The article explores the author's method of using online resources to evaluate books before reading them. Two primary websites are highlighted: Goodreads and Douban.
Goodreads, despite its non-Chinese interface, allows searching using Chinese book titles. The author stresses the importance of a large number of ratings to ensure statistically significant results. They consider a 4 out of 5-star rating (or higher) on Goodreads as a positive indicator.
Goodreads also provides user reviews in multiple languages, including a smaller number in Chinese. The author also notes the My Books feature for personal book management.
Similar to Goodreads, the author utilizes Douban, a Chinese website, in their book selection process. However, they use a higher threshold for Douban ratings, looking for an 8 out of 10-star rating (or higher) to indicate a strong recommendation.
While the author prefers Goodreads' visual presentation of book lists, they acknowledge that Readmoo offers a more comprehensive catalog. Both Goodreads and Douban are suggested for a comprehensive evaluation before reading.
觀賞洋片前，你可能會先上IMDb、爛番茄做點研究。那看「洋書」呢？我推薦goodreads網站。
雖然網頁不支援中文介面，但神奇的是，在搜尋框內直接鍵入中文書名，就可以查詢囉！
以我很喜歡的《沼澤女孩》為例。
先觀察一下「樣本數」夠不夠多？哇！竟高達109萬筆評分，表示這統計結果具有代表性；就我而言，平均分數達4分以上，我比較安心。
進一步點擊打開，可查看網友評論，遍及各種語系 — — 多元，也有中文留言，但為數不多。
順帶一提，若註冊會員，便可以使用My Books功能 — — 打造個人書櫃。
就書單的「視覺呈現」上，我喜歡goodreads更勝Readmoo分享書。但有些書籍在goodreads索引不到，而Readmoo幾乎是「有求必應」。
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此外，用一樣的邏輯，我還會搭配豆瓣讀書一起參考。在樣本數充足的前提下，平均分數若達8分以上，那就穩妥。
個人偏好：⚠️ goodreads：4分以上。(滿分為5)⚠️ 豆瓣讀書：8分以上。(滿分為10)
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