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I enjoy reading this forum, but I think that the recommendations section could use some organizing. As I see it, people post threads asking for and offering recommendations of all sorts of genres in one spot, and some get responses with more titles, while others don't.

I think that having several specific threads that denote a genre -- i.e. "Classical lit recommendations" or "Crime/ thriller recommendations" or "Fantasy recommendations," etc., with responses limited to an author and title, would be really, really helpful for those of us who read a LOT and get frustrated wading through all the recommendations posts.

I'm not suggesting doing away with what's there, because I like to see what people have to say about different books and all that, but just that a few more organized threads could be added. Simple lists of recommendations would be a good starting point for further questions and discussions, in my opinion.

I think this is a good idea. I could make certain threads sticky to recommend books in a certain category. Can you help me come up with the categories of book types to recommend?

I think all other threads should be limited to more in depth reviews of certain books or series. That is, I think it would make things more organized if each thread was limited to one book (or series). What do you think?

Personally, I would like to see sub-forums like "crime/ thrillers/ mystery," "sci-fi/ fantasy," "historical fiction," "classics," "non-fiction," and "contemporary lit," each with their own collection of threads. There could be stickys in each, or not, whatever. But just a little basic organization would help so much. As it is, I barely even bother looking at it because it's such a muddle, like walking into a library that has no sort of shelving system whatsoever. I have nothing against people who love the Twilight books, but if threads devoted to them are clogging up the recommendations forum, there's no reason for me to look there anymore, you know?

I created the following threads as sticky threads: Contemporary Fiction, Classic, Non-Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Crime/Thriller/Mystery

If any of the threads become too active, I will turn them into their own forum categories.

I have also created new forum rules for the Reviews, Recommendations and Warnings section that I think will help make that section much more organized.

Any feedback is appreciated.