Goodreads UX: indispensable, but unsatisfying

Despite being a cornerstone in the community, Goodreads has continually disappointed its ample user base with bad usability.

Daley Wilhelm
UX Collective
Published in
5 min readApr 27, 2022

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Image of a golden book in front of a line of darker books.

Lately, I’ve been channeling my inner middle schooler and devouring books. I remember when I would load up on six or seven hardbacks from the library, only to return for more…

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A fiction writer turned UX writer dedicated to crisp copy, inclusive experiences, and humanizing tech.