I've always been a voracious reader, but as television seems to offer less and less digestible protein, I'm turning to books more and more. I have been a happy Good Reads user, but with its "Amazonization", Book Likes looks like a good option.
Interesting read about the time before the revolution when, from the book's perspective, Russian culture was fairly advanced and "European." Without saying what it was, not a big fan of the ending.