The rule reminds me of the hiring mentality of "it's worse to make a bad hire than to filter out a good hire." There are so many books available to me that I d

The rule reminds me of the hiring mentality of "it's worse to make a bad hire than to filter out a good hire." There are so many books available to me that I do use Goodreads ratings as one heuristic for choosing what to read. It would take a lot for me to read a 2 star book (like a very strong recommendation from someone I trust), not because I am sure it wouldn't be worth my time, but because there are plenty of more highly rated books that are more likely to be worth it. The author even qualifies the rule: "Unfortunately, Goodreads ratings are often not unbiased.."