SilenceEtchedOnAWall t1_ja3jb60 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:09 PM

I use Librarything, used to be the major Goodreads competitor before Storygraph. It also has interesting graphs, book recommendations (for me these are frighteningly accurate), and lets your import your GR data.

Librarything works differently than Goodreads. When you catalog a book on Librarything, you pick a source to add the information from (they might have your public library). Then your catalog entry is your catalog entry. It will link to Librarything's pages on the book / author but you are much more free to edit your catalog entry how you wish.

Librarything's user base also skews much older - feel like younger people tend to find the UI off-putting.

RndmBrutalLoveMaster t1_ja4vpm2 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 9:29 PM

I love librarything lol. I use it strictly to keep track of my books and don't pay attention to the graphs, recs, or anything.. I find books easier to add and catalogue on that site. I like to tag them, too; I don't enjoy tagging things on goodreads (obviously I use goodreads too, but don't enjoy it). I also like that librarything is less Social.