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Why is my review of a book sitting right under the book's precis, and not with the other reviews?

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Goodreads puts your review there so that you have easy access to it if you want to change or update it, or even just come back months or years later and want to see what you wrote. It only displays that way to you - to every other Goodreads user, your reviews sit with the other reviews, and their reviews (if any) appear right under the book's description.

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Can I edit and correct after a review is posted?

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Yes, you certainly can. Find your reviews for that particular edition of the book (via the My Books) tab, scroll down on that book's profile page until you see the "My Review" area and look for the "Edit review" link/button. Click it and edit the details of your review.

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No matter where I look I can’t see where on Goodreads to write my review. I logged in to my account, I found the book that I want to review, but I still can’t find where to review it.

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Look for a section labeled "My Review", which should be the section right below the main book's description. Locate the link called "Edit review". Also, after reading a book, when you add it to your "read" list, the box prompted by marking this will include space for making a review.

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Does Goodreads use my real name, and how can I create a pseudonym?

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Goodreads will only use your real name if that's what you put as your account name. Pick a user ID you like as an alias.

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How do I add a picture in the review?

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Replace IMAGE_LINK with the URL of the image you want to add. Keep the quote marks.

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Reviews are only permitted in English or it can be in another language?

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It doesn’t matter what language you do it in. GoodReads will automatically sort through the languages and allow you to see whatever language you want.

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How do I add a review from another site to my Goodreads account?

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Copy and paste the review form the website. Make sure you are not plagiarizing. Link the website if you need to.

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