How do I feel about "Good Reads"?
I have sat at my lap top for half of a CD, trying to find the words on how exactly I feel about this social media site. Trying to use it, I find myself neglecting it, the way that I neglect this assignment. It is here, I know that it will not be that complex, it doesn't wreck my mind, but I find myself bored.
Beginning on Good Reads, then my mind will wonder over to something like twitter or instagram. I do believe that the site is very user friendly, but truthfully speaking its BORING.
I set up my account months ago, and I remember almost feeling like I had actually signed up for eharmony, maybe because its the same principle.Actually going through and selecting the books you had read,and would like to read, felt really time consuming. Maybe I have not found it as engaging because I don't have many friends, and I haven't gave it much of a chance as of yet.
My shelves would more than likely consist of erotic romance, suspense drama, YA, and Urban tales.
I did find a few authors I liked on the site, and I would want to join the book club called Romance lovers for the challenge-impaired.
For the most part Shelfari (Good Reads Amazon rival) is much like Good Reads, but much more appealing to the eyes. Both have a great concept to bring people who enjoy reading together, but in my own personal opinion, I feel that something is lacking that could really bring a large amount of people to these sites.
Like eHarmony. Ha ha. Great post!
ReplyDeleteWow, I was actually on Good Reads a few minutes ago. I found out about two books I didn't know existed, written by Stanley Kiesel (author of that book I posted a picture of the cover on Facebook). I decided to go to Google and search for copies of them, when I noticed my notifications and wound up here.
ReplyDeleteI like Good Reads, personally. But I'm not approaching it as a social networking site. I am using it more introspectively and enjoying how it reminds me of books I forgot about. I also enjoy reading the authors' pages on there. Some of them write blogs on there.
Since I haven't tried to use the site for social networking, I can't really comment as to whether I agree or disagree with what you're saying.