Jessica’s Comments (group member since Nov 22, 2010)

Jessica’s comments from the The Extra Cool Group! (of people Michael is experimenting on) group.

something I've always believed in: sorting books by color...


Bookcases make good photos.

(more, more)

haha!

I meant new choices!

;-)

I say we need more choices.

I've now read the earlier part of your comment, Phoebe, about YA authors and their constantly positive reviewmanship. I find that very interesting. I know little about the YA world but many of my good friends on gr are active YA readers/reviewers.

There are some really funny stories about authors suddenly popping up to weigh in on reviews of their books...some of you must have some?

On the other hand, it can be tricky reviewing a book on gr when the author is someone you know and not only know, but like. What if you're not so crazy about his or her book? How honest should you be?

As an author, I have to weigh in.
I find the abuse of goodreads by some/many authors intolerable. There are other (better) ways to publicize your book(s).

When I first joined the site, I had few freinds and went about requesting those whose reviews I admired. One such person turned down my request. A few months later, I tried again. Still rejected. So, I gave up on her.

Some time later I received an apology and a friend request from her. It was her standard policy it turned out, not to accept an author's request for friendship. She said she saw now that that was a stereotype she'd held onto and asked to be forgiven.

But I now understand this policy.
Again, in my innocent early gr days, I accepted a ton of friend requests from authors. After numerous pms and other stuff about their books, I tried to delete the lot of them.

Unwanted advertising is very annoying, even if it's from an overeager author.

and weiner poopies.
or whatever that hilarious video BRMB posted was --

I know! I was shocked to see the South Bend references myself.
You guys are putting it on the map!
Of my consciousness.

lucky you! My son is not a reader...though he likes to write and is pretty good at it (figure that. He was read to so much as a kid I guess...). He respects goodreads, has heard a ton about it from me but I can't see him joining...

short answer:
the books
the people
the dialogue
the drama

longer answer later...
I also like the design, the non-navy blue aspect of it. It's a well-designed and mostly (what's with this mascot poll?) intelligent site.

hey, just joined (thanks, Ceridwen). really interesting to read what folks do outside of goodreads...I myself teach full-time at a community college in NW Connecticut. I teach all sorts of English classes (from Comp to Cr Wr, Lit., etc) and also Spanish. I write fiction and have 3 story collections published. I've a son who's in his last year of high school..and I translate poetry...will be working on a book by Chilean poet Javier Campos.