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What I want from a Goodreads alternative: Curated lists of books from people I respect. Lists of books that are not all dominated by Harry Potter and other tr

What I want from a Goodreads alternative: Curated lists of books from people I respect. Lists of books that are not all dominated by Harry Potter and other trash. The ability to follow people and keep track of the books they recommend. A faster website that doesn't constantly error and crash Better data with fewer duplicated books. Easy to use API

ryantgtg 7y ago
Are these all the areas where you think goodreads needs work? If so, can't you keep track of the books people recommend by simply looking at their ratings? I would like to see: - Ability to have reviews be "friends-only". My reviews are generally just notes to myself, and I spend about 30 seconds writing them. I don't like that they end up in the general pool of reviews. - Faster website! It's crazy how slow the website is. I usually view the desktop version on mobile. I suspect it's intentionally nerfed in order to drive people to the app. Overall, goodreads is valuable to me because it helps me: see all the books that authors have written; find new books to read via seeing what my friends read; keep a list of books that I'm going to read in the future; see a list of books I've read; and learn when an author I've read has something new. Stack seems to just be a place to keep track of what I've read (but I haven't created an account, so I may be missing features).
- honkycat 7y ago
  Eh most people don't have a Goodreads. Like, a "Goodreads" official list of Elon musk / Steve jobs / Obama recommended books so I don't have to sort through the chaff. Or a "Goodreads presents: John Carmaks favorite computer programming books." Basically an employee or moderator builds the list, or they explicitly work with someone like John Carmack to make a "Goodreads official" list
  - chanux 7y ago
    Not an endorsement but: https://www.theceolibrary.com/ https://www.theceolibrary.com/

ryantgtg 7y ago

Are these all the areas where you think goodreads needs work? If so, can't you keep track of the books people recommend by simply looking at their ratings? I would like to see: - Ability to have reviews be "friends-only". My reviews are generally just notes to myself, and I spend about 30 seconds writing them. I don't like that they end up in the general pool of reviews. - Faster website! It's crazy how slow the website is. I usually view the desktop version on mobile. I suspect it's intentionally nerfed in order to drive people to the app. Overall, goodreads is valuable to me because it helps me: see all the books that authors have written; find new books to read via seeing what my friends read; keep a list of books that I'm going to read in the future; see a list of books I've read; and learn when an author I've read has something new. Stack seems to just be a place to keep track of what I've read (but I haven't created an account, so I may be missing features).

honkycat 7y ago
Eh most people don't have a Goodreads. Like, a "Goodreads" official list of Elon musk / Steve jobs / Obama recommended books so I don't have to sort through the chaff. Or a "Goodreads presents: John Carmaks favorite computer programming books." Basically an employee or moderator builds the list, or they explicitly work with someone like John Carmack to make a "Goodreads official" list
- chanux 7y ago
  Not an endorsement but: https://www.theceolibrary.com/ https://www.theceolibrary.com/