I’ve heard lots about LibraryThing but was yet to check it out. This is actually a good thing – every book that I searched for had already been added by another user – so adding to my YourLibrary was a breeze — I liked checking out the ’social’ link and seeing what people had thought. Also really interesting to see other recommended titles. If researching at the ‘book’ level, this could be a very useful tool for undergrads. Great that Deakin Uni Library catalogue is one of the optional catalogues to search 
I didn’t ‘get’ the UnSuggestions – just seemed a *clever thing that was done ‘because they could’ If anyone disagrees – let me know what you think… seemed more like a list to choose from if you wanted to give a dust-collector present 
I’ve added a handful of books so far.
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anon // January 3, 2008 at 3:03 pm
It’s an excellent way to “read outside your comfort zone” if you asked me. Useful in that context; but otherwise, I agree, it’s more of a fun thing to do than anything else.
I can think of one other use: if you’re buying a book for someone and you aren’t quite sure if they will like it. A check with the unsuggester might prompt a ’safer’ buy.
sueowen // January 3, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Yeah, thanks for that — hadn’t thought about those benefits. It’s easy to limit yourself to a narrow tunnel of reading – the one author, over and over, or people that author cites or ideas that author discusses. Will go to the Unsuggestions now for wider horizons :^)