A book review list? Where has it gone?

[HappydaysArehere]

Is my memory playing tricks but didn’t mumsnet have a book review list which you could refer to? I remember leaving reviews on it. Used to find it really useful and when enjoying a book could share my pleasure by writing a review.

[CramptonHodnet]

I know. I left a couple of reviews on it too in the past. Can't find it either - was looking for it a couple of days ago. Wonder why it's gone?

[Dottierichardson]

How did it work? I've switched to putting reviews on Goodreads now, but wouldn't mind posting reviews on MN still.

[CramptonHodnet]

There is/was a section within Mumsnet Reviews for books, divided into categories, and searchable. It was good. No idea why it can't be found any more.

I put my reviews on Goodreads, and was putting a copy or shorter version here as well. I don't mind too much now, as I like Goodreads but am curious to know what happened.

[Dottierichardson]

It seems a shame, I've just sorted myself out on Goodreads and I like it too, so far, but do like sharing impressions of books or shouting the praises of ones I particularly like so would be nice to have somewhere on MN to post too.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

You could join us on the 50 Books threads - all welcome and lots and lots of reviews on there.

[Dottierichardson]

Remus sorry think we x-posted, assume you were talking to the other posters.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Think we cross-posted, Dottie, but absolutely all welcome!

I find Goodreads a bit of a fiddle.

[Dottierichardson]

Remus *yes I suppose it is a bit of a fiddle, but it's good in that you can decide what you want to respond to and so on...And it does have advantages, for example, as a woman of colour I like being able to raise issues re: race and representation with like-minded readers, without feeling that others are not necessarily interested in/or have similar responses to certain texts. Particularly when so few books are marketed to ethnic minority readerships.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I think the beauty of all review sites is that you'll get lots of different opinions about lots of different texts. Anyway, I hadn't intended to start a debate about different kinds of review sites, or about anything else, so will disappear from this now.

OP - do have a look at the 50 Books threads, maybe - reviews always welcome!

[CramptonHodnet]

I used to post on 50 Book Thread - did so for several years under another NN but have just found it increasingly difficult to keep up with the threads and bowed out, preferring to read and review at a slower pace.

I do still have a quick dip into the threads from time to time to see if there's anything that interests me . But it's not possible to index them so they're not easily searchable when you want one particular book.

[CramptonHodnet]

@DottieRichardson I'm searchable by my MN nickname on Goodreads if you'd like to be friends on there (no obligation, if you'd rather not ). There's several Mumsnetters over on Goodreads.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Good point about searching. Very true!

[HappydaysArehere]

I always look at reviews on Goodreads but haven’t joined. I look at the 50 book challenge and the reviews I have seen are useful but don’t find the long lists as useful as single reviews. I notice some books are highlighted so expect them to be good but what about the others? I read constantly from one book to another but find I haven’t kept track of them sufficiently to list on the thread. Some books are hefty tomes and others shorter so counting seems a little vague. Come on Mumsnet give us a review section?

[Dottierichardson]

@CramptonHodnet Thanks that's lovely, I will search you now and send a 'friend request', I go by my nickname on Goodreads, starts with 'M' and currently one of the books I'm reading is 'Wise Children',

[Dottierichardson]

@CramptonHodnet sent the request and answered the question, felt a bit like a knight on a quest!

[CramptonHodnet]

Got your friend request and accepted. See you over there