iDreamBooks is a new web app designed to help you find the best books to read by aggregating book reviews by professional critics. Self-dubbed “the Rotten Tomatoes” of books, iDreamBooks makes finding your next read pretty simple.
While there are lots of other ways to get book recommendations, many of those rely on users’ preferences and reviews. If you put more stock in professional book reviews from the Washington Post or A.V. Club, for example, iDreamBooks is a useful site.
The web app recommends books that have 70 per cent or more of critics giving them a positive rating — these are identified with smiley cloud icons. You can sort books by genre, bestsellers, recent, and more (although, unfortunately, there’s not a quick “must reads” filter that shows only those highest-rated books).
Clicking through on a book title shows excerpts and links to all the critics’ reviews.
If you’re still building your summer reading list and need a few more ideas, iDreamBooks can help you decide if a book is really worth purchasing (or your time).
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