I was on Goodreads and saw that they added a Did Not Finish bookshelf. Did Not Finish (abbreviated DNF) is how readers such as myself will label books that we did not finish reading. I used to be that person who would force myself to finish a book that I wasn’t enjoying. Once I finished reading the book, I’d rate it lower and then move on to something else. Now, I have no shame in DNFing a book. Reading should be a fun hobby, so why read something I’m not enjoying?

With that said, Goodreads is so late to the game. I talk about Storygraph a lot, and if you aren’t using Storygraph, why aren’t you? Storygraph has a Did Not Finish shelf to mark books, and they have a re-reading option, so instead of saying that you’re currently reading a book in Goodreads, Storygraph will mark if it’s specifically a re-read versus reading a book for the first time. I love that. As someone who is trying to re-read more of the books I own, I like how this is differentiated in Storygraph. The fact that Storygraph had this the whole time, and now Goodreads is trying to catch up, feels a bit late.

Good for Goodreads, I guess, for playing catch-up. Now my bookshelves are more accurate.