I recently downloaded Storygraph after having having goodreads for almost a year and so far I dont really have any complaints with it. I personally would describe the differences between Storygraph and goodreads to that of twitter and threads, both apps have their pros and cons. Like twitter im still reluctant to delete the app (even though its been shitty to me in the past) from my phone but will occasionally browse through it from time to time. Ive also seen Storygraph be recommended to me a lot as I’m in a lot of bookish spaces online. Anyway Id love to hear your thoughts!
by Embarrassed_Impress8
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I switched to LibraryThing from GoodReads. I did try StoryGraph, but I had the same issue that I had with GoodReads, and that’s that the recommendation algorithm is trash. LibraryThing actually recommends me books that I want to read!
Storygraph still needs a bit more work but it has way more potential. Tagging books by feeling, vibe, pacing, etc is incredibly useful. Although I think the exact tags need to be revisited because some are just strange. I’ve been using the filter search for new reads lately and it’s great. No hate to YA but Goodreads is really hot on the genre and storygraph lets you filter it all out.
For me it comes down to two things. First, I’m not using these kind of sites (goodreads is the only one I use on a regular basis) for recommendations nor socialization, but rather for documenting my reads and grabbing info quickly, and I’m already comfortable with gr. Second, I don’t like the whole white-space aesthetic that a lot of sites have nowadays [insert here pic of me yelling at clouds]. I’m very glad that there are people working on stuff to give people options, I just don’t happen to be the target audience. I mean, sure, sometimes goodreads drives me crazy, but it suffices for what I need it for.