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The lover boys are out in force again. 3 / 3 "friend requests" today. I block with gusto.

MERRY CHRISTMAS to all who celebrate!

Perhaps, while you can still do it, people could reply to GR's message to express their anger, sadness etc?

You go away for a week or so and discover GR is getting yet again worse.

The enshittification is getting worse. No more direct messages? Time to go somewhere else?

The lover boys are out in force, watch out, ladies! (So many new accounts, no reviews, just looking to hookwind women!) Remember, you don't have to be nice, accept their "friend requests". Blocking and reporting are your best friends in this case.

So many OKs!!!

Using GR is becoming less enjoyable, as the feed is weird. I can't see my top friends' updates, despite having interacted with them consistently over many years. However, I see updates from people I can't remember adding as friends.
The notifications are rubbish as well. I'd like to get notifications for the posts I comment on - that should be the default. I miss having deeper bookish exchanges via comments.

is Goodreads using AI? It says Add a BOOL (not book) where you add geral updates/add books you're currently reading.

This time around, I'm listening to the audiobook.

This time, I'm listening to the audiobook.

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!
I'm going to vote for the State Elections in Western Australia. Here's hoping most women won't vote against their own interests and well-being.

This is pretty long. And it's so realistic, I find it depressing.

"As long as he's not reading 12 Rules for Life" 🤣😭 I have a feeling in going to like this novel.

2025 Wish

What do we want from GoodReads? NOTIFICATIONS!
When do we want them? NOW!

HNY!

Let's all message GR to tell it we want things like they used to be when it comes to notifications about comments, likes etc.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! May it a not too shitty one. (Sorry, not a writer :-) )

MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🤶

HAPPY FESTIVUS! 🎄

ENSHITTIFICATION - the word of the year chosen by Macquarie Dictionary (Australian English) - "the gradual deterioration of a service or product brought about by a reduction in the quality of service provided, especially of an online platform, and as a consequence of profit-seeking."

It's happening with GR, Facebook, Twitter, IG. The streaming services are worse.
Merry Xmas to those who celebrate.

Promising ...

I'm half way through this and have no idea what the heck I'm reading about. It seems off, unreal, un-natural, the people and their interactions are kind of off.

I'm not a memoir fan, but this is top-notch writing, not to mention the author/narrator is fascinating.

US, WTF????

The second novel in a row written by an Irish man with female protagonists.

I love this cover!

Not hating it.