Goodreads Choice Awards Videos Suck

[@TheWordN3rd]

I guess I'm of the mind that I don't care why people are talking about a specific book. I'd probably want their thoughts on that book anyways, so it doesnt matter if they're reading it for GRCA to me. I appreciate them taking the time to make content for me to watch and I'm glad to have their thoughts.

[@heabooktubes]

@@TheWordN3rd I don’t care about those books in the first place.

[@TheWordN3rd]

@heabooktubes i can rec some BookTubers if you want people that aren't focused on those books. There's very little GCRA on my sub feed.

[@CityGirlWriter]

You are not alone! Goodreads content gets old and boring very quickly. The reactionary livestreams (opening round, final round, and winners) are the ones I will to watch because I can see initial thoughts and pretend they don’t exist until the end. I don’t have Goodreads anymore, so those livestream reactions keep me informed.

[@heabooktubes]

@@CityGirlWriter and to each their own! We all get to pick what we make and what we watch. And some of us can live harmoniously with that. 🤣

[@NovelteaCorner]

I agree and to this point I have watched one video (Mara's recent vlog, which almost doesn't count because of the way she went about it) and have scrolled right past every single other video on the subject. Not only do I think you're right about the people who use Goodreads not crossing over into the online bookish social media space but I would bet anything that they are the majority on that platform.

[@heabooktubes]

@@NovelteaCorner exactly!! I enjoyed her video. But no more than if she had done literally any other reading vlog.

[@LiteratureScienceAlliance]

😂 but also my most paid is always my reaction to goodreads I personally liked how it got me to look at 2024 sff releases to make my preferred lists, so hopefully that wasn’t too boring for you but totally fair if it was 😂

[@MsWOCReader]

I liked your video about books you would've nominated instead

[@heabooktubes]

@@LiteratureScienceAlliance I was thinking about you because I watch a ton of your awards videos because I like YOUR videos. 🤣

[@jessicadoneganreads]

I mean the gossip girl in me kind of loves it because it's a little bit of harmless fluff and there's enough overlap on what were booktube darlings and what's just popular with Goodreads that it feels a bit like getting everyone's hot take end of the year round up kind of thing. Do I wish they were more diverse, do I wish they meant more than "had great press" sure but that's not what's going on. Do I wish maybe other more diverse reviewing sites would host their own choice awards so we might have a shot at the diversity, hell yes. And there's definitely part of me that's sad because we should all be trying to move off Goodreads and onto another review site. But I also recognize the algorithm demand and for whatever reasons you throw Goodreads in the title and you're off to the races.

[@heabooktubes]

@@jessicadoneganreads see I’m just bored. And that’s ok because like every other post on social media, I can scroll on by.

[@SorryBookedSolid]

Logically, I see your points and agree that the goodreads choice awards mean nothing. But I am inexplicably obsessed with all the content surrounding them 🤣🤣

[@heabooktubes]

@@SorryBookedSolid I chuckled when I saw your Instagram story talking about how much you love them. Maybe some of my haters will find you instead. 🤣 But seriously I’m glad you’re thriving.

[@themusicsnob]

I’m also super bored by these videos. Also, just generally over giving Goodreads/Bezos any more content focused on him. Even if people use Goodreads, which is fair, I just don’t feel like these things need to be platformed, especially by people who complain about Bezos, etc. It’s very over saturated and boring, for sure.

[@heabooktubes]

@@themusicsnob even the think pieces are the exact same points every year. And it’s still promotion. 💀

[@marisagettas]

I find this year the content is way down from the people I follow. Most of them did that ‘read them all’ project two years ago and have said ‘never again’. I do find it useful that in the live-setting you’ll often hear someone’s REAL thoughts about a book. Also, lots of people IRL look to me for recommendations and this helps me know what else is popular out there. You’ll get through this Heather, I promise 🫶🏼

[@heabooktubes]

@@marisagettas I’m glad you’re finding value in this season of content. 🤣

[@timeoccupied]

Reading vlogs are good background noise so I don’t mind the gr awards themed ones. But yeah the analysis or critiques of the awards are always the same. Goodreads has ?? million monthly users. The majority are not actively engaged in online book communities. I know a number of casual readers irl using goodreads to track. They’re picking up what’s pushed at the book store or hits Reece’s book club.

