Do you post about all the books you read in the "What are we reading?" thread?

[astra]

When the topic only started I was posting every book I have read, but within half year I realised that my tastes are vastly different from the local community and I quit. Didn't find anything interesting for myself in it.

[mukoan]

Originally Posted by Donnageddon

There is a "What are you reading?" thread?

I will need to research that, but in all honesty, when I finally read the "What are you reading thread?" I would have to respond with "the "What are you reading?" thread"

You see the dilemma.

You should probably also post a review of the "Do you post about all the books you read in the 'What are we reading?' thread" thread as well.

I've read it and thought the character development was excellent.

[Ea]

Originally Posted by mukoan

I've read it and thought the character development was excellent.

I usually only post about books that I liked enough to feel I want to recommend them to others. I keep track on all that I read (almost) on Goodreads and Shelfari.

[MelC]

I always get ideas for new books from the "What are you Reading?" thread so I feel like contributing to it returns the favour. I also note that when I find someone with similar interests I can keep an eagle eye on what they say they are reading for further ideas. I have used Goodreads to keep track of my books also but I find that site overwhelming - like little Miss Muffet I find our "What are you Reading" thread just right sized. So since I spend more time here and get more ideas here it is easier for me to keep track here. Goodreads admittedly does have the better interface for finding, organizing and listing books read for those of us with a lot of them.

Mel

[dreams]

Originally Posted by MelC

I always get ideas for new books from the "What are you Reading?" thread so I feel like contributing to it returns the favour. I also note that when I find someone with similar interests I can keep an eagle eye on what they say they are reading for further ideas. I have used Goodreads to keep track of my books also but I find that site overwhelming - like little Miss Muffet I find our "What are you Reading" thread just right sized. So since I spend more time here and get more ideas here it is easier for me to keep track here. Goodreads admittedly does have the better interface for finding, organizing and listing books read for those of us with a lot of them.

Mel

bold is my emphasis.

I forgot about that! I have a few people that we message back and forth about books because we have discovered that we like the same books.

[Ea]

I don't use Goodreads or Shelfari for much more than keeping tracks of the books I've read. Actually when I first signed on to Shelfari, I added all the books I could remember reading (except the danish ones) - needed a few trips to the library for helping me remember - but it was fun to do. By adding posts in a thread such as this I would not get the overview that I have on the other sites. This thread I like more for ideas of what to read.

[Solitaire1]

I wrote the following:

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

I tend to only post about books I'm reading that I've found are excellent reads that I also think might be interesting to other forum members. Since many of the books I'm currently reading are off-the-beaten path manga that probably wouldn't interest others, along with many monthly U. S. comic books, I haven't have much to recommend to others.

And dreams wrote the following in response as part of a post:

Originally Posted by dreams

We do have quite a few members who read comics, manga, etc. I even purchased a couple because of the comments from members. Please share

I will do so. There are many excellent manga, trade paperbacks, and monthly comics that I'm sure many forum members would be interested in.

To start, I think I've mentioned it in another forum but a manga I strongly recommend is "Afterschool Charisma" by Kumiko Suekane. It's set in an academy in the near future where every student (with one exception, the son of a professor at the academy) is a teenage clone of a famous historical figure. Among the students are Albert Einstein, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Napoleon Bonaparte, Sigmund Freud, and Queen Elizabeth I. I've read the first volume (the only one released) and I'm waiting for the next book.

Thanks for reading.

[dreams]

Originally Posted by Solitaire1

<snip> a manga I strongly recommend is "Afterschool Charisma" by Kumiko Suekane. It's set in an academy in the near future where every student (with one exception, the son of a professor at the academy) is a teenage clone of a famous historical figure. Among the students are Albert Einstein, Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Napoleon Bonaparte, Sigmund Freud, and Queen Elizabeth I. I've read the first volume (the only one released) and I'm waiting for the next book.

Thanks for reading.

Thank you! That does sound interesting. Make sure you share in the What are you reading thread, too.

I just purchased one about texting that looked fun , "Future Diary" by Sakae Esuno.

Yukiteru is a lonely student whose only hobby is the daily diary he keeps on his cell phone. But Yukiteru has a secret that nobody knows about...his cellphone can tell the future! Now a vicious game of survival is about to begin among twelve future diary holders-with the winner crowned god of a new world!