Great site to interact with other readers

If you haven't already done so, take a look at Goodreads which provides information and reader reviews on thousands of books and advertises itself as reaching more than 13 million book lovers. The other day I spent some time looking through the reader reviews for two books, one that I have read, thoroughly enjoyed and admired, Ian McEwan's Solar, and one that has been recommended to me, Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time. Reading and writing goes hand in hand and having access to the often widely varying perspectives and opinions of avid readers is a real privilege. It is especially informative if you have read a particular book and aspire to the standard of writing that it contains.