Matrim_WoT t1_iuarmo9 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:00 PM

I use Goodreads and I don't share your experiences. I use it to log the books that I read so I can remember what I have read. I also use it to read reviews for books I'm interested in. I probably only log in once every few weeks.

In my opinion, reading becoming a contest for achievement goes well beyond Goodreads. I see it on this subreddit and other forms of social media where reading has turned into a lifestyle of buying books just to have a library, reading X amount of books a year, etc..

At the end of the day, I think it is personal to everyone and I'm glad you've realized that Goodreads is causing you to view reading as something you do to cross something off a list.

JeanVigilante t1_iub1zqp wrote on October 29, 2022 at 11:21 PM

>I use it to log the books that I read so I can remember what I have read. I also use it to read reviews for books I'm interested in.

This. I read a lot and before I started using Goodreads to track, I'd often buy or check out a book I'd already read or bought.

akira2bee t1_iubd9o3 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:52 AM

Yeah, tbh this is something I mainly have a problem with insta and tiktok for, because a lot of that relies on "aesthetic" of reading OR on constantly being "in the know" about what books are trending/popular.

I don't use Goodreads, instead I use StoryGraph, mainly because Amazon sucks, but I also love StoryGraph's feature of breaking down what you read into moods, pages, fiction vs nonfiction, etc.

I also use it for the logging aspect, mainly because I've read so many books in my life that I'd like to keep track of them somehow, though there are still some I'll never remember the name of

And I like the tracking feature as someone with ADHD, because while reading shouldn't be a chore, it should be fun, ADHD can easily make all fun things, chore-like with executive dysfunction so this actually helps me keep my personal goals a lot.

Sorry, I got away from myself haha

Tldr: i agree