Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

I noticed that there's no description given for a book I'm currently reading. Normally I would just add the back cover blurb but in this instance, the blurb is so inaccurate, I wonder if it would be more useful to write a new description. Is there a policy?

Willaful,

From the Librarian Manual:

description

The description field is for entering a summary of the work. The best description to enter is one found on the back cover or on the dust jacket of the book. If the book does not have a summary listed anywhere on the cover or pages, you can copy a description from a different edition or you can write your own. The description can be a couple of sentences or a couple of paragraphs describing the content of the book. It should be a generic summary and should NOT include reviews or personal feelings (i.e. "This is a book about sisters. It was good. You should read it"). The summary should also NOT contain any important spoilers such as mentions of characters deaths, how the book ends, major twists or other information that would spoil the story for those who have not read it.

Descriptions copied from an outside source, such as Wikipedia, should contain a short citation stating where the summary originated from.

Doesn't entirely answer my question. The book does have a summary, but it's misleading.

Willaful wrote: "Doesn't entirely answer my question. The book does have a summary, but it's misleading."

Then you can change it per the guidelines above.

Okay, thanks.