Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative

Re:Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative by vasanthk1125 on Sunday March 02, 2025 @10:54AM (#43231661)

StoryGraph has made it pretty clear they don’t want to be more social—you have to go into your settings and explicitly turn on friends and followers.

They also de-emphasize reviews, hiding them under a button. There are no likes or comments on reviews, and they don’t have shelves like Goodreads.

But to me, a big part of Goodreads is the community, library organization, and reviews, so I want to emphasize those on Kaguya.

Also, I just think our design is much better.

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Re:Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative by latexr on Sunday March 02, 2025 @11:50AM (#43232283)

That was a pretty good endorsement of StoryGraph. I bet a number of people just read your description and thought “yes, that is exactly what I’m looking for”. Of course, it also means you did a good job of promoting your own service, since it’ll attract people who want the opposite.

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Re:Show HN: I built a modern Goodreads alternative by crossroadsguy on Sunday March 02, 2025 @09:25PM (#43237650)

I just had an account there. It might still be active. The way you have explained StoryGraph, it seems I must spend some more time checking it out. Seems really what I might be looking for.

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