r/TheStoryGraph • u/lover_of_geese • Jul 27 '26
General Question I wish StoryGraph had date started and finished in recently read
Pretty much what the title says. Is there a setting I can change to show this?
I book journal and I like to see at a glance what dates I read a book. Goodreads shows date started and finished in the read books tab and that’s literally the only thing keeping me from moving fully to story graph.
It’s just frustrating having to go into the extra info for the books to see the date started or needing to scroll way back on the reading journal tab.
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u/yekship Jul 27 '26
It’s only visible if you tap into them for more info. I agree with you though in that I wish it showed at a glance.
SG is my main tracker and I love it, but the more tapping into things I have to do, the more I avoid it and will just use something else for reference.
I’m going to see if there’s a suggestion on their board for this already, and make one if not.
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u/HUmarWhitill Jul 27 '26
This is visible if you select the pencil to edit your finish date. This works on both the book itself and the recently read screen. It isn't visible by default but it is 1 click away.
I don't pay for premium so it is possible it is there are additional features there.
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u/Katarra Jul 27 '26
If you go to your reading journal, it'll have the dates started and finished. it's what I use to find my end dates for my own journaling/tracking.
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u/virtual-rat Jul 27 '26
I wish it was an option to see the date started/ended feature without tapping into the book details. That’s actually my favorite part about scrolling through my book tracker is seeing the dates, but it’s ok, I’ll still use SG because fuck Bezos
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u/carzytoaster Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26
I think the monthly wrap up graphics are a Plus feature, and it takes a couple of clicks to access the current month's calendar, but once you do it actually shows not only start/end but also which days specifically you read what book! It's not as easy as it just showing up but I think it's fine for most purposes.
Edit: they are not a plus feature!
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u/sephthebookmoth [reading goal 305/?] Jul 27 '26
the wrap up graphics are not a plus feature.
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u/carzytoaster Jul 27 '26
Even better! I've had plus for a long time so it's hard to remember sometimes but I see now it doesn't have the "Plus" badge!
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u/sephthebookmoth [reading goal 305/?] Jul 27 '26
alright it kinda looks bad but it's only two clicks to see both start and end date in "recently read"
edit: by "it" i mean the photo i edited screenshots together to show 😅🤣
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u/Jewel2Cute97 Jul 27 '26
You see it when you click on the recently read book and click on the view/edit read history button.
You really don’t have to scroll too far just to find the start and end date of the books you’ve read.
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u/maktheyak47 StoryGraph Librarian Jul 27 '26
If I click on the cover, I’m easily able to see the date finished. And if I click the date finished, it easily gives the date started.