Gothic

[close] If you're like me and love to chat endlessly about books but only through typed words, this is the group for you. It's low key, participation not required but would help make this group thrive.

[close] İlkgüz topluluğunun Goodreads grubu. Sene içerisinde okuyacağımız kitapları burada paylaşıyoruz. Topluluğumuzda bulunmasanız bile yer alabilirsiniz. Topluluğa katılım için ise aşağıdaki bağlantıyı inceleyebilirsiniz. taplink.cc/ilkguz "Haziran - Temmuz - Ağustos" ayları (Yaz seçkisi) kitaplarımız belirlendi. Okunacaklar olarak aşağıda görebilirsiniz. Kitap kulüplerimizi yürüttüğümüz Slack grubumuza katılmak isterseniz form doldurmanız yeterli. Yukarıdaki bağlantıyı kullanabilirsiniz.

[close] Welcome to **19th Century Insane Asylums** — a group dedicated to exploring the haunting history, literature, architecture, treatments, and human stories surrounding psychiatric institutions of the 1800s. This group is for readers, writers, historians, researchers, mental health advocates, and anyone fascinated by the realities of asylum life during the Victorian era and beyond. Together, we discuss: • Historical insane asylums and mental institutions • Patient experiences and forgotten voices • 19th-century mental health treatments and beliefs • Gothic and historical fiction set in asylums • Memoirs, nonfiction, documentaries, and research • Women’s institutionalization and social stigma • Preservation of asylum history and architecture Whether you are here because of a love for historical fiction, an interest in mental health history, or a desire to better understand the lives of those confined behind asylum walls, you are welcome here. Please keep discussions respectful and compassionate, especially when discussing mental illness, institutional abuse, and real historical tragedies. “In a world eager to forget them, may we remember the voices they tried to silence.”

[close] Celebrating Adult Fantasy, Scifi, and Horror books that promote diversity and inclusion. In all styles and formats: genre, literary, short stories, graphic novels, comics, poetry, etc. ✵Rep We Read✵: POC, LGBTQIA+, Disability, Chronic Illness, Neurodiversity, Mental Health & Fat Positivity 2026 Requirements: We're a welcoming bunch, but we require a couple of things from you: First, answer our mandatory question, which is only accessible on the desktop version of goodreads. Secondly, if your profile is private, temporarily make it public (until after your request-to-join is approved - usually within 24 hours). Note #1: Authors are welcome, but self-promotion is not permitted Note #2: We do not permit accounts created to promote books