books, almost always with less than 500 total ratings on Goodreads, that miraculously manage to reach the top of countless lists. oftentimes these are works of non-fiction such as self-help books, but many works of fiction are included as well.
for the record, I have no idea if the authors of these books have any involvement in or knowledge of the spamming – maybe it could be friends who think they’re helping out? their publisher (if they have one)?
not sure. regardless, don’t harass them.