I just deleted ALL the books in my Goodreads "To Read" shelf. Hundreds of books had been stagnating there for 10-15 years. It was clear I wasn't going to read them, and I couldn't use the shelf to actually cue up books I want to read now. Here's to a fresh start (on Goodreads anyway). - ThreadSky

catherinemcniel.bsky.social • 60 days ago

I just deleted ALL the books in my Goodreads "To Read" shelf.

Hundreds of books had been stagnating there for 10-15 years. It was clear I wasn't going to read them, and I couldn't use the shelf to actually cue up books I want to read now.

Here's to a fresh start (on Goodreads anyway).

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ruhamah07.bsky.social•60 days ago

Good idea! I think I'm going to do that before importing everything to Storygraph.

briannasiegrist.bsky.social•60 days ago

I never even considered that this was an option

catherinemcniel.bsky.social•60 days ago

It just occurred to me this morning and I didn't waste any time considering it. I feel like a weight has been lifted.

I mean, there's still the to-read shelf in my real life but...

hannahcomer4d.bsky.social•60 days ago

You could move to Storygraph and get a really clean start ... 👀

catherinemcniel.bsky.social•60 days ago

Ack. I've thought about that, but unlike my two read shelf, my read shelf has been very carefully cultivated for years..

sophia-a.bsky.social•60 days ago

You can export your read list and upload to StoryGraph.

catherinemcniel.bsky.social•60 days ago

What are the selling points? Try to talk me into it?

andihumphries.bsky.social•60 days ago

a) you can export all your stuff from Goodreads and import it into Storygraph
b) the tagging options are fantastic
c) it's owned by a Black woman, not Bezos (this was really the main thing that made me switch initially)

julielady.bsky.social•60 days ago

I just joined StoryGraph to try for this year. Bringing over my books from Goodreads was simple. You can label books as dnf which is key to me. They have an ai interface that predicts whether you would like the book. I also like that it’s not tied to amazon.

trutiffany.bsky.social•60 days ago

You can import your goodreads data into storygraph

catherinemcniel.bsky.social•60 days ago

Ohhh! Okay, I'm listening.

What's better about storygraph? Why do you like it?

sophia-a.bsky.social•60 days ago

Oh, and story graph has an actual did not finish feature!

trutiffany.bsky.social•60 days ago

Well, one, it's not owned by Amazon, it's owned by a black woman. It has more functionality and better stats. I still use both, but storygraph is better imo.

sophia-a.bsky.social•60 days ago

I think the only thing I like better about good reads is the yearly challenge tracking. I couldn’t find a spot in good reads to do that. I know it shows what books I read, but I like to see #/50.

uofagrad97.bsky.social•60 days ago

I just started a new account.
🤷‍♀️

lyssaz.bsky.social•60 days ago

I could never! But I'm happy for you.

catherinemcniel.bsky.social•60 days ago

I understand! But I had literally not updated this in 10 years. There was no way I was reading any of those books.

sarahbsouthern.bsky.social•60 days ago

Ohhh I like this idea of starting fresh with a TBR list. It’s why I decided to join fable this year with a clean slate.

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