Trying to decide which #KDrama to start after #WhenLifeGivesYouTangerines and deciding I need more time to digest and savour it, so back to #reading for a bit, I think to get back on track with challenges at #TheStoryGraph

Didn’t realise this was a StoryGraph feature. It’s pretty nice

Not a large number of books read, but that I’m reading at all again right now is enough for me

Books read in March
#Bookstodon #TheStoryGraph

Got through a fair few reads last year #thestorygraph #storygraph

World of Books Expands in the US; The StoryGraph Gains Traction as a Goodreads Alternative: Self-Publishing News with Dan Holloway https://selfpublishingadvice.org/world-of-books/ #independentbooksellers #WorldofBooksexpansion #Goodreadsalternative #onlinebookselling #TheStoryGraph #USbookmarket #News

If you haven't switched from #Goodreads to #TheStoryGraph yet, don't hesitate. I've been using it for a few weeks now, and it's Goodreads before it was enshittified by Amazon (and much more): you can add missing books, if you see problems you can't fix yourself, you report them and a volunteer librarian fixes them within a few days...

I love what GoodReads offers, but I certainly don't love GoodReads. I've tried out The Storygraph about five years ago and thought I might try again.

I applaud the minimalist design. But I don't like that it doesn't put avatars on the review pages. Seems very impersonal to me. Also, why doesn't it distinguish between reviews and ratings (reviews without text)?

The book pages need getting used to, too. It's not ideal that you have to scroll down to see the overall rating.

All done with the 2025 Reads the World Challenge at #TheStoryGraph
- 3 years in a row of sticking RIGIDLY to the "about the country BY someone FROM it" rule AND with the added personal 'rule' of choosing to read only #nonfiction for the challenge.
10 books, 3095 pages, average score 4.33/5. Not a bad start to the year.
#reading #history #memoir @bookstodon

" I’m not a writer. I’m a novelist. And the novelist does not know the joy of writing."

An interesting statement from Georges Simenon in "When I Was Old", a collection of notebooks he wrote in the (and his) 60s. My tenth and final book for the Reads The World Challenge at #TheStorygraph #nonfiction #memoir #AmReading @bookstodon

I was looking for a Story Graph reading challenge for 2025.

I like challenges with prompts that specify an SFF subgenre and make you try and figure out where your books belong. It's a neat way to learn and think about what you read.

I've already covered the main subgenres and was glad to find a new challenge for books that subvert the main categories.

With prompts like:

Portal Anti-Fantasy:

Characters reject the fantastical world or question its morality.
Example: The Magicians by Lev Grossman.

Dystopian Satire:

Deconstructs traditional dystopian tropes through humor or irony.
Example: Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson.

Post-Horror:

Downplays traditional scares for emotional depth and thematic exploration.
Example: Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

This is a better list for long time SFF readers that are looking for novels that play with the main tropes of the genre.

I find that most of the authors I read today are working with established tropes but bend, reshape or subvert them.

https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/d6d1f275-b9a6-4d2c-b154-c1b3ddc46a32

@thestorygraph #TheStoryGraph #ReadingChallenge #SFF #ScienceFiction #fantasy @bookstodon #bookstodon #books

I truly wanted to support the #Fediverse & move to #Bookwyrm from Goodreads. However, I had nearly 2000 books in total. There were multiple languages (i.e. special characters) & old stuff without ISBN numbers, or pubs only in a non-English language. I had to fix approx. 400 items by hand. Doable, but massively time intensive for the few I tried. At the same time, I tried migrating to #StoryGraph, too. There I only had 8 issues only concerning reading dates, not completely mismatched items like I had on Bookwyrm. I like playing librarian. I would have happily been an active helper fixing up entries, but I simply do not have the bandwidth. I have to set boundaries so I don't burn out in general. If I had started from zero books, I would definitely have joined. Not with the baggage I have, however. :( I hope others give Bookwyrm their support. I take comfort in the fact that I am now supporting a Black-owned business instead of J.B. #TheStoryGraph #Bookstodon

Man, even with great sites there are always "obvious" holes with UI and audience needs.

#TheStoryGraph is really good, but onboarding has holes as a new user. https://thestorygraph.com

- If I'm new or don't have any; explain what a "Buddy Read" is
- Same for "Read alongs" as those seem like synonyms to me
- Why are some tags green and some red? (Also; bad colour-blind unfriendly colours)
- There's room; tell me WHICH topics are flagged for me, not just that some are.

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TIL that there is an android app for #Bookwyrm (on #Fdroid).

I've had an account on bookrastinating.com for a couple of years, but after signing up and importing my books from #TheStoryGraph it hasn't seen much use.
I intended to give it some love a few months agy, but then #InternetArchive and #OpenLibrary got hit with that attack.
But I think that's been resolved now, and the android app will make things a little easier too, so I don't really have any excuses anymore do I?