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8one6
May 20, 2012

When in doubt, err on the side of Awesome!

Btw, if you ever see me review a book on Goodreads and you want to read it let me know and I can send it to you. Usually I just sell the books I'm finished back to HPB so I'd rather it go to an interested goon instead.

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A human heart
Oct 10, 2012

8one6 posted:

Btw, if you ever see me review a book on Goodreads and you want to read it let me know and I can send it to you. Usually I just sell the books I'm finished back to HPB so I'd rather it go to an interested goon instead.

I'll definitely do that

Lankiveil
Feb 23, 2001

Forums Minimalist
Where's that bandwagon?

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/19626749-craig-franklin

kalthir
Mar 15, 2012

Anyone managed to migrate their Shelfari collection to Goodreads recently? I submitted a request like a week ago and they said they'd notify me by email when it's done, but nothing yet.

Also: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/55516897-ivo-stimac (mostly history stuff, some fiction/sf/fantasy here and there)

spamhead80
Apr 15, 2003

It's a Zen thing, like how many babies fit in a tire.
I could use some Goodreads friends that actually, I dunno, read books sometimes (most of my friends just pop on to add new friends and then gently caress off for months): https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/15668251-shannon. I mostly read horror/fantasy, but I've been dipping into some non-hard sci-fi lately (with the occasional trashy romance). Basically I'm open to anything book-wise though.

Several Goblins
Jul 30, 2006

"What the hell do they mean? Beefcake?"


I used to read everything I could get my hands on, but fell out of the habit for a while. Now I'm trying to remember everything I've read to put into Goodreads and pick up an old (good) habit. I'm still adding stuff I've read in the past and moving through the several things I've started reading lately, so recommendations are welcome!

https://www.goodreads.com/severalgoblins

Danknificent
Nov 20, 2015

Jinkies! Looks like we've got a mystery on our hands.
I'll add everybody

Danknificent fucked around with this message at 01:26 on Aug 27, 2016

learnincurve
May 15, 2014

Smoosh
Bumping because goodreads did something really good. Yay statistics. https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2016

Went to go crow at my dad about how I had completed my challenge of 53 books and then noted that he's read 199 books so didn't. That will teach me for being slightly smug about reading Copperfield's 911 pages.

8one6
May 20, 2012

When in doubt, err on the side of Awesome!

learnincurve posted:

Bumping because goodreads did something really good. Yay statistics. https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2016

Went to go crow at my dad about how I had completed my challenge of 53 books and then noted that he's read 199 books so didn't. That will teach me for being slightly smug about reading Copperfield's 911 pages.

I had a rough back half of the year mentally (was laid off, which made my lovely brain spiral into the lovely brain zone) so I'm like at 59 of 78 books.

I got cocky when I approached my goal at around 30 books 3 months in so I set my goal further than just a book a week.
I'm going to see if I can't power through it and complete this year.

learnincurve
May 15, 2014

Smoosh
Agatha Christie is good for getting one's score up.

Define addiction.

my dad posted:

Well, you have rather a busier life than I do!

Well, it all got a bit silly, making sure I read my target of 12 books each 4 weeks, and each of the sub-targets too - one 19thC fiction, three 20thC fiction, four whodunnits, four non-fiction.

Loads were audiobooks, of course, which is easy while driving, gardening, watching cricket, etc.

Which meant I read too many in a way. Loads of whodunnits, without trying. Back to a general 104 target next year, I think.

Can I let you know tomorrow the book you might buy me for Xmas?

(re-posted with permission)

The Grey
Mar 2, 2004

learnincurve posted:

Bumping because goodreads did something really good. Yay statistics. https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2016

Went to go crow at my dad about how I had completed my challenge of 53 books and then noted that he's read 199 books so didn't. That will teach me for being slightly smug about reading Copperfield's 911 pages.

I think people should set reading goals based on pages instead of book count. Setting the goal based on books wrongly influences people towards short books and away from long ones. The goodreads page count feature is great for this.

learnincurve
May 15, 2014

Smoosh
I'm with you there, read the Sherlock Holmes kindle omnibus thing and ended up finding a two part version to mark as read, because it didn't seem quite fair to read so many pages for 1 towards my challenge when you could just read a short story for the same reward.

I got an average of 411 which I suspect is the actual average, also got told off for having a 4.2 star average rating. It's that high because 2016 has been so lovely that I deliberately re-read favourite books or picked books I knew I would enjoy. 2017 is a time for brain thoughting.

8one6
May 20, 2012

When in doubt, err on the side of Awesome!

The Grey posted:

I think people should set reading goals based on pages instead of book count. Setting the goal based on books wrongly influences people towards short books and away from long ones. The goodreads page count feature is great for this.

learnincurve posted:

I'm with you there, read the Sherlock Holmes kindle omnibus thing and ended up finding a two part version to mark as read, because it didn't seem quite fair to read so many pages for 1 towards my challenge when you could just read a short story for the same reward.
...

Yeah, I've done this once or twice. I'll also admit to not wanting to start anything over 500 pages because of this.

