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How many of you are using Bookwyrm (federated alternative to Goodreads)? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by Knoll0114@lemmy.world to c/literature@beehaw.org
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42666

I recently discovered Bookwyrm and am really liking it. It's not quite as full-featured as The Storygraph or Goodreads but it covers all of the most important functionalities and it's federated which I appreciate. Something that it is missing Vs either The Storygraph or Goodreads at the moment is volume of reviews (ie. Volume of users.) However, your review won't get lost in the sea so much and I've found that it's been quite easy to find readers with similar interests.

Anyway, who here is using Bookwyrm? What's your account so we can all follow each other? (Mine is Unfreeze4257@books.theunseen)

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[–] emma@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just followed you with mine. Bookwyrm suits my needs at the moment, which are primarily as an adjunct to my aging memory. My main reading interest at the moment is the novels and short stories which inspired well known operas (many thanks to Project Gutenberg). Knowing the plot ahead of time is a useful accommodation for said dodgy memory. :)

One limit at Bookwyrm which I do find frustrating is that we can't make a post which isn't linked to a book. So for short stories and other things I follow my fedi account on another platform, write the post there and then boost it to get it into my Bookwyrm feed so I at least have a record of it.

[–] Knoll0114@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh wow I didn't even think of reviewing/talking about short stories! I might have to start doing so following your method. I followed back!

[–] emma@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

So glad I mentioned it then :) I couldn't leave Madame Butterfly (the short story) off my list there.