Or so I hope. I just registered with Goodreads today, a site that allows you to log and track the books you're reading. Their tag line is "It's what your friends are reading!" Not sure about that, but hang on, it gets better. Like Twitter, you can start following other users. The bonus here is that you can get recommendations for books to read from them and share your favorites.
I'm going to be perfectly frank with you. I have a baby in the house so not much reading is getting done. Unless you count Green Eggs and Ham, that book is getting plenty of play. This is my plan: sign up and feel inspired to actually sit down and read. Or the flip side: remember that I have a burgeoning list of to-read books and want to check them off the list. Let's face it, checking things off lists is pretty awesome. So I'll check in with Goodreads, my reading parole officer, tell her (I don't know why she's a her, she just is, okay?) how good I've been doing, getting my chapters done, not caving in and turning on the TV. And she'll pat me on the head and let me continue to roam the streets without an ankle bracelet.
I love the site design so much I keep finding excuses to go back and browse around some more. It's like Barnes and Noble but without that weird stalkery guy following you around. Okay, he probably is, but he's less noticeable. The only downside is that I just joined so I have, like, no friends recommending books. It's sad. So come join Goodreads, befriend me, and tell me what I should be reading!
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