The new ad placements in book lists are AWFUL
The way the app now displays large ads everywhere in our book lists has absolutely ruined the app! I’ve loved having this app for years and being able to seamlessly scroll through the books I’ve read. The app now makes that impossible because literally every 3-4 books in a list is met with another ugly ad in the middle of it.
I don’t care if the app has ads but this placement within lists is horrible. Please change this.
I don’t care if the app has ads but this placement within lists is horrible. Please change this.
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Ruined by ads
If you have ads with no option to remove, you won’t be on my phone you cu&t
New star ratings is so buggy
Every time I scroll through my feed it starts rating random books this needs to not be so reactive
Good update— small issues
I love the updated UI, way more accessible and friendlier to the eye. HOWEVER, if I even scroll on my home page and my finger moves an inch— somehow the app logs me rating books without my awareness because I will “accidentally” tap on something. I’m gen z, I’m very comfortable with my phone but this is really frustrating! It also accidentally tapped that I finished a book I was reading and I had to completely erase my log history to start over and note where I was at or else it would have said I read the book once before. Please fix how fragile the buttons are!
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So many reported bugs still not fixed
This app is so buggy. I’m still seeing issues that I reported more than three years ago, still not fixed. The most annoying is the date function. Every single time I finish a book and I enter in today’s date… There’s an error message telling me you can’t put the end date in the future. IT’S NOT THE FUTURE!
And so I always have to enter in a fake date in order for it to accept.
Such an easy bug to fix… But they can’t be bothered. So annoying!
And so I always have to enter in a fake date in order for it to accept.
Such an easy bug to fix… But they can’t be bothered. So annoying!
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I dont like the new rate this book features
It makes me accidentally rate many books while surfing and it’s really annoying
Bad UX, getting worse
Goodreads is an ok app. It’s fun to see what other people are doing and read about their experiences reading. That’s just about the only reason I still use it. The UX is horrible and has been for a while—it’s a very janky app which often displays incorrect data. Now, they’ve made it all the more easy to accidentally rate a book, which is even more frustrating. I know apps constantly go through a cycle of “innovation” that is actually making the UX worse, but frustrating to see Goodreads do the same
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Ads in my book lists 0/5 stars
All of a sudden there are now ads in my lists of books. Every 5 books there is a massive ad you have to scroll by. Completely ruins the experience of this app. Use a different one.
Great for tracking your reading habits!
I love Goodreads & having set myself the target of reading 100 books this year, it was been a great way of tracking my reading & deciding what to read next.
The only thing that is missing is that it would be good as part of the “Discover” section to be more specific on recommending books based on your past rating of books.
The only thing that is missing is that it would be good as part of the “Discover” section to be more specific on recommending books based on your past rating of books.
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Absolutely loved it - perfect romcom
Absolutely loved this! The perfect blend of romance, comedy and a sprinkle of drama, with wit that was very my humour. Found my self smiling and laughing out loud a lot. I was enjoying it so much I started worrying about the inevitable “bad bit” but I loved that there wasn’t a big dramatic fallout between the main characters. The drama came from elsewhere, and it was such a refreshing change. Just bloody brilliant!
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And your life will be better for it :)
Theo of Golden
This book was one of great meaning, depth, connection, and beauty magnified in simple but intricate acts of love. Although it was a slower read for me, it was one I thoroughly enjoyed and reflected upon. The ending was tragic and sad but also revealing, surprising, and redemptive. So many details were placed throughout the storyline that were all connected and tied together by the end. You glean so much wisdom from the main character Theo and end up admiring and respecting who he was. A great story indeed!
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In app notifications👎
There's nothing more annoying than an app spamming needless notifications about updates. Why does it need an update, and why do I have to get it??? The app works just the same. LET ME USE THE APP I USE ONCE A MONTH WITHOUT THIS BS!!
Want to read…
I like Goodreads for many reasons, but I wish they let you say who recommended the book to you. I wish that in the review you could have private at public I write reviews so I can keep track it
Please re-format the text
On the giveaways, please format the text around the text boxes where you have to check that you’re 18 years old and confirm address. The link to the terms and conditions is in the way of the text boxes and it’s super frustrating to keep fat fingering the link when trying to check the boxes.
The best book report ever
To be honest, this report is going to be short. Goodreads is the best platform that I have found that allows me to codify my reading, build my library, track my goals, and work with outside AI platforms to curate my yearly reading goals. Though the design of Goodreads is outdated, and they recently added .25 star increments, there are very few things that are lacking within the platform. I like how I can connect to my Amazon account to automatically bring over highlights.
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Super Useful
I have tried many apps to track my books, none of them have been as organized as Goodreads.
An interesting app…
Since I don’t want to join a book club, this is a fun way to see what others think of a book that I have read. I enjoy reading the comments of others.
Can’t scroll without giving a 5 star rating!
The ‘rate this book’ stars on the posts on homepage etc are too sensitive. Every time I scroll I give another book 5 stars… why would I want to rate books I’ve never read. Very frustrating
RATINGS FEEDBACK
as someone who has used goodreads for a very long time, i am appreciative of the new updates that have come out. one critique that has been bothering me extremely bad is that when you are scrolling, regardless of device, if your finger even remotely brushes the “rate this book” it’ll give it a star rating regardless if you’ve read it or not. i genuinely think this needs to be moved or at the very least more difficult to actually mess up a review. because if you press it, it thinks you’ve read it and it is very irritating.
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