sarahmatthews, to bookstodon
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I read Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto and it was brilliant! A book about grief, friendship, love, and loneliness. A few more thoughts on it here @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/f3acb5b6-f9a2-4d70-bf9e-7ff4e73ba379

sarahmatthews,
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@bookstodon This one’s a bit of a milestone… I’ve written 50 book reviews on now! 😄

nic, to random Welsh
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Wedi ffeindio fe braidd yn ddryslyd "darllen" tair nofel (llyfr go iawn, e-lyfr, llyfr sain) yr un pryd oedd â bach gormod mewn cyffredin; ill tair yn storiau am fenyw ifanc, nail ai yn y person cynta, neu'r trydydd person cyfyngedig; roedd bod ym mhen tair menyw wahanol, gyda lleisiau/personaliaethau unigryw, ond gyda thipyn mewn cyffredin, yn ormod i'r dyn bach digon cyfyngedig ei ddychymig hwn!

nic,
@nic@toot.wales avatar

…a “Walking" gan Erling Kagge yw'r llyfr sain, sy'n ticio bocs ar un o'r heriau darllen sy gyda fi ar y (‘darllen deg llyfr sy wedi’u cyfieithu’), ac hefyd, gobeithio, bydd yn f'atgoffa i fynd am dro!

https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2f31f205-ea67-4037-b219-dc09e63c0fd1

leonivek, to random
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I joined 📕 (@hardcover) a few days ago, imported all of my data, and as a , I'm super impressed! It didn't take me long to decide to become a paid supporter. 🤗 It's completely free, but you can become a supporter for some extra goodies.

If you're looking for a Goodreads or alternative, do check out ! Here is my profile:

https://hardcover.app/

Disclaimer: the link above is referral link and will help get me a free month

mattmaison, to random
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themostroom, to random
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Is anyone else having problems with the app? I keep getting a black screen. I've restarted it a few times.

sarahmatthews, to bookstodon
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I had a sudden craving for Barbara Pym last week and thoroughly enjoyed rereading A Glass of Blessings, 1958, in which we follow Wilmet’s life in her suburban London parish. Full of quirky characters, it’s a great read! @bookstodon
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/e7b574c0-ecaf-4a84-a30f-d3021490ad35

nic, to random
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I've made a Reading Challenge to track new issues of the LRB.

I'm currently on my third new subscription of the last 8 years or so, as I always fall behind with them, then feel like I'm wasting money and cancel the sub -- I was already 4 issues behind with this year's magazines, so am trying this.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/c0ab18bc-b8a4-4a6b-ba50-e69fa88e6a40

aetataureate, to books
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  • nitinkhanna,
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    @aetataureate I’m loving though I really like Literal’s take on clubs. It’s very minimal - a stream of books, and a stream of conversation around those books. StoryGraph’s version seems a little too fleshed out. Also, are you on any book clubs there right now?

    heyfluxay, to random
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    Back on track for 30 books this year.

    Somehow read 2 this week. 🫢

    joel,
    @joel@fosstodon.org avatar

    @heyfluxay me playing videogames oof

    Also 9 is good! Makes me feel better too lol...

    Do you use or ?

    I'm at https://bookrastinating.com which is a Bookwyrm instance and talks to Mastodon.

    Follow me! @joel

    thelinuxcast, to random
    @thelinuxcast@fosstodon.org avatar

    People told me that Neil Gaiman is a good writer. In fact, they said he’s one of the best. But this sentence is a little questionable. also, he’s used the word wall nine times in this exact same paragraph.

    joel,
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    @thelinuxcast what reader app is that? and what book is that?

    are u on or btw?

    nic, to random Welsh
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    Wedi bod yn teimlo bach o stress gan fy mod i'n darllen llyfr 'araf’ ac wedi cwympo tu ôl i'r cyflymder ar fy Her Darllen am y flwyddyn.

    Pa mor dwp yw hyn? Mae darllen i fod yn bleser, ddim yn swydd.

