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21 Ways You Know You're a Goodreads Member
Your family and friends have noticed. Once upon a time, your love of books may have been confined to the page, but these days, you just can't keep it in—and why should you? It’s way more fun to geek out about books on Goodreads.
Last week we asked you to complete this sentence: You know you're a Goodreads member when... Today we've got your top answers! Anything sound familiar, bookworms?
1. You press "g" in your web browser, and instead of Google, the first option in autofill is always Goodreads. (Raphaela Pappa)
2. Your husband looks at you funny when you give him 4 out of 5 stars after he's done mowing the lawn. (Elizabeth)
3. You get a rush when your next to-read book is in your hands. (Shannon Ireland)
4. You walk through the library with your phone out, comparing the physical shelves to your "to-read" shelf. (Valerie Martillini)
5. You ask people if they are on Goodreads before asking if they are on Facebook or Twitter. (Amy Vandefifer)
6. For every one book you read, five more are added to your stack. (Rhonda Ruff)
7. You spend more time updating your reading status and reading other updates and reviews than actually reading. (Cora Linn)
8. When you don't need a bookmark—you just check your Goodreads progress. (Rebecca Randolph)
9. You spend a whole evening scanning your bookshelf contents with your phone so your real books match your 'read' list. (Gael Hewitt)
10. The minute you turn the final page, you immediately open Goodreads to log it as read and give it some stars. So satisfying! (Janna Katz).
11. You recommend all your books to your friends and then smile when you see the same book pop up on THEIR to-read lists! (Allison Moody Woods)
12. Your reading challenge starts to resemble Hal 9000 because you are so far behind on it. (Eoin Brady)
13. Your friends check your Goodreads profile for gift-giving purposes. (Angie Lisle)
14. You hear a good quote and immediately hope it's on Goodreads so you can add it to your collection. (Vanade)
15. You buy books only after reading your friends' reviews. (Carole Peterson Bishop)
16. You check your Goodreads more than your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. (Avery Amsterdam Stuckey)
17. You tend to skip books with less than a 3.7 review on Goodreads. (Kathryn Asinobi Fertal)
18. You obsess over your shelves and how you want them to be so you change them over and over and over. (Lynn Price)
19. You get a rush using the Scan Barcode feature on your Goodreads App. (Jake Christensen)
20. You make sure you turn your sound off on your phone so nobody hears the chime of you scanning books in the library or bookstore. (James Cantu)
21. You know your to-read shelf will take longer to get through than you will possibly live! But that's okay! (Shelly Tracy Gilliland)
What makes YOU a Goodreads member?
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May 31, 2015 01:41PM
Wow, this is embarrassingly accurate.
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5, 10, 11 and 21! I talk about Goodreads to any one that will listen. :)
Love all of them! But 3, 5, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, and 21 are my favourites and apply to me the most. Love them all! LOL
1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 <-- Me, every single time.
When you bond with someone over books, "meet up" on Facebook and then in real life and you find out your book bond is just as strong as on Goodreads.
21 mostly but really I think what makes you a goodreads member is when its your main social media, and what you do during class
1 & 6 are me. But 12? I'm right on top of mine. Though I think War and Peace might set me back...
Riverreed wrote: "1 & 6 are me. But 12? I'm right on top of mine. Though I think War and Peace might set me back..."As for 21... I have read about 40 books per year since I was 15, on average. If I live to say 100, and I am 19 now then that means I can read 85 x 40 books in my lifetime, which is 3 400 books in total. Though I hope that I will get more time for reading in my twilight years. It still won't be enough of course.
Simultaneously, the very best thing, and the very worst thing about the world is that I will never read all the books in the world. It is the best because I will never run out of the joy of reading, and even if I did, I would simply reread. It is the worst thing because because I will never be able to experience the joy of every good book in the world.
OMG... so many of these are me. 1,4,6-8,10,16,18. The one I wish for is 13.
When the slightest Goodreads website downtime makes your blood pressure rise.
9, once upon a time. =))Now, it's more of 3, 4, 6, and 10.
And the only reason for your ever increasing reading speed is the book commitment to the "reading challenge"
#4, 6, 8, 16 and 21 tell much about me ^_^
For me, #s 1,6,7,9,10,14,18,19,20,21. lol! Only for me, #18 is "You obsess over your shelves and are always adding more because you need more ways to classify your books!" :-)
6, 10, 16 and 21 are so true! Goodreads web page with is always open on both of my computers - at home and in the office.=) If I have some free time, I'm there - looking for new books or updating my reading status.=)
Ok, confession time - most of this list is true! My points are:1,3,6,10 (don't do Twitter or Facebook),16,20 & 21I really liked no.20, as this is so true - especially when in Waterstones!
All of these are me- especially 10 and 12. I'm an avid reviewer too, so I sometimes read while also thinking, "What am I going to rate this on GR? What should I say about it in my review?"
I also totally try to get my friends to look at my GR account instead of my Facebook because I'm always on here, but no one seems to get that :P
I'm definitely guilty of 1, 3, 6 and 21! :)
I'm in doubt that if this article is written based on my habits related to goodreads...:)))
Nea wrote: "When the slightest Goodreads website downtime makes your blood pressure rise."Should be #22
LOL. This post has nailed it. I'm definitely the ideal Goodreads member :P
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1, 8, 9, and 19 for me.
I am always doing 10.Interesting list though.
OMG most of the things said here are so true !!!!But these are the ones that are me 3,4,10,16,20,21