FairyNuff
Jan 22, 2012

The Grey posted:

I think people should set reading goals based on pages instead of book count. Setting the goal based on books wrongly influences people towards short books and away from long ones. The goodreads page count feature is great for this.

I think people should probably just read for enjoyment rather than to add +1 goodreads.

learnincurve
May 15, 2014

Smoosh
I personally get a great deal of enjoyment out of trying to beat my dad's goodreads score. Single player games are fun an' all, but liking the multiplayer mode is also a valid choice.

Earwicker
Jan 6, 2003

The Grey posted:

I think people should set reading goals based on pages instead of book count. Setting the goal based on books wrongly influences people towards short books and away from long ones. The goodreads page count feature is great for this.

Short books are generally better than long books.

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


The Grey posted:

I think people should set reading goals based on pages instead of book count. Setting the goal based on books wrongly influences people towards short books and away from long ones. The goodreads page count feature is great for this.

I mean you could also argue that going by pages instead of books influences people towards reading easy books and away from challenging ones. A Goosebumps is worth the same as Heart of Darkness in terms of sheer page numbers.

In reality, people should just do whatever they want with their goodreads. I set a challenge for myself every year but mostly I just like using it to track what I've read, and flag books I want to read.

Mollsmolyneux
Feb 7, 2008

"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend... and you've never watched "Star Trek?"
Good Lord
I'm attending to resurrect Book Barns Goodreads page - although I'm not a mod so it may be difficult. If you're interested here it is: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/2686-book-barn-goons

I'll keep it updated with the book of the month etc. Thought it may be of interest here.

nerdpony
May 1, 2007

Apparently I was supposed to put something here.
Fun Shoe
I've just gone through and added a bunch of you (and will add more in the coming days, since I've already hit the limit). This is my Goodreads! I've been fairly active lately and am trying to review every book I read in 2017.

ltr
Oct 29, 2004

Might as well throw my profile into the ring: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/15832199-steve I really should try to post my short, awful reviews of books on Goodreads when I update my reading challenge here each month.

learnincurve
May 15, 2014

Smoosh
They are finally rolling out re-reads and it is good.

hope and vaseline
Feb 13, 2001

Hey that's good since i'm probably gonna embark on a reread of all my saramago books

Thursday Next
Jan 11, 2004

FUCK THE ISLE OF APPLES. FUCK THEM IN THEIR STUPID ASSES.
Goodreads is a fantastic place to have thousands of people tell you that the Da Vinci Code is the absolute best book ever written.

What I'm saying is goodreads has always seemed awful to me, does anyone have any lists that don't include Harry Potter or twilight?

hope and vaseline
Feb 13, 2001

Thursday Next posted:

Goodreads is a fantastic place to have thousands of people tell you that the Da Vinci Code is the absolute best book ever written.

What I'm saying is goodreads has always seemed awful to me, does anyone have any lists that don't include Harry Potter or twilight?

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/11419.New_York_Review_Books_Classics

learnincurve
May 15, 2014

Smoosh
Or you could find a group which reads the things you like to read and talk to them instead. If you go into a YA group or YA book review section then you are going to find teenagers, it's like going to a bookstore on the day of a new JK Rowling release and complaining that there are too many wizards in there.

A human heart
Oct 10, 2012

Thursday Next posted:

Goodreads is a fantastic place to have thousands of people tell you that the Da Vinci Code is the absolute best book ever written.

What I'm saying is goodreads has always seemed awful to me, does anyone have any lists that don't include Harry Potter or twilight?

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/74807.British_Experimental_Novels_1940_1980

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/92373.Modernism_An_Alternate_Canon_

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/46391.Open_Letter_Books

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3636.20th_Century_Hungarian_Literature

The Berzerker
Feb 24, 2006

treat me like a dog


Thursday Next posted:

Goodreads is a fantastic place to have thousands of people tell you that the Da Vinci Code is the absolute best book ever written.

What I'm saying is goodreads has always seemed awful to me, does anyone have any lists that don't include Harry Potter or twilight?

I just use it to track my books and then it gives me recommendations based on what I'm reading, rather than based off of lists from people who love the poo poo out of Goosebumps or w/e

CestMoi
Sep 16, 2011

Thursday Next posted:

Goodreads is a fantastic place to have thousands of people tell you that the Da Vinci Code is the absolute best book ever written.

What I'm saying is goodreads has always seemed awful to me, does anyone have any lists that don't include Harry Potter or twilight?

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2516223?shelf=to-read

tentawesome
May 13, 2010

Please don't troll me online
Only about two of my friends update their Goodreads with any frequency, and they both read non-fiction which is fine but not really my cup of tea. So friend me so I can expand my horizons! lisauras

bowmore
Oct 6, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
goodreads has sex bots now

nerdpony
May 1, 2007

Apparently I was supposed to put something here.
Fun Shoe
Weird, I just got followed by a different sex bot. Is nowhere safe?!

Bilirubin
Feb 16, 2014

The sanctioned action is to CHUG


Hows the sex?

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Enfys
Feb 17, 2013

The ocean is calling and I must go

goodreads has finally made it in the world

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