I am mildly obsessed with Goodreads. I realized this recently when I was in the car, had literally just finished a book before picking up my daughter from school and was driving to my older daughter’s school. So you see the problem, right? I didn’t have a chance–because I was driving–to add that book to my READ list on Goodreads.
It was killing me.
It’s like a sickness. It bothered me until was able to update and sigh with relief. There are other cases when I get crazy excited that I’ve started books which have been on my TO READ list forever because finally. The world needs to know.
And yes, friends, I love to stalk all of you. To read your favorite quotes and get updates about what page you’re on. I want to experience it all with you and like your status and add your books to my TO READS.
But…
I have a pet peeve.
What the what with these people who rate a book that hasn’t come out yet? I’m not speaking about bloggers who legitimately have a copy of the book and have read it. High fives for the bloggers. No, I’m talking about the people who do this:
OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!! APRIL IS TOO FAR AWAY> I ❤ THIS SERIES!!! CANNOT WAIT TO READ THIS BOOK.
And then they give it five stars.
I’m sorry, what? You haven’t read it but you just gave it five stars?
As a super-nerdy, anal retentive Goodreads girl, I really wish they’d create two separate rating systems. One for actual reviews and one for early buzz. Like an excite-o-meter.
Because I get it. I get that you’re excited (not that you would ever do this). I get that you can’t wait and you need the world to know you love this author/character/series. Hello, I soooo get it.
But back away from the star rating system please.
Any thoughts? Am I crazy? Grumpy? Outside my mind?
(I mean, yes to all, but regarding this issue, what do you think?).
YA Crush 
i totally got your back. let’s start taking people out.
I think you should do more of these commentary posts. They’re hilarious. I think it’s just a way of giving a book they’re excited about five stars, but yes, it creates a false sense of how good the book really is… even if it is a really good book!
I completely agree! It drives me crazy when people rate an unread book!!!! Ugh!
It’s funny how all we ever hear about is how people give books 1 star ratings without actually reading the book, but yeah… people do tend to give 5 star ratings to book they’re excited about. Perhaps they don’t quite comprehend how a rating system works…
Haha, no, I get it!! I get upset when people rate a book before they’ve actually read it! I understand that you’re excited for the book buuuuuut. You haven’t read it yet. You can’t rate it! What if you hate it? I get picky about those things too!
I feel the same way. It just doesn’t seem right to rate a book before you’ve read it.
I LOVE the whole excit-o-meter idea though. I am so for that!
Haha, the excitometer thing looks awesome! And yeah, I do wonder how people can rate the books without reading them. I love Goodreads!
You are not alone! I have thought the exact same thing, both about the questionable fangirling via star reviews and that obsessive need to check off a book. Goodreads is like crack for those who keep lists!
And you are always telling me I’m not well
Because you aren’t
I’m just now becoming active on Goodreads (I didn’t quite understand the point of it at first). And when I see people posting stupid comments for a yet to released novel, a little piece of me dies on the inside. Like really? C’mon, people. So to answer your question, you are definitely not alone in your opinion.
I totally, totally, totally agree! It makes me so mad when people rate a book that hasn’t even been distributed as an ARC (or even been written) yet. Seriously annoying.