I am liking StoryGraph a lot more. I like that you can do half and quarter stars for ratings, and I like the overall look and UI of the app much more. Goodreads definitely has more of a social aspect though. So far not very many people I know use StoryGraph.
Kelpie-Cat on
I prefer StoryGraph. I have PTSD and find the content warning system SO helpful. They have user-submitted content warnings, and let you rank them mild, moderate or graphic. I also like being able to give more granular star ratings.
Same_Independent_393 on
I use goodreads but only because I’d never heard of storygraph until now. Off to check it out. Thanks OP.
kabazinga on
i use both, goodreads is better with reviews and storygraph sometimes does not have all books, but i like both, more freedom with ratings on storygraph
ElijahOnyx on
I heavily prefer Storygraph, the UI and stats are just leagues better for my tastes than Goodreads was
Great-Activity-5420 on
I’ve always used goodreads but I like story graph breaks down your reading and you can find the exact edition of the book. It also gives you recommendations based on a survey and also has more reading challenges. I use both but storygraph is my go to
Hatherence on
I prefer Storygraph for reviewing books, but I tend to look at Goodreads for other people’s reviews just because it’s more active so there’s usually more.
I prefer Storygraph for finding similar books. IMO Goodread’s user-curated book lists and “books similar to” feature are both kind of awful, lol.
I use both sites to track which books I have read, since both sites’ features for searching/organizing your read books have different features.
Creepy-Bookkeeper813 on
I started using Storygraph at the beginning of the year. I love how detailed the reviews are. I think Storygraph is set up to give you a more detailed picture of a book than Goodreads, because it’s not just writing a review – you also check off whether or not the book has certain characteristics.
When you look at Crescent City 3 on Storygraph, you’ll see that 96% of reviewers say it’s adventurous, 75% say it’s emotional, 61% say it’s tense, 66 percent say there’s strong character development, 80% say there are loveable characters, etc.
I also like how it gives you stats for the type of books you’ve been reading. It breaks it down by a variety of metrics (Fiction, non-fiction, adventurous, sad, page count, etc.). Overall, Storygraph is a lot more data driven than Goodreads.
One annoying feature is that it seems to limit your tbr, but I’m still figuring it out. I may not be using it correctly.
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I am liking StoryGraph a lot more. I like that you can do half and quarter stars for ratings, and I like the overall look and UI of the app much more. Goodreads definitely has more of a social aspect though. So far not very many people I know use StoryGraph.
I prefer StoryGraph. I have PTSD and find the content warning system SO helpful. They have user-submitted content warnings, and let you rank them mild, moderate or graphic. I also like being able to give more granular star ratings.
I use goodreads but only because I’d never heard of storygraph until now. Off to check it out. Thanks OP.
i use both, goodreads is better with reviews and storygraph sometimes does not have all books, but i like both, more freedom with ratings on storygraph
I heavily prefer Storygraph, the UI and stats are just leagues better for my tastes than Goodreads was
I’ve always used goodreads but I like story graph breaks down your reading and you can find the exact edition of the book. It also gives you recommendations based on a survey and also has more reading challenges. I use both but storygraph is my go to
I prefer Storygraph for reviewing books, but I tend to look at Goodreads for other people’s reviews just because it’s more active so there’s usually more.
I prefer Storygraph for finding similar books. IMO Goodread’s user-curated book lists and “books similar to” feature are both kind of awful, lol.
I use both sites to track which books I have read, since both sites’ features for searching/organizing your read books have different features.
I started using Storygraph at the beginning of the year. I love how detailed the reviews are. I think Storygraph is set up to give you a more detailed picture of a book than Goodreads, because it’s not just writing a review – you also check off whether or not the book has certain characteristics.
When you look at Crescent City 3 on Storygraph, you’ll see that 96% of reviewers say it’s adventurous, 75% say it’s emotional, 61% say it’s tense, 66 percent say there’s strong character development, 80% say there are loveable characters, etc.
I also like how it gives you stats for the type of books you’ve been reading. It breaks it down by a variety of metrics (Fiction, non-fiction, adventurous, sad, page count, etc.). Overall, Storygraph is a lot more data driven than Goodreads.
One annoying feature is that it seems to limit your tbr, but I’m still figuring it out. I may not be using it correctly.