I find that too -- also I'm spoiler allergic, so I really don't want to do what a lot of recommenders do and review in such depth that it gives away much of the plot. There again, recs that just give the link don't tend to entice me.

I've had to split my to-read pile into two, not just because the piles started to teeter but because it was just getting psychologically overwhelming. At least now I have a single downstairs shelf for things I think might appeal, as well as the huge piles upstairs...