12mo ago

Anyone else uses The StoryGraph?

Mods, please delete this if it's not allowed.

Hi everyone! I'm a very avid reader and would love to add more reading people to The StoryGraph. The more friends, the more books I may want to read I'll see!

Feel free to add me: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/amarnareads

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Wouldn't be a bad idea to have a bookclub on the fediverse really.
Added. https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/ricoberto
- How could we do that?
  
  I believe story graph either has or will have that feature. Or there could be monthly posts on books about it, should someone interested in running it show up.
- What did you think of the Children of Time series? I loved the first one, and enjoyed the second though it didn't capture me as much. Is the third one worth reading (no spoilers)?
  
  Its OK and worth reading just for the sake of completion but its not as good as 2 and nowhere near as good as the first one.
  
  I've read them too and first one was amazing, second one was good but repetitive. Third one I finished but didn't like. The story gets repeated over and over
  
  I have the ability to listen to whatever I want at work so I hardly ever fail to finish a book unless it's really not pulling me in.
  I wouldn't go so far as to say it was nowhere near as good as the first two but it certainly was different and not in a way I found interesting. A bit slow to get to the point I guess is how I would say it.
  Made me think about sentience more than the first two, though I don't know if it alone provided enough info to really do anything beyond those initial moments of "huh, I guess that could be the case."
- https://bookwyrm.social/ is what I've been using. I'm not an avid tracker though.
  I tried thestorygraph, liked the idea but I don't like my readings to be guided by an algorithm and also I don't feel like paying for a platform, especially if I'm not using the main feature (the recommendations)
  
  I tried Bookwyrm but I wasn't a fan of the review style. I like that in TSG you have a checklist with moods that give you an overview of the feelings the book may evoke. So giving my opinion is fast and painless, if I don't feel like writing a whole review
Just made one! https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/torubrx
Yep, love it. https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/hybridhavoc
Added! Here's my profile https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/omegarob
I see you liked Piranesi - that was a really fun and interesting read. I've got The Way of Kings to read. I've heard great things about it (seems to be a huge book though)!
- I LOOOOVE PIRANESI
  I got it without having even read the blurb and daaaamn. I was absolutely hooked.
  The Way of Kings is indeed big, but the writing style is not complex and the story is (for me) easy to follow. Lots of names, tho, which can get confusing.
  Even better, the Stormlight Archive can be read without having read the other Sanderson books. Yeah there are some references to others but the experience won't tarnish if you don't read them.
  TWOK is my favourite book, and the only one I own that I bought signed because all it meant to me
  
  Ah same - I went into Piranesi blind and had no idea what I was in for. Such fascinating world building. It was really hard to put down!
  I'm really hoping that TWOK lives up to all the hype. Everyone I know that has read it says it's great so I've got high hopes.
Sure, why not. Sent you a request!
I notice that I tend to read more when I engage with the app. I was thinking of switching to something self-hosted, but meh... I like Storygraph well enough to stay there.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/ironstar
Joined but its a bit shit I can only import from GoodReads.
- Joined but its a bit shit I can only import from GoodReads.
  Before being so harsh about a platform, I’d say do a bit of research about said platform.
  It was created by two people initially as a side project. The quoted text below is from the first link.
  Who is behind The StoryGraph? It's run and built by Nadia Odunayo and Rob Frelow. It started life as a personal side project of Nadia's to create and track progress through reading lists
  The StoryGraph Because life's too short for a book you're not in the mood for
  And right now it is being developed by three people (founder, co founder and admin/supporter).
  TheStoryGraph - Our Team
  So yeah, of course it’ll be a bit lackluster when it’s 3 people versus a company like Amazon. But despite that, they’re doing a very well job. I’ve been using the site since (I think) 2020 and really like it. They actually listen to their user-base.
  
  I did do all that research, none of which changes my opinion that its a bit shit that the only way to import your reading collection is via GoodReads.
  To be clear, I'm not saying its a terrible project or even a bad one and I have joined up, I'm simply saying its a bit shit that you can only import from GoodReads. I'm not sure that's a terribly controversial opinion and its certainly not meant as a slight.

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