After a somewhat prolonged reading draught I’m now returning to the joys of the booklands. As curious as I might be in most ways, I always find myself troubled when faced with picking up new books. Will I not get bored with this one? Is it not too long? Should I read fiction or something else this time? And really, how will it fit on my by now overflowing book shelf? Before I decide all these things and get done talking to my favorite second-hand bookseller, sometimes putting the book down seems like the safest bet.
Are there systems apart from Amazon’s recommendation engine that would hit the curiosity spot? I first saw Book Seer at Russell’s blog. The service has a charming and simple interface, but it’s another one of those that seem to predict what you should read next based on the author and theme of the book you just read. Can’t someone just predict my taste please? I have higher hopes for things like Goodreads. The service offers you a bookmarking service for book’s you’ve read, for what you’re currently reading and what you want to read. You can import your contact via gmail, facebook and other services and be ‘friends’ on Goodreads. You can mark things you want to swap, leave reviews, organise groups and all that jazz. I haven’t explored Goodreads enough just yet, but I like the social aspect and hope that what my friends like might help in my bookhunting quest.
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