Goodreads is a very interesting site that helps you see what
your friends are reading and to share what they themselves are reading. Even though I think there are some great
things about it there are a few things that bother me.
I think that it is very helpful in a lot of way. One it does help you find good things to read
if you are on the hunt. There are a lot
of authors I have discovered by going through the site and looking at the
things my friends recommend.
However…doing this takes a lot of time. That is the main problem that I have. I have spent several hours going through the
site and trying to rate books, and look through everything. Frankly, I do not have the time.
I think that the concept is awesome. I do use it to help me find things to read,
but I just wish it wasn’t so freaking time consuming.
I will say that I think that it is a great way for authors
to get there work out there. This is
especially true with the book giveaways.
(That is something I love…I mean who doesn’t love free books
right?) I do think that it is a great
way to find things to read.
I personally
would rather spend my time actually reading, than looking on the internet at
what everyone else is reading.
Patty,
ReplyDeleteI thought that rating books was time consuming too. I also found it helpful when I was done. A lot of the books that it recommended to me were books that I have already read and did like. Goodreads is a great place for new writers to get their books out. I really like the book giveaway. Do you think you will continue to use Goodreads?