Comments on: GoodReads http://blog.founddrama.net/2007/06/goodreads/ getOblique(); Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:57:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: revisiting GoodReads at found_drama http://blog.founddrama.net/2007/06/goodreads/#comment-156283 revisiting GoodReads at found_drama Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:12:32 +0000 http://blog.founddrama.net/2007/06/goodreads/#comment-156283 [...] Back in June, I posted about my foray into GoodReads. At the time, I simply posted some “short versions of immediate impressions”. I was convinced that my time with GoodReads would be short, that I would quickly grow frustrated with it and move on. In part, I formed this opinion because I dove into it without a real sense of scope or mission. I had joined GoodReads on a whim, because a couple of friends had, and I had not really thought through what I wanted to get out of the site. After a couple months of on-again-off-again usage, I figured out how it fit into my overall plan; I could use it to track the books in my personal library, to track books I had taken out of our local library, to track what I was reading and when, to record my thoughts as I went along and then convert those notes into full reviews, to find other interesting books, etc. I suppose that is the site’s mission after all. Which is not to say that I do not still have some critiques. [...] [...] Back in June, I posted about my foray into GoodReads. At the time, I simply posted some “short versions of immediate impressions”. I was convinced that my time with GoodReads would be short, that I would quickly grow frustrated with it and move on. In part, I formed this opinion because I dove into it without a real sense of scope or mission. I had joined GoodReads on a whim, because a couple of friends had, and I had not really thought through what I wanted to get out of the site. After a couple months of on-again-off-again usage, I figured out how it fit into my overall plan; I could use it to track the books in my personal library, to track books I had taken out of our local library, to track what I was reading and when, to record my thoughts as I went along and then convert those notes into full reviews, to find other interesting books, etc. I suppose that is the site’s mission after all. Which is not to say that I do not still have some critiques. [...]

]]> By: found_drama http://blog.founddrama.net/2007/06/goodreads/#comment-42239 found_drama Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:52:29 +0000 http://blog.founddrama.net/2007/06/goodreads/#comment-42239 @Justin: You're welcome. I have found GoodReads a bit hit-or-miss so far. On the one hand, it's a mildly-addictive way of tracking what you have read, what you are reading, what your friends are reading, etc. And on the other hands, I keep asking myself: "What was so wrong with just ASKING for recommendations in the first place?" In any event, happy reading. @Justin: You’re welcome. I have found GoodReads a bit hit-or-miss so far. On the one hand, it’s a mildly-addictive way of tracking what you have read, what you are reading, what your friends are reading, etc. And on the other hands, I keep asking myself: “What was so wrong with just ASKING for recommendations in the first place?”

In any event, happy reading.

]]> By: Justin http://blog.founddrama.net/2007/06/goodreads/#comment-41912 Justin Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:03:49 +0000 http://blog.founddrama.net/2007/06/goodreads/#comment-41912 Thanks for the tip. I've been looking for a service like this for a while. LibraryThing is cool, but the interface is pretty rough - worse than GoodReads, by the looks of it. Can't wait to give GR a spin... Thanks for the tip. I’ve been looking for a service like this for a while. LibraryThing is cool, but the interface is pretty rough - worse than GoodReads, by the looks of it. Can’t wait to give GR a spin…

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