Things my students are saying about Goodreads.
At the end of another assignment I asked my students to comment on Goodreads. Not all of them had time to do so and not all of the comments below are positive. This is their unvarnished opinions.
- It's ok. I find it helpful for finding new books that strike my interest.
- Well goodreads was boring to me at first. I mean I didn't read books at all and I realized no need to have a goodreads. That's when Mrs. Roberts let me borrow a book of hers and it got me all into it couldn't stop reading. Then I started thinking about goodreads I use it to look up the author. Thanks to goodreads I got to know more books that are the same.
- I like it. It's a great way to share your thoughts on books and suggest them to other people.
- I like it, its a good way to show Mrs.Roberts what I am and have read so far as well as keep track of others.
- My opinion on good reads is it keeps the teens mind active and allows you to upload what you are reading and what you feel about it Its facebook for books and its a way to get teens to read more.
- I like it, You can read reviews on books you want to read. I also like the fact that you can recommend books to people.
- Goodreads is more of a site for people who do nothing but read. Not for those who read on a rare occasion.
- Goodreads it's the perfect place to let people know what you are reading and to give or get some advise on books or to suggest books to some friends
- I think good read is cool. Before she told us about good reads I really didn't read that much but now I use it because it like a face book for books. So I think it is something that should be passed on to other people.
- Good reads is a good way to find interesting books, i love it because i can find different books all the time.
- Goodreads is a cool web site beacuse you can find may different books. You could say what page you are on and whats happening in the book so far.
- I think it is great
- I really haven't look around in good reads to much but from what I can tell It is a great place to learn about books before you read them and have the chance to tell other people what you think about the book your reading so all in all its great for anyone who loves to read
- Its just okay... I don't like using it to be honest
- Good reads it's an excellent place to look for a book or if you want to know how good is a book and the rate that other people have given to it. I like good reads because I can actually tell people how good was that book and express my thinking about it. I do high recommended to people and students.
- I think it is a good way to talk and rate books online with friends. It is a good way to see other peoples opinion about a book, before you even read it.
- It's a good way to give people more credit on their grades.
- Goodreads is a good site to see what people think about all of the books they have read. And to have discussions with other users who may have read that same book. You can also get an even higher opinion on what could be your next book to read. Personally I enjoy using the site.
- Well I think its a good website to look for books, interact with other people in other places,cities, countries. Also to talk about books recommend books to each other and learn from each other., what they have experimented. "
- I think that good reads is a good way to summarize a book or recommend it.
- It's very helpful, easy to use, and informative.
- I think that Good reads is a great way to keep up on your reading, and it helps you to decide the type of books you enjoy reading. However, it's kind of hard to keep up on all the books your currently reading. I really enjoy searching through good reads, to see what other type of books people like so I can recommend them certain books.
- I really don't use goodreads.but I think Im going to start using it since I'm reading an interesting book right know and I'm really happy with it.
- I don't think Goodreads is really necessary. It basically displays your thoughts on books, online and helps you keep track of your read/want to read book collection. I don't really care for it.
- It is a good way to review and rate books online with friends and other people.
- I think Goodreads is good for people who really enjoy reading.
- I think it is alright
- Goodreads is a helpful website. If you enjoy to read then you should have an account. You can keep track of all you read and share your thoughts about it to the world and rate books. Also, in my case it can help raise your English grade. :)
- I THINK ITS ALRIGHT.
- i think that goodreads is good but i don't really used it alot
- Well I don't really use it.
- It is a good place to go to for people that love reading a lot. I like it because I can review books I've read and say my opinions about it and what I liked about it.
- I think it's a good site to use. It helps keep track of what we've read so far in a book. It also keeps track of all the books we've already read.
- Its pretty good because we get feedback and recommendations about books and we also get to give other people feedback or recommendations about the books that we have read.
- I think good reads its a great source because you can update your current book, reading.
- Goodreads is a good idea and is similar to a facebook for books. I like going through all my books that I have previously read and rating them. It also is useful because it gives suggestions for other book to read in the future.
- I think Goodreads is pretty helpful. It's good because I know what books are good to read and which ones aren't. I can also get a brief summary about the stories before I read them.
- it is cool and fun goodreads is a place to talk to your friends about books u like an rate them.
- Goodreads it okay, I forget to log in and update it though.
- I think that goodreads is important because you can search old and new books that you have either read of want to read. Goodreads is also interesting because you can see what other people think of the book. You can see what other people rate the book and what their opinion is.
- I think that good reads are helpful, because I didn't use to like to read and now I read more often because of good reads.
- In my opinion about good reads, i think is fun, because it recommend you book and more easy to find good books.
- I think Goodreads is a great website if you are interested in books and if you like to write about books. It is perfect to find a good book in your interests and you can find friends.
- Goodreads.com is a service I have never thought about using before. It links readers to other readers through the books they read. This service allows frequent readers as well as infrequent readers find books they like, and increase their reading level while enjoying talking about the book and giving updates to friends about why they like or don't like the book(s) they are reading.
- I think it is a good tool for us. So we can challenge ourselves to take a book and read it. By grading the progress that we do by reading, it can arouse people to read more in oder to get more points.
- All my life i had a jaded opinion on reading, good reads has helped me see different
- Good reads as inspired me to want to read more books since i see people with about 20 books in their favorites and I have about 13.
- I think it is a good way to find books and tell people about other books. Good way to find books of your interest, and good way to raise our grades!
- I think goodreads is great because we can interact with other people and read their books they read or are reading and to find books that you may be interested.
- " I think Goodreads is awesome. It has helped me find new books that help me become a better reader. Goodreads helps people recommend book to other people which is pretty cool"
- Goodreads is a good website. I like how it allows you to see what others think of the book.
- "I think goodreads is a good tool for young readers. It seems that more and more students enjoy reading when they got goodreads.
- I think goodreads is a place where anybody can find new titles for books they might be interested in reading in the future.
- I think good reads is a great source for books. You can see what books some of friends are reading and people think about a specific book.
- I kind of like goodreads.
- I think it's a good resource for readers to write about what they read, want to read, etc. Also a good way to track books you have read, for if one day you might want to read it again you can go and look it up on Good Reads instead of trying to remember a title with a vague storyline in your head.
- I really don't like it. I don't find the meaning to it. But ill try to get in it more.
- I don't really like it but it is a good way that a teacher can see what we are reading.
- I think Good Reads is a great way to let others know about books or books your currently reading. You can even get people's opinion which helps you decide if a specific book is worth reading.