I've been on Goodreads for about two years, have added many books, rated them, and received recommendations. In the fiction, mystery and historical genres I favor, many of the recommendations overlap, and, though I have discovered a few new titles/authors, similar selections appear to come up. I have not really found the lists to be helpful and don't rely on them for Readers Advisory.
If this seems not terribly positive, well - it's not. As a quiet non-joiner, social media in general, and in this case, Goodreads, are TERRIFYING! No, I'd prefer not to put all that out there, and though it's nice to keep up with your friends' reading, I'm afraid it's just not for me. So there you have it.
In any case, based on her interest in historical nonfiction, I recommended to my friend Cassie the following:
Dame Stella Rimington writes of her time with
MI5, climbing from clerk (in India) to the first female Director General. Not
only dealing with the stresses of motherhood and then single motherhood, she
worked in what was very much a man's political world. Historical and personal
at the same time, this book is a fascinating look at Cold War and post-Cold War
England.
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