10 of the Best Goodreads Reviewers to Follow

How I Picked the Best Goodreads Reviewers

Goodreads has “Top 99” lists for “most popular reviewers” (i.e., most favored evaluations), “most followed reviewers,” and “top reviewers” (most books reviewed), tracked by week, 12 months, or all-time. A quantity of my picks on the “most popular” reviewer listing, however some are extra beneath the radar. My standards have been: reviewers who learn rather a lot of books, learn a various listing, often submit evaluations, and have insightful takes on what they learn. All the evaluations have at the very least round 1,000 followers and a few have virtually 300,000.

Pro Tip: To see how these high Goodreads reviewers’ tastes examine to your personal, you should utilize the “Compare Books” characteristic (verify this explainer right here) to see how your tastes overlap. Also, don’t take a look at any of these reviewers’ annual studying challenges except you need to really feel like an under-achieving, book-loving sloth.

Here are 10 of the finest Goodreads reviewers. Happy studying!

10 Top Goodreads Reviewers

Roxane Gay

GR World Popularity Rank: #19. Many authors is not going to fee different writers’ books on Goodreads as half of some skilled code. Thankfully for us, the good Roxane Gay brings her perception and critique to evaluations of current releases. Well identified for her personal books like Hunger, Roxane’s evaluations are concise and balanced. A should observe for these into up to date fiction.

Emily May

GR World Popularity Rank: #1. Emily May simply is likely to be the unofficial Queen of Goodreads. Ranked #1 in the world for most-liked evaluations, Emily May is a UK-based reviewer with eclectic tastes, reviewing new releases in addition to classics. While some reviewers are common for his or her (generally very humorous) negativity, Emily May’s evaluations are considerate and truthful, and with some depth at round 300+ phrases per assessment. May can be lively on bookstagram.

Monte Price

Unranked. Monte’s evaluations are insightful and humorous, overlaying queer romance, YA and grownup fantasy, and bookclub fiction. In a current assessment, he compares Maggie Shipstead’s The Great Circle to Twilight. If that’s your jam, observe Monte, and take a look at his booktube channel too.

Yun

GR World Popularity Rank: #5. A reader based mostly in Seattle, Yun evaluations a variety of current fiction, with detailed takes about her studying expertise and a few humor thrown in. Also, she has a very reasonable star score system. Find her on Goodreads or her weblog, Miss Readaroo.

Thomas

Unranked. Thomas lists his pursuits as “Reading, Writing, Psychology, Mental Health, Feminism” and his “read” shelf checks out. He brings fascinating takes to a variety of nonfiction, memoir, essays, in addition to current fiction releases. He writes thoughtfully about psychological well being and underrepresentation of queer individuals and folks of colour each in his evaluations and in his weblog, The Quiet Voice.

Jenny Lawson

GR United States Rank #100. Jenny Lawson, very humorous essayist, can be a prolific GR reviewer, significantly of graphic novels. Her evaluations are concise and have fewer jokes than you’d count on from the writer of Furiously Happy, however she’s truthful and constant.

Paromjit

GR World Popularity Rank: #14. Another UK-based reader, Paromjit reads a large quantity of books, largely new releases. Her present objective counter says 226 for the 12 months. The reviewer strikes a fantastic stability between revealing a glimpse of plot and providing a contemporary perspective on the guide.

Carol.

Unranked. Carol. evaluations primarily sci-fi, fantasy, and thriller. She generally brings the snark, however her evaluations are all the time fascinating and full of alternative quotes. Unlike rather a lot of common reviewers, she says she’s not fascinated with superior reader copies. You can discover extra of her evaluations at her weblog, guide evaluations forevermore.

Anne

GR World Popularity Rank: #16. The reaction-gif guide assessment is a excessive artwork on Goodreads, and Anne does it nicely. Her tastes are eclectic, starting from the Spider Man comics to Julia Quinn’s Regency romance. If you want extra gifs in your life, observe Anne.

Emma

GR World Popularity Rank #57: Emma is common, scathing at occasions, and normally fairly witty. Her favourite style is “literary fiction about horrible women,” however she reads extensively. She additionally reads a ton of superior reader copies (ARCs) so she’s a superb go to for brand new and upcoming fiction with a literary match. Emma additionally has a weblog, Emma Reads Too Much.