Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
It's been years since I reread this and I still call her "Pants".
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
Agreed! I've come across a couple of writing communities here, but they're still just starting out. Hopefully we'll be able to grow these communities. 🤞
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
Non-tech background. I'm a book editor and when the Snoopocalypse happened, most of the niche communities I was a part of were shut down in protest, so I decided to give Lemmy a try. Loving it so far, as it seems way less toxic.
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
I'm liking Bookwyrm, it's simple and straightforward. Granted, I'd love to give Storygraph another go, but it really seemed to hate me and my phone 😅 I really liked their recommendations.
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
I think it's still in need of some development, but it does the job well. And I love the lack of useless bells and whistles.
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
You're right not to trust anyone. I stopped trusting GR when it started exclusively "recommending" books that were popular on Tiktok. It was a swift and merciless breakup.
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
That doesn't even remotely surprise me coming from Amazon, inflating itself with garbage.
I totally agree on giving Bookwyrm a chance. To be honest, I had no clue what a "fediverse" was until a week ago, but I'm fascinated and inspired by the idea of it. I am loving all of these new, interesting platforms that aren't run by some soulless billionaires who care more about ad revenue than actual content or users' interests.
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
I really wanted to like Storygraph, but it constantly crashed on me. :(
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
I'm enjoying the lack of bullshit and bells and whistles. Sometimes it's a tiny bit buggy, like randomly logging me out or crashing while loading a book, little things like that, but I'm liking it enough to give it a proper chance.
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
So true about the long-winded reviews nowadays. I feel like they're one of three templates lately: grade school book report ; "omg yas best book ever" with descriptive gifs ; or pure vitriol. I miss when GR reviews were actually helpful.
As for Bookwyrm, that was one of the main reasons I made this post, because it didn't seem like there were many users, but the app itself is slowly growing on me.
Fannybaws 1y ago • 100%
I think that's what I'm essentially looking for at this point. I used to love GR for the reviews, but I guess I've just reached my saturation point with the platform in general.
And I so wanted to like Storygraph, but it kept crashing on me. :(
Hello, fellow bibliophiles! I've been on the hunt for a decent Goodreads alternative for a few years now and was curious as to what the fine folks of the Lemmyverse thought of Bookwyrm. There are so many GR alternatives that are clearly *trying* to be "The New Goodreads", though the whole reason I wanted an alternative is because I'm sick of GR and its devolution into a commercialized, biased, and messy shithole. Like, if I wanted recommendations and feckless reviews straight from the putrid inner bowels of Tiktok, I'd go to Tiktok. And most of these alternatives seem to quickly turn into the same thing. I refuse to believe that GR and its copycats are our only viable option. Bookwyrm seems promising. It's been a bit clunky and I'm still figuring it out, but I'm enjoying the utter lack of sponsored or "pushed" content. So, thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?