The Library Cat and the Bookworm

I thought long and hard, since October 2019 in fact, about the blog you are about to read. My purpose with this entry is to explain my side and defend some of it, but also to apologize to a certain extend. I realize that I am in danger of justifying myself, but I would like to make certain points clear. So, a bit of background: In 2019 I read a book which I did not like and gave it a negative review and one star rating (to protect the author I will not mention the author’s name or the book title). Shortly afterwards I received a message from her on Facebook Messenger and then two more in January and December 2020. Without editing it (except for removing the name of the author), here is what I said about the book: First time I read an Afrikaans fantasy and I am disappointed. I have no idea what … tried to said and the what the moral of the story was. Would not recommend it at all, felt like a total waste of time. One thing I apologize for is not giving proper attention to what and how I...

Social media is such a part of our lives that no one, not even the ones who do not use it, can remember how it was without these apps. The wonderful thing about the 21 st century, this age known as the information age, is that there is an app for everything. No matter what it is, anything from exercising to intermediate fasting to praying and meditating or remembering to drink water, there is an app for it. Social media – those little apps that gives us the ability to chat with anyone, anywhere and at any time – is following the same trend. At least I think it is, because I found social media sites made for readers specifically, and my favourite is Goodreads. There is a lot you can do on Goodreads and I am sure that, like with any other social media app, I am not utilising everything. I will briefly try to describe the most important features (i.e., those I enjoy the most) here in the hope you might also like and use this app. The first and most important feature is that you can s...