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pineapplesf t1_ja2xoqk wrote

Yes. With Goodreads. I don't recommend it if you aren't already invested. I like having a list of books I've read that I can refer back to.

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Illustrious_Drop_605 OP t1_ja2xw41 wrote

Nice one yeah, I've dabbled with Goodreads here and there in the past but I've never used it consistently.

I'm interested to hear why you wouldn't recommend the site to newcomers now?

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pineapplesf t1_ja2ynq3 wrote

It's incredibly buggy, slow to update, gives bad recommendations (even with my 4k ratings), and is essentially just a data mine for Amazon.

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Illustrious_Drop_605 OP t1_ja30p13 wrote

Ah I see, that's too bad!

I just had a quick Google and I saw there are nice Export options at least, so you could quickly generate a .csv file if you ever wanted to backup/migrate your data and use a different tool. It sounds like you've put a lot of effort into it!

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pineapplesf t1_ja31fgs wrote

So the thing with their export feature (which is required by the eu) is that it's buggy and they made it hard for others. When I tried to import it to two different places, less than 10% of my books followed. Adding by hand thousands of books is a huge time investment. At this point, when I do it I'll probably move them to Gemini or something similar rather than trust another website like Goodreads.

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bghanoush t1_ja3sczq wrote

When I moved to the Storygraph I used a Goodreads export. If I remember correctly, I just had to delete some extraneous columns and (maybe?) re-arrange some others. It was certainly worth doing over recreating the data from scratch, and I didn't have 4000 books!

I agree that Goodreads could do better with recommendations, but I keep wishing that Netflix's recommendations would come up to the Goodreads standard.

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Minion-22 t1_ja3p0e1 wrote

GoodReads is also an unwanted treasure chest of creepy guys looking for a cheap thrill!!! It is so disgusting, and it has chased me away from Goodreads!!! Are there other suggestions, or is StoryGraph the best to go with?

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Minion-22 t1_ja3p4ds wrote

I wouldn’t recommend it due to the “open social media” aspect.

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mrsfiction t1_ja4004i wrote

Agreed on all your points. I really only continue to use it because it’s hooked up to my kindle and everything gets added automatically when I finish a book. So it’s low effort, but I still have a record to reference if I’m trying to remember a book I’ve read

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