LibraryThings http://www.librarything.com/ book seems to be quite good - the recommendations matched my perception of the titles I tested. The 2 honorable mention book resources were also interesting. For very amateur video book reviews, try http://bluerectangle.com/book_reviews/view_one_category/today Admittedly, I read the transcripts instead of listening to the video. But, amateur or not, the reviews were on target for what the site is trying to achieve.
On the other hand, http://reader2.com/has potential but there's not much there yet. And what there is, isn't interesting to American leaisure readers. The structure looks good, but the contributions so far aren't going to encourage more people to get involved. Lots of biz n-f and a recent bunch of Indian titles.
How does a site attract a critical mass of well intentioned contributors? Some of it is scope and structure - easy to contribute but not easy to hijack. I suppose some is marketing. But, it seems to me that this non-tech question is at the heart of 2.0.
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