[@heabooktubes]

@@timeoccupied yeah the online book community is such a small percentage of readers it isn’t even funny. 😅

[@moodreader3302]

I agree with you completely. They complain about them but then make all these videos about them. We don't care. Please stop giving them all this atention! 🥴🙈

[@heabooktubes]

@@moodreader3302 ignoring it is a very real option. 😅

[@elskabee]

Even though I love watching people's GR choice awards videos, I totally see where you're coming from unless people are talking about snubs then everyone is talking about and reading the same set of books for a month, which does get a little tiresome and despite people highlighting the problems with the awards nothing gets fixed year to year 🤷‍♀

[@heabooktubes]

@@elskabee I’m glad you’re enjoying them. Someone should be living their best life in this season. 😂 The fact that I don’t really care about those books in the first place definitely plays a factor in my wanting to scroll past them.

[@tracym2881]

Totally agree 🙌🏾

[@heabooktubes]

@@tracym2881 which is why we’re friends. 😂

[@tracym2881]

@@heabooktubes 🤭🤭🤭

[@MsWOCReader]

I agree! I just really don't care about the reading all these books because they were nominated videos. Or the here's what was nominated and my choice videos. I watched one and kept it moving.

[@heabooktubes]

@@MsWOCReader right it’s not interesting enough for the sheer volume of videos published.

[@ThorWantsAnotherLetter]

this is so valid haha, I'm only hateration because they're disappointing results every time and great books get slept on

[@heabooktubes]

@@ThorWantsAnotherLetter it’s the same thing every year and every year we talk about the same thing. 💀

[@cynthiaybarra7317]

I'm with you, Heather! It's so boring, I can't bring myself to watch the goodreads content. I'll put on an audiobook if I have nothing else to watch.

[@heabooktubes]

@@cynthiaybarra7317 and like I’m fine just scrolling! Really. I’m not in their comments complaining. I’m even in some of their comments complimenting just like I would for any other of their videos lol. But I just have to scroll by soooooooo many of them. 😭

[@angiemarquez06]

I am indifference with the good reads choice awards. I just use Goodreads to read and rate my books and mark books to I want to read.

[@BookVyrm]

You are definitely not alone🤣 I tend to only watch these videos to support the creators tbh, and I vote to give some extra to diversity in the rounds where I can, but honestly, idc😅

[@librarianlirael]

This is one of the good things for me about being kind of behind in my watch list. I can do one or two so I watched Mara's and Jess Owen's reactions, and Mara's vlog, but I just have been avoiding most of the rest and instead getting caught up on my backlist. sidenote if you get comments from me on any 6 month old videos I am sorry 🙈

[@heabooktubes]

@@librarianlirael I am always happy to have comments from you no matter how old the video. 🥰

[@rouxellereads]

I stopped watching them lol I don’t have Goodreads anymore either so I get nothing out of it. Everyone is usually disappointed by them anyway 😂

[@heabooktubes]

@@rouxellereads it’s just not even a list of books I cared about in the first place? And that definitely reduces my enjoyment.

[@sharondaisadora]

I was about to be like “now Heather 😑” whew! 😂😂😂

[@heabooktubes]

@@sharondaisadora I’m a reasonable hater 😅💀

[@juliesbooklandreviews]

IDC if I read a book that is nominated then fine and if not that's okay too and I am a part of the bookish community on instagram and run my own blog but I'm not gonna go out of my way to read them just bc they won or not. Also I consider this so high school on GR no need to like one book over another.

[@heabooktubes]

@@juliesbooklandreviews it’s just not books I was particularly interested in in the first place. So I care even less.

[@mj_libros]

This video! Spot on!!🤣😆🤣

[@heabooktubes]

@@mj_libros I’m glad someone enjoyed it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@rakizaka]

off topic but you give me jenna marbles vibes ❤

[@heabooktubes]

@@rakizaka bwahaha I don’t see it but I’ll take it as a high compliment.

[@cv3559]

Spare all of us! a whole video of you just being a complainer. At least that channel who made a video about goodread choice awards gave me something to watch about books. Unsubscribe!!!

[@heabooktubes]

@@cv3559 ah yes the 5 minute video where I said I was just complaining. And the creators who make the goodreads videos actually think I’m funny. Terrible.