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by LitLlama

Litsy is an interesting idea, trying to combine Instagram with Goodreads, but I don't particularly love the overall format and only having room for very short reviews, the character count which also has to be shared with hashtags and adding your own star rating. It basically leaves no room for any substance. And I absolutely hate the rating system they have integrated into the app. It gives you four options to choose from, one is essentially "love it" and then three others which all sound like varying degrees of "bad read". It doesn't feel like a productive way to rate books or accurately convey your thoughts.

by MilkyWayorBust

I love the idea of having an app just for readers, one that combines photo sharing like Instagram with the book reviews and quotes like Goodreads.

The point system is okay. I think it may be fun for lots of people, though I don't see the purpose in it myself. My favorite is the quote feature, as I love to share my favorite quotes from books, and now I can do so as I'm reading.

The rating system is interesting. I am not a fan of star ratings, so I like that it is different on Litsy. It makes you think about whether you would recommend it, whether it was just okay, you didn't like it, or didn't even finish it. To me, this is much more efficient.

I like that it is focused on the reading experience, and on sharing the love of reading with others.
I like that before you make your most, you must select the book you are posting about first. This in theory would help to make sure users are keeping it about the books.
Unfortunately there are all too many users who will select any book only to make a personal post that has nothing to do with the book (often it is photos of pets and even food). This is not a flaw of the app, it rather an unfortunate behavior of people misusing the app.
If more people would just keep it about the books instead of using it as another Instagram, I think Litsy can be a great experience for book lovers everywhere.

by Sweetkokoro

I have had Litsy for a year now and when I initially started using it, I loved it. Everyone was using it for the way it was intended. Posting their recent reads, quotes from books, and adding reviews.

Within the last few months, the community has taken a turn and now just treat it like Instagram. I have to hunt for review posts. I love the quick review posts this app offers as it’s a quick and straight to the point and has helped me decide if I want to pick a book up or not. But with so many in the community using it has a hangout platform to host games and challenges and no way to actually weed these particular posts out, I no longer see review posts anymore.

I have been utilizing the heck out of the block/mute feature but it gets tiresome having to update it all the time.

It would be wonderful if there was a way to view posts based on what type: quote, blurb or review, since those are the three types the platform lets you post under.

I have met some amazingly nice people on there and I like to use it for how it was intended. I just wish there was an easier way to navigate it to find what I want, since it’s community has grown.

It’s just heavily overrun with game posts and monthly photo challenges. I just want quick reviews and blurbs about books, and conversations about books.