Well, it took me nearly all of 2025, but I finally deleted my Goodreads account completely. I moved to Storygraph in the beginning of the year, but I wanted to check that there were no issues with the move of all my data. That was a tedious job so of course I procrastinated a lot. Now the job is done.
I had originally wanted to move to Bookwyrm, but the move there was awful with many mismatches. It would have been faster doing a manual copy/paste of over 1100 reads, not to mention the TBR list. A lot of the Danish books or older (pre-1980s) books simply didn't exist there. At the time I tried this, I had zero energy for being a good community member to help build up a database. :( I was never really active in the community on Goodreads, but I did interact with a few people, and I will miss them. On the other hand, Storygraph gives me all I ever wanted, and that is a tracker of books to read/reading/read, along with any reviews I feel like writing.
Disconnecting from Big Tech/U.S. Tech is hard work at many levels. I know there was a solid community on GR before the Amazon buyout (and before my time). Sometimes I think good community can take back a place despite billionaires butting in where they shouldn't. I didn't have that past investment or the energy to continue. With this housekeeping task completed, I plan to get back to just reading. #bookstodon #BigTech #goodreads

Quotes by the amazing Amie McNee (author of the book We Need Your Art, which is a highly recommended Christmas read by the way).

“I hope you disappoint them by being brave and chasing your creative vision, even though no one else can understand it… yet.”

Merry Christmas 🎄❤️

#artquotes #quotes #creative #musician #independentmusician #christmas #goodreads #family

So with a book title like this, how could I pass it up. The listen is a pretty complicated mystery focused on a murder at a library event. However, the story really lies in the very complex past of the four library workers who are the star of the story. Nice character development, but it feels a bit long. #goodreads

My last Christmas listen this year. The mystery is a quaint little story. I have not read this series before, I hate starting in the middle, but in this case I did not feel lost. Museums, Japanese lost treasures, Santas murdered. It is a really pleasant christmas mystery. #goodreads

This is a charming little mystery. It has a bit of a Mrs. Madrigal feeling. A collective of young people with many personal mysteries. I enjoyed the mystery and the characters and found myself reminiscing about Maupin. It is not Barbary Lane, but for those love that, this is a plausible sub. Recommend. #goodreads