My daughter got me into GoodReads, a free website for readers who want to know what their friends are reading. Joan (from Whatever I Think) and Dragonfly (from Thoughts From An Intoxicating Mind) have both joined now, making my list of friends a total of five. I really like this, because I can see what they’ve read, add my own two-cents on the subject, and also see what I think I might like to read next. It’s a no pressure book club of sorts.
The good thing about GoodReads is that you can pop in whenever the mood strikes, read some reviews, add some books, or whatever. It’s very low key. I find myself going there late at night when I can’t trust myself to write anything of substance. I peruse the site and add books I suddenly remember I’ve read .
GoodReads has some very cool widgets to put in your sidebar if you’re interested in such things, although the coolest one by far is a flash and WordPress doesn’t allow those. You can still insert the badge, however, and it will tell people what you’re currently reading.
If you’re interested in joining, let us know so we can friend you up.
Friend me up, friend. Not that I read a ton, but it would be fun!
@ Little Miss – Excellent! You don’t have a read a lot, you can add books you read years ago. I’m going to try and add you right now!
I will check this out! Thank you!
I discovered GoodReads a few weeks back too! And I was addicted for a bit, but now it’s just a really awesome resource.
How cool is that? I signed up.
Yes! Sign me up, please.
And thank Buck for the cleaning product tip. I love cleaning products. I went to Windfall this morning but they didn’t have Fabuloso. Oh, wait, is it a Mexican thing? Maybe it’s sold only in Spanish/Mexican areas?
And Happy Birthday, Buck!
@ Lucky – It’s fun. Let us know if you sign up!
@ talea – It is a great resource, I really like reading everybody’s reviews. I’ll try and find you over there.
@ MBMQ – I just sent you an invitation from the site. Actually, I was going to send you one this morning and realized I should just blog a kind of open invitation and get a post out of it. Sneaky, I know.
@ Barbara – I just sent you an invitation from the site, too. I would have sent you one sooner but I assumed you’d go, What the hell is this?! and delete it.
And Windfall wouldn’t carry Fabuloso! You would love it, though. You might be able to get it at Ocean State Job Lot, or maybe Stop & Shop.
I’ll pass your birthday wishes along to Senor Dollar.
It’s a great site! So far, the only thing I’ve done is listed some books I’ve read in the past, but I’ll work fine tuning it. At the present time, the only thing I’m currently reading are blogs and ads for freelancers. And the recipe for Tuna Dump.
Moon: Tuna Dump??? Sounds wonderful.
How do I get you on my friend thing on that reading thing. (I just re-read that sentence and realize how moronic it sounds) But anyway, I’m stupid at web stuff and don’t have a clue how to hook up with you–but I’d love to see what you’re reading.
Barbara – You can go to my Profile and see the list of Friends. You can click on the person and eventually get to Add As Friend, or something like that. it will send the request to her. Same with Joan or Cody or whomever. You can get them off my list.
And here’s the link for Moonbeam’s post on delicious Tuna Dump: http://moonbeammcqueen.wordpress.com/2008/02/11/a-heart-y-meal-for-your-valentine/
Wendy, I am done with school for the year so i now have *time* to read a bunch. I am going there tonight. Thanks for the lead!
I just joined. Don’t know if I know what the heck I’m doing so if you get a bunch of friend invites from me it just means I really, really, REALLY, want to be your friend. LOL. Or it could be that I didn’t know what the heck I was doing.