    Wedi golygu termau'r Her, ac yn ymlacio.

    nic,
    @nic@toot.wales avatar

    Dyma'r nofel dw i arni ar hyn o bryd, sy'n wych, ond ddim un ti eisiau darllen 200 tudalen y dydd ohoni.

    https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/60787971-54b3-4a20-b4c1-1e04ad55baa0

    sarahmatthews, to bookstodon
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    Just finished Marking Time, the second in Elizabeth Jane Howard’s wonderful Cazalet Chronicle, set during WW2. again the characterisation is brilliant and the story so engaging. I’ve written a little more about it here @bookstodon
    https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/78afd24c-f0e5-4abc-b5d2-dce638a6805d

    janbartosik, to random Czech
    @janbartosik@witter.cz avatar

    Bratři a sestry knihomolové, kdo z Vás používá ?

    či Goodreads, Bookwyrm apod.

    https://www.thestorygraph.com/

    changelog, to startup
    @changelog@changelog.social avatar

    🎧 This week on The Changelog:

    It's the amazing @nodunayo!

    Nadia started out as a one woman dev and product team — she’s had to adjust and maneuver along way to becoming the Amazon-free alternative to Goodreads.

    Enjoy! https://changelog.fm/577

    Nezchan, to random
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    That's messed up.

    Apparently won't let you adjust your progress in a book to a lower page count or percentage. So if you made a mistake? Forget it. You can't do anything about it.

    I realized that although I'd been updating the page count on my current read, it thought there were fewer pages than there actually are and thought I was 70% through rather than 45%. But it won't let me enter less than 70% or 302 pages now, so I'm stuck with the incorrect progress. Not great design there.

    sarahmatthews, to bookstodon
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    I’ve just finished The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard, 1990, a truly memorable family saga set just before the Second World War and I’m so glad it’s the first of a series of 5 books! Some more thoughts on it here @bookstodon
    https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/4f0860f2-821a-49e5-8741-38eb3ff6e80c

    sarahmatthews,
    @sarahmatthews@tweesecake.social avatar

    @bookstodon Just finished Marking Time, the second in Elizabeth Jane Howard’s wonderful Cazalet Chronicle, set during WW2. again the characterisation is brilliant and the story so engaging. I’ve written a little more about it here
    https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/78afd24c-f0e5-4abc-b5d2-dce638a6805d

    sarahmatthews,
    @sarahmatthews@tweesecake.social avatar

    @bookstodon I’ve just finished Confusion by Elizabeth Jane Howard, 1993, the third in the Cazalet Chronicles series and once again I was gripped by this family drama set during WW2. Some more thoughts on it here
    https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/12212e3b-f542-4bd6-8e4c-6cc4e62fa211

    adastra, to random
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    Hey , after diving back into reading, I've recently evaluated goodreads and alternatives for tracking my reading habits:
    (thread: 1/4)

    adastra,
    @adastra@geekdom.social avatar
    1. StoryGraph: Was really excited for this a couple of years ago, but back then the functionality was very bare-bones and I still don't quite get the structure of the site. Tried again and I feel it is still bare bones and can be really slow.

    The stats are really good. The recommendations seem really good too, and are not at all biased towards new releases. I don't like that it has premium features and I can't really tell if paying $5 a month would be of any use for this site.

    adastra,
    @adastra@geekdom.social avatar

    So to summarize, goodreads still has the most functionality, but obviously they sold their soul years ago and now try to shove new releases down your throat. I will continue to use goodreads to organize my reads, but I will probably occasionally check StoryGraph for recommendations (not that I need any, with my to-read shelves having over 60 books)...

    emseeitch, to books

    I'm ditching Goodreads this year, what's everyone else using nowadays?

    I tried Bookwyrm but it didn't seem to work very well in my browser unfortunately (currently Chrome)

    Trying Storygraph for a bit, will see how it goes. I do like graphs!

    nic, to random Welsh
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    Pobl - pa Heriau Darllen dych chi'n dilyn eleni?

    StoryGraph folks - which Reading Challenges are you following this year?

    garland, to books
    @garland@social.seattle.wa.us avatar

    I’ve been using Goodreads since 2008. I like keeping track of what books I’ve read, and seeing what some of my friends thought of those books. But I don’t feel great about using an Amazon-owned product. I’d be interested in any thoughts on fediverse book servers, or impressions of Storygraph, for those who have used them?

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