Goodreads
My impressions of Goodreads are that it is a fairly good RA tool and has a lot of interesting features. However, it has a lot of everything and is overwhelming and not very well organized. Although I have a Goodreads account, I use Shelfari more often and find it much more user-friendly, better organized, and is my choice for RA over Goodreads.
I have explored the Listopia and Explore (which sounds redundant now that I've written it down)section, and they're okay. Again, very flashy and probably what is preferred by the majority, but I like Shelfari. I have created shelves and have added about 40 books or so. I don't like the way Goodreads does their tags, but I do like their rating system for books.
Goodreads is connected with Barnes and Noble and Shelfari is connected with Amazon. So, they both have corporate sponsors, but most web sites seem to have one anyway. I tried to find some friends, and have sent out 'invites' and have gotten a couple responses so I should be able to complete the rest of this week's assignment. Stay tuned...
I now have 6 friends on Goodreads (which is more than I have in real life, but I digress). I am looking over the books that they read so I can make a recommendation. Which lucky friend will be the recipient of my sage advice? It's hard to say.
I decided to leave a comment on Janet R.'s Goodread page which said the following:
"Have you tried any of the Lillian Jackson Braun "The Cat Who..." series? These are cozy mysteries with quirky characters including the two Siamese cats owned by the main character Quill. I know you're a dog person, but I think you might enjoy this series. Plus, the audio version read by George Guidall is very well done."
Since Janet likes cozy mysteries and didn't have any of the LJ Braun titles listed, I thought it was a good match.
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