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message 1: by Sai (new)

Sai (dnsaikumar) Hai ya!!!! I'm Sai..And I want to discuss "How you people know there is a website like this" where we can place our books as shelves and can write reviews and also groups...

Coming to myself one day I searched in google for world's top 100 Love stories...Then it showed this link as top 100 love stories list with each and every detail of book...I Liked Good reads and registered in it....What About you...(Friend Suggestions)or bla bla....Share Here Thank You....:):):)


message 2: by Tami (new)

Tami | 3103 comments Mod
Sai, my experience was boring. A friend suggested the site. I have always read a lot but I never thought to keep some sort of record of books I had read. Love this site!


message 3: by Melissa (new)

Melissa | 279 comments I found this site when I was working at the library. I patron came in asking for a realike to a book he read and when I searched the book this website came up in the search results with a list of books. I got really excited about the list so I kept exploring and created an account and then most of my coworkers created an account also.

I have been addicted to it ever since!


message 4: by Sai (new)

Sai (dnsaikumar) Melissa wrote: "I found this site when I was working at the library. I patron came in asking for a realike to a book he read and when I searched the book this website came up in the search results with a list of ..."

Yep me too addicted....:P


message 5: by Kayla (new)

Kayla | 604 comments I was looking for online bookclubs and this group showed up in the search results. I immediately created an account and joined--that was about three years ago :)


message 6: by Lori (new)

Lori Walker About 4 years ago, I was looking for a list of Rory Gilmore's books and I found the site. I joined. I joined this club because someone I got to talking to was in it. It's been a thing for me ever since. I've made some really good friends through the site.


message 7: by Akhil teja (new)

Akhil teja (akhilsayaawesomeeeeee) hmmm i saw this on your fb profile and joined...


message 8: by Sai (new)

Sai (dnsaikumar) hehe....LOL Akhil...


message 9: by Akhil teja (new)

Akhil teja (akhilsayaawesomeeeeee) why??


message 10: by Sai (new)

Sai (dnsaikumar) Akhilteja wrote: "why??"

Em ledu raa andaru ikkada search chesi lekapote edo luck y gaa indulo register ayyaru kada nuvvemo...naa fb lo chusi ayyav kada anduke LOL....


message 11: by Akhil teja (new)

Akhil teja (akhilsayaawesomeeeeee) hmmm :-P


message 12: by Akhil teja (new)

Akhil teja (akhilsayaawesomeeeeee) yeah... haven't regretted :-O


message 13: by Riley (new)

Riley Dawson Hushak I work at a library and my job involves a lot of free time with a computer and nothing else, so I do a lot of random internet browsing. One day I stumbled upon Goodreads and I've been hooked ever since!


message 14: by Akhil teja (new)

Akhil teja (akhilsayaawesomeeeeee) In a library how u got free time with books all around??
....just kidding :-P


message 15: by Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner), The Founding Bookworm (new)

Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) (perpetualpageturner) | 4407 comments Mod
I found Goodreads when I was doing a project for a lit class. And then I became ADDICTED but wanted a place to talk with people my age..and thus I created this group like 4 years ago! :)


message 16: by Anna (new)

Anna Shumaker (annashu) I honestly cannot remember...I think I was trying to find a local book club and was unsuccessful locally but very successful in finding this group.


message 17: by Fiona (new)

Fiona  (fiona_hawkins) I don't remember, really. But I think I was poking around the internet looking for a place where there were book reviews since I enjoy reading book reviews. Goodreads popped up and I joined then proceeded to make my boyfriend join so I would have at least one friend. That was the summer of 2010.


message 18: by Wei (new)

Wei Cho (lunexian) I think I joined last year but didn't start to officially use it till this year and it's been awesome! :D I found goodreads through a friend in a writing website I'm a member of. He knew I was too lazy to keep a blog but at the same time I wanted somewhere to ramble on about books and BAM he found goodreads for me :D


message 19: by Lexi (new)

Lexi (nottotallyhere) A friend suggested it to me last year (?) and it was love at first sight. I was stuck at my really strict college where most websites were blocked, but this one wasn't and within a week I was just hooked.


message 20: by Akhil teja (new)

Akhil teja (akhilsayaawesomeeeeee) Lexi wrote: "A friend suggested it to me last year (?) and it was love at first sight. I was stuck at my really strict college where most websites were blocked, but this one wasn't and within a week I was just ..."

u'll be addicted far more....because the ingredients in your college makes u


message 21: by Niel (new)

Niel | 390 comments I found this site by searching for books online and trying to find books similar to other books I have read.


message 22: by Essy (new)

Essy S Dean (bookishcountryside) | 7 comments I don't really remind how I first found this site. I think it was either through my job at my town library or through a friend's profile on fb


message 23: by Merc (new)

Merc (oswinssouffle) I believe I found Goodreads VIA a book related podcast. I don't think it was a goole find... I use to use Book Seer and never had problems with that.


message 24: by Sai (new)

Sai (dnsaikumar) Sara wrote: "Wow lol thanks for reminding me its been so long ... I only know I've been here for over six years now I think? Or almost six years. I can't recall exactly how I found it; I think I might have been..."

:)


message 25: by Angelique (new)

Angelique (angelique682) Google :D
He is like my best friend.
I googled a synopsis for a book I was interested in and Goodreads had the best one. I was pretty fascinated by the site so I joined. A week later I started my blog.


message 26: by J.C. (new)

J.C. (jcjoranco) | 12 comments I think a friend recommended it to me once I told them I love reading/writing. I don't remember who it was, but I remember loving the website instantly.


message 27: by Ashley (new)

Ashley (readerandwriter) I was looking for a social site where I could keep track of the books I read. when I found goodreads I got more than I asked for in a good way. I finally found something where I could indulge in my passion for reading plus I found others who shared that passion.


message 28: by Mirra (new)

Mirra | 15 comments I got tired of having nobody to discuss books with since my friends are not as into reading as I am. Bummer so I was looking into joining a book club. I googled and came across Good Reads and have been hooked! Granted now that I am taking on so many classes it has been hard to find time to read but when I do its always nice to escape life in a good book. :)


message 29: by C.J. (new)

C.J. Mendoza (cjoseph17) | 3 comments Mirra wrote: "I got tired of having nobody to discuss books with since my friends are not as into reading as I am. Bummer so I was looking into joining a book club. I googled and came across Good Reads and have ..."

Exactly what I was gonna say, Mirra XD


message 30: by Adam (new)

Adam | 83 comments I was looking for an online location to store my book collection. And I started out using Librarything, I think and then somehow found my way here. This had a much better design at the time and a huge community. So I moved over to using this site for my archives.


message 31: by Rachel (new)

Rachel 💚 (slytherin_rach) | 139 comments i first found it as i used to watch book haul videos on youtube to help decide what to read next as im so indecisive! I heard someone mention a goodreads account and thought hmmm i must see what thats about

so glad i did!


message 32: by Damini (last edited Mar 20, 2014 02:04AM) (new)

Damini It was totally random! I was looking for the info of some book, googled it, and found GR. It seemed interesting, hence made the profile. And here I am now! An uncontrollable Goodreads Addict!


message 33: by Tricia (new)

Tricia | 16 comments I honestly don't know, I think it could've been someone mentioning it on Tumblr or I could've googled book recommendation websites or something along that line.


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