I fell in love with Shelfari a while back, thinking I was in book-nerd-organizing heaven. I still like Shelfari, but when I was introduced to Goodreads by That Nice Young Man at JCPL, it gradually grew to replace Shelfari for me. They both have a similar concept, but I find Goodreads to be easier to use (not that either is especially tricky) and I really love the 'Explore' feature. I've filled out many a book order card these days, thanks to that. I've also discovered lots of books to read myself, and the 'Explore' feature jogs my shoddy memory for books I've read in the past but forgot about. For example, I ran across the book Quiet, Please by Scott Douglas and immediately added it to my 'To Read' list.
How could I resist 'An unexpectedly raucous and illuminating memoir set in a Southern California public library'?! Does that sound familiar?
Another valuable lesson Goodreads has taught me: do not quit my job to become a literary critic. My book reviews tend to fizzle out pathetically into a lame handful of sentences about why I did or did not like the book. Even trying to summon up this information is like pulling teeth, because as much as I love reading and books, explaining why I love them in an intelligible fashion seems to elude me.
Attempting to write reviews on Goodreads also makes me wonder how I ever got an 'A' on book reports during my school days...
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So what does Goo dread anyway?
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