i like to use r/books and r/suggestmeabook for finding new books but people always suggest me books or topics im just not interested in and that dont match what i loved, I also had the issue with goodreads and not being able to track audiobooks, ebooks, ect vs. physical books which i dont really read physical so it was a feature i was missing. I have noticed a huge difference since switching to storygraph. I can properly find books that have content in them i want and can more easily avoid books that lead to a bad reading experience and have a easier time tracking all my stats for the year.

I read for fun but one of the things that got me back into reading more steadily is having a yearly goal, i also have a reading journal and seeing my stats in a app is helpful before i put them in my book or i can print them to put in which is even better.

i know this isnt about books in particular but i find how i track books and find books to almost be as important. I dont want to read books that might have a surprise romance in the middle of a horror for example like in jaws so story graph has tags that would have warned me before i started the book.

  • xajhx@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Everyone should use whatever tracking system they want if any at all, but just fyi for anyone reading this you can switch editions on Goodreads.

    So yes, you can absolutely record you read the Kindle edition or that you listened to the audiobook.

    Goodreads also has genre tags. So these aren’t unique things to Storygraph, but by all means use Storygraph if you like it better.

    For recommendations, I really have found it better to find someone who likes the same books you like and follow them rather than using any computerized system for recommendations.

    • beetothebumble@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I actually found I had pretty good success asking chat gpt for books to read. Like anything else with it, you have to get the prompt right but it threw up some good suggestions. I’ve only tried it a couple of times when I was first using it as I’ve actually got plenty of recommendations in the meantime from other places -I joined a couple of book clubs so I’ve been reading for those- but I’d use it again next time I need inspiration