--- title: "5 Goodreads Quotes By G.R. Reader" description: "5 Goodreads quotes by G.R. Reader. Plus more from G.R. Reader and more Goodreads sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/g-r-reader-31875_amazon_i-can-see-how-the-issue-of-exercising-co_117261.jpg" --- > [“. . . I can see how the issue of exercising corporate control over users content is truly enraging here, on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/i-can-see-how-the-issue-of-exercising-corporate-control-over-users/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/g-r-reader-31875_amazon_i-can-see-how-the-issue-of-exercising-co_117261.jpg) > [“And that's the most horrible thing about censorship: To avoid falling afoul of the censors, we question ourselves and censor ourselves and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/and-that-s-the-most-horrible-thing-about-censorship-to-avoid-falling/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/g-r-reader-31875_big-deal_and-that-s-the-most-horrible-thing-about_1685610.jpg) > [“At your next book club meeting, picture me sitting quietly in the corner, taking notes on your preferences. Imagine the next day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/at-your-next-book-club-meeting-picture-me-sitting-quietly-in-the/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/g-r-reader-31875_amazon_at-your-next-book-club-meeting-picture-m_2036978.jpg) > [“No, I have never had a problem finding books to read. But I have had a problem finding people who understand what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/no-i-have-never-had-a-problem-finding-books-to-read-but-i-have-had-a/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e47/g-r-reader-31875_book_no-i-have-never-had-a-problem-finding-bo_2458688.jpg) > [“The GR site has acquired its market value through the work of its community.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/the-gr-site-has-acquired-its-market-value-through-the-work-of-its/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fac/g-r-reader-31875_community_the-gr-site-has-acquired-its-market-valu_2462701.jpg) ## Other authors on Goodreads ## More by G.R. Reader > [“I am not Amish enough to emigrate when my way of life is threatened.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/i-am-not-amish-enough-to-emigrate-when-my-way-of-life-is-threatened/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“. . . I can see how the issue of exercising corporate control over users content is truly enraging here, on a site significantly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/i-can-see-how-the-issue-of-exercising-corporate-control-over-users/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“If people wrote their reviews on paper and put them into a real, physical library, I am sure that the Goodreads administrators would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/if-people-wrote-their-reviews-on-paper-and-put-them-into-a-real/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“There was something so unutterably ridiculous about the sight of a US company deleting posts accusing it of censorship that many other people began…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/there-was-something-so-unutterably-ridiculous-about-the-sight-of-a-us/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“You won’t believe this. 99% of reviews on GoodBetterBestReads are written by less than one percent of the members. Did you hear that? 99%!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/you-won-t-believe-this-99-of-reviews-on-goodbetterbestreads-are/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“And that's the most horrible thing about censorship: To avoid falling afoul of the censors, we question ourselves and censor ourselves and make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/and-that-s-the-most-horrible-thing-about-censorship-to-avoid-falling/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“This book is irrelevant to Goodreads because you can’t buy it on Amazon. Also it talks about oppression, censorship etc. and no one really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/this-book-is-irrelevant-to-goodreads-because-you-can-t-buy-it-on/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“The Internet is transient. Information can be removed with a couple of mouse-clicks; it is an Orwellian dream. We have been advised, by people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/the-internet-is-transient-information-can-be-removed-with-a-couple-of/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“By deciding what is, and is not, allowed to be discussed in a review, by removing discussion of social context, and saying that only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/by-deciding-what-is-and-is-not-allowed-to-be-discussed-in-a-review-by/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“At your next book club meeting, picture me sitting quietly in the corner, taking notes on your preferences. Imagine the next day you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/at-your-next-book-club-meeting-picture-me-sitting-quietly-in-the/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“And then they started deleting the protest reviews. That was my line. When they started to stamp out dissent, actually to make it disappear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/and-then-they-started-deleting-the-protest-reviews-that-was-my-line/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“No, I have never had a problem finding books to read. But I have had a problem finding people who understand what it's like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/no-i-have-never-had-a-problem-finding-books-to-read-but-i-have-had-a/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“The GR site has acquired its market value through the work of its community.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/the-gr-site-has-acquired-its-market-value-through-the-work-of-its/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“As the voices fall silent, the individuals who make up the amorphous and always changing community must decide for themselves, as they always have.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/as-the-voices-fall-silent-the-individuals-who-make-up-the-amorphous/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) > [“I urge you strongly not to give Stop the Goodreads Bullies traffic. Their initial postings were all doxings of reviewers. ... There are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-r-reader/i-urge-you-strongly-not-to-give-stop-the-goodreads-bullies-traffic/) [G.R. Reader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-r-reader/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/goodreads/g-r-reader/#itemlist", "name": "5 Goodreads Quotes By G.R. 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