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Library Thing

Visitors, work and getting out more haven’t left much time for the blog (or anything else) but the eagle-eyed may spot a new feature called ‘Recently Read.’ For a while I’ve been envious of those blogs (particularly Typepad)  that let you add book covers and comments to the sidebars. WordPress is quite sticky in terms of what you can and can’t do in terms of ‘widgets’,  but I’ve settled for joining Library Thing and adding a feed from my profile page to here. Up to now I’ve used Facebook Visual Bookshelf (now called Reading Social) for keeping tabs on my reading online, but time is running out for my Facebook presence, so Library Thing it is. As far as I can see, LT doesn’t have a ‘Wants to read’ category, which I like on Facebook, but I suppose I can cope without it!

I’m still reading Don’t Move, a rather sombre offering with a very distinctive style. I think it’s a bit too sombre for my current mood, but I am in awe of the translator (and possibly all translators) for convincing me that what I’m reading is exactly what the author intended.

Fun and games

I confess to playing around with Facebook at work (strictly as a learning experience, of course!) and really like the Virtual Bookshelf feature I found on a colleague’s page.  It lets you build a personal library with links through to Amazon, but it has a separate shelf for books you have read, are reading or would like to read. Tried it just for fun, and now when someone recommends a book and I like the sound of it I pop it on my bookshelf as a reminder.

It works better than the scrap of paper at the bottom of my bag, and it’s quite gratifying to move a book from ‘am reading’ to ’have read’ shelf! Take a look at how it works if you like.