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Same. I don't really see the point of tracking what you read if you're not interested in connecting it to other peoples' readings. Storygraph has been great.
I do. I track my reading on Storygraph because it motivates me and helps me keep up the habit when I hit a slump or end up with some uninspiring piece. I don't have to fumble for a new book to read because all recommendations and interests are neatly registered and organized. My progress is tracked and I can celebrate my success. I also have a huge library of digital books, over 2 thousand. By tracking I can keep a log of what I have and haven't read. Sometimes, after a long while, you forget the names of specific books in series, or where you were last off in a particular author's collection, etc. It helps with it all. But I don't connect or share that with anyone. Nor do I feel the need to push it on anyone. Friends and acquaintances are not that into reading as I am and they see no use for a social network about books, and I don't want nosy strangers rummaging though my reading history.
Fair enough. I guess I'm not saying "there's no point in --" because I know people do these things. (Man, I wish I had the attention span to read as much as you.) I'm just saying I'm not going to host something just to keep track with no recommendations or interaction because that doesn't click for me personally.
If I want something new I use gnooks. Their recommendations are usually spot on with my tastes. The secret to reading is immediate access. I got an ereader and that multiplied my interest in reading. Without it I wouldn't read as much as I do.
Probably just so you don't accidentally waste time unknowingly rereading a book.
I tried a few alternatives, but the Goodreads import wasn't working well for any of them and I miss the two people who have very similar taste to my own. Sadly I don't know them, we just connected over Reddit at some point and it feels weird asking them to migrate.
To be honest I've found a really incredible community of like-minded people on BW and regularly find top quality book suggestions just from seeing what these people are reading. One key is to find your favorite books, and then follow lots of the same people who felt similar to you. Some will be misses and have bad recommendations going forward, but at least a handful will be very like-minded readers.