimes the authors' friends distort the balance by giving crappy books stellar write-ups).

By: Kattullus

Kattullus — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:06:17 -0800

The Complete Review.

By: tentacle

tentacle — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:35:12 -0800

Reviews of Books is just that -- a repository of links to (professional) book reviews. Organized by genre.

By: gemmy

gemmy — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:56:08 -0800

The Internet Book List is pretty useful.

By: bjgeiger

bjgeiger — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:25:32 -0800

Fantastic Fiction is not quite what you are looking for but a nice one to have around.

By: francesca too

francesca too — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:12:14 -0800

bookshelves of doom is a blog by a librarian who reviews books for young adults. She also covers a lot of books enjoyed by all age groups.