Shelfari

[close] I am not surprised by Amazon's purchase, but I do worry about the "culture" of GoodReads being overrun by adverts or "recommendations." How does everyone feel about the new ownership? What can we as readers and writers do to ensure continuity of the current esprit de corps?

[close] A group to help Shelfari friends find each other on GoodReads! :)

[close] We are Better Than Starbucks! If you like good coffee (or just the concept of coffee), great books, and sharp wit, and if authors like these excite you— William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Toni Morrison, James Joyce, William Faulkner, Willa Cather, Barbara Kingsolver, Harper Lee, Iris Murdoch, Virginia Woolf, James Agee, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, David Sedaris, Kenzaburo Oe, Marilynne Robinson, Flannery O'Connor, Roberto Bolaño, W.G. Sebald, Javier Marías, Eudora Welty, Chinua Achebe, Eduardo Galeano, Marcel Proust, Italo Calvino, Franz Kafka, Selma Lagerlöf, Michail Bulgakov, Graham Greene, John Steinbeck, Carol Shields, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mario Vargas Llosa, Bradford Morrow, Danielle Ofri —that is to say, if you love a good read, then please join us. As bookaholics, we aren’t interested in any 12-step program you may have to offer. We love our addiction, and encourage you to indulge, too! We are not a private group, but attacks on young, slow or otherwise disadvantaged players will not be tolerated. We encourage sharp, pointed (but clever) comments between equals, though sincere constructive thoughts are even more welcome. Generally, be nice, especially to other members, but if you want to take a swipe at famous authors or their work, public figures, big box stores, politicians and religious leaders, feel free. Focus more energy on what is good and even what is great, but feel free to throw a stone when the occasion calls for it. We want to have serious intellectual discussions that generate light, not just heat, though a little smoke and fire on occasion is not a bad thing. Please don't think we ALWAYS have serious high-brow conversations—we invite all kinds of silliness, puns and other ridiculous wordplay! (note Subtopic is a joke, we have no topics nor subtopics)

[close] Do you have an original character in need of development? Do you wonder how they would react in certain situations? More often than not, the best way to figure this out is through a role play, and you've come to the right spot. This group is dedicated to creation and development of original characters through feedback and fun role playing situations~