Chat about whatever you like: the weather, good stuff, bad stuff, family or pets!

[Krystal]

Andrea wrote: "I wasn’t sure where to post this, but I wanted to share something I just stumbled upon. Google told me about it, not GR. Here on GR there are character profiles! I can’t see from the menus how to g..."

Very helpful, thanks Andrea!!

[Krystal]

Dale wrote: "Thanks Phrynne and Helen who suggested I change it.❤️ I have reduced my goal to 125 now. Appreciate the help."

I have been caught up by the stress of the reading challenge before!! At the end of the day you have to remember it's supposed to be an optional extra to ADD enjoyment to reading, not make it a chore! Hopefully the reduced challenge will help, Dale! :)

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I am behind on mine this year too but I haven't changed it yet. I think it will be a very close call though!

[Dale]

Thanks Krystal and Phrynne.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Phrynne wrote: "I am behind on mine this year too but I haven't changed it yet. I think it will be a very close call though!"

You were close at the finish last year too...

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I was, but if I fail this year you watch me in 2026 when I have retired!!!

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Hahaha!!!! You'll knock us all out of the park!!

[Carolyn]

Phrynne wrote: "I was, but if I fail this year you watch me in 2026 when I have retired!!!"

I thought that too Phrynne, but I seem to be reading less as I've got busy doing other things!

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Carolyn wrote: "Phrynne wrote: "I was, but if I fail this year you watch me in 2026 when I have retired!!!"

I thought that too Phrynne, but I seem to be reading less as I've got busy doing other things!"

Yes I can see that being an issue. A great problem to have though! Beats working anyway:)

[Carolyn]

Phrynne wrote: "Yes I can see that being an issue. A great problem to have though! Beats working anyway:)."

Yes, indeed Phrynne!!!

[Sarah]

How did everyone cope during last night’s Amazon (including Goodreads) crash? I was convinced it was me at first! It was very discombobulating not to be able to access “My Books” on demand, illustrating how much I rely on GR on a daily basis!

On a side note, how much better would it be if the App took you directly to the most recent comments in a thread, rather than the first comment, which in this and many cases was years ago?

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I only just found out about it Sarah! I did find I couldn't use Goodreads at one point yesterday but I thought it was just them having their usual issues and read my book instead!

[Sally906]

My notifications aren’t working to day but other than that wasn’t on last night

[Andrea]

Sarah wrote: "How did everyone cope during last night’s Amazon (including Goodreads) crash? I was convinced it was me at first! It was very discombobulating not to be able to access “My Books” on demand, illustr..."

I was frustrated, but didn’t realise it was part of a much larger outage until later in the night. I’d been trying to add a couple of titles to my TBR and had to WRITE them down instead! 😆

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Goodreads as well as NetGalley were down with the outage, along with plenty of other apps. Ours weren't mentioned of course, but it seems they're all back onboard! I just turned off the computer and went to bed with a book :)

[Dale]

I thought it was just me having issues so interested to hear it was Goodreads. Etc that was the problem
Glad it is all sorted,😁

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

13.5 hours after it was posted, I just received my first notification!

[Sally906]

Brenda wrote: "13.5 hours after it was posted, I just received my first notification!"

Still yet to get mine - have cleared history cache, logged on and logged off - nothing

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I did that too - I think it's to do with the outage yesterday. Haven't received any since that one though!!

[Rowan]

Sarah wrote: "How did everyone cope during last night’s Amazon (including Goodreads) crash? I was convinced it was me at first! It was very discombobulating not to be able to access “My Books” on demand, illustr..."

Has anyone noticed anything different about Goodreads since this crash happened?

Probably unrelated, but I feel something happened behind the scenes in October 2024 - perhaps with algorithms and news feeds.

And now I'm feeling whatever that was maybe happened again and corrected itself - too early to tell.

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I haven't noticed anything different yet Rowan.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Neither have I - only that notifications haven't righted themselves yet.

[Rowan]

Probably imagining it then Haha I'm just seeing people in my news feed that I haven't for a while and vice versa.

[Sally906]

Notifications working this morning 🎉🎉

[Janelle]

My notifications are still hours behind :(

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I've been bombarded with all the missing notifications overnight!!! At least they seem to be back on track, slowly...

[Sarah]

Brenda wrote: "I've been bombarded with all the missing notifications overnight!!! At least they seem to be back on track, slowly..."

Yes, they're a bit weird, though. I think Rowan's right and the algorithm has been re-booted as a result of the outage.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

You're not wrong Sarah!!

[Andrea]

Rowan wrote: "Probably imagining it then Haha I'm just seeing people in my news feed that I haven't for a while and vice versa."

Actually, I’ve noticed that too! Weird

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

I went to a Dymocks Literary Lunch yesterday and the guest speaker was Joanna Nell speaking about her new book The Funeral Crashers. She was such an interesting person to listen to and she made the book sound so good I started it as soon as I got home. I plan to finish it this afternoon and I know it is five stars already.

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Oh lovely! I'd love to meet her, she seems so nice. She writes old people really well.

[Dale]

Phrynne wrote: "I went to a Dymocks Literary Lunch yesterday and the guest speaker was Joanna Nell speaking about her new book The Funeral Crashers. She was such an interesting p..."

Sounds lovely Marianne that you got to hear her speak.

[Dale]

Looking for light feel good reads at present. Love to hear any suggestions.😁

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

The one that Phrynne was talking about at the Dymocks luncheon is a light one Dale :)

[Dale]

Thanks Brenda. Have already added that. If there are any books in large print that would be even better. Old eyes are getting a bit tired there’s days,😁

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

I completely understand Dale!

[Carolyn]

Have you tried reading on a kindle Dale? I like to read in bed without my glasses and can increase the font size to make that more comfortable.

[Dale]

Thanks for that Carolyn. 💕I actually don’t like reading on Kindle or reading in bed either, strange creature that I am😁 I only use technology for short things,

[Alex]

Dale wrote: "Thanks for that Carolyn. 💕I actually don’t like reading on Kindle or reading in bed either, strange creature that I am😁 I only use technology for short things,"

I'm with you there Dale. Trying to make notes on e-books sends me into a hissy-fit - especially when everything freezes.

[Dale]

Alex wrote: "Dale wrote: "Thanks for that Carolyn. 💕I actually don’t like reading on Kindle or reading in bed either, strange creature that I am😁 I only use technology for short things,"

I'm with you there Da..."

Glad it is not just me. Thanks for telling me Alex😁

[Phrynne, Series Queen!]

Do you use your library for large print books Dale? Mine appears to have a large selection and they can borrow more from other libraries.

[Dale]

Phrynne wrote: "Do you use your library for large print books Dale? Mine appears to have a large selection and they can borrow more from other libraries."

Yes, I do Phrynne. A blessing indeed. 😁

[Brenda, Aussie Authors Queen]

Our Christmas get together is only two weeks away, so anyone who wants to add their names to the list, please do so. We also need confirmation today of all who are joining us! It'll be a fun day, so come along :)

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