Or at least changing the way I read.
The site, which I’ve pimped before, allows you to put books on a “to be read” list, a “currently reading” list, and a “recommended” list. You can also do reviews, which I do just to keep things straight.
So, how is it changing my reading? By keeping things straight. I can get low on titles and simply bring up my reading list and order another book from the library. No more trusting in my shaky memory all the time. No more standing at the library, slack-jawed and wondering what the hell I’m in the mood for. Mind you, I still browse. I have a need for book browsing. But I can hear about a book, or see it on Amazon, and immediately slap it onto my list.
22 reviews, 15 recommended books, 3 current reads, 39 in my to be read, and that’s just since August 12. I cannot tell a lie–I read too damned much.
Woh! Where do you get the time?
I’ve been ‘not’ reading this last while, in protest at the ‘forced’ reading during study time this year.
Actually, that’s not strictly true, when I consider the tripe reading I’ve been doing. Almost ready for a good read now. Must check out that site!
That is a really cool site, Julie. I’ve been whining, for years now, that the Internet needs a better way to “suggest” reading to me, and this site’s approach seems like it might be heading down the right path!
Seems pretty bare bones, right now, but the idea’s a good one.
I haven’t really used the suggestion feature. I use it more to plot and plan my future reading, something I’ve never tended to do before.