The salon is where you can ask for recommendations, or just banter about some related topics with the community.
spine TINGLING bone CHILLING reads??? what is the best horror book you've ever read? and please no "scary" or "unsettling" books that are actually just about dreading the rise of fascism or complex family trauma. i want to be physically, viscerally frightened. it doesn't even have to be a good book in the conventional sense, i want something that is HORRIFYING bonus points for eerie horror instead of weird horror
Posting here as well since this may cause confusion from old users. Now reviews now need 50+ words and lists need 10+ books to appear on the global discovery pages. Shorter reviews and lists are still available on profiles, book pages, and their own pages.
Have you ever forced yourself to finish a book even though you've basically checked out? I'm on page 489 (out of 673 ) of Sexual Personae. I really enjoyed the first few chapters. But reading her manic analysis of authors I've never read is a bit disorientating for a pleb like me. I've just finished the chapter on Swinburne and Pater and realised that I wouldn't be able to explain in any meaningful detail what I've just read.
👷♀️ The long awaited Goodreads import feature is out. It only took almost 2 years and a custom book DB to enable it, turns out. You just need to upload the .csv file, it's that simple!
2026 so far, has been a bad reading year. I've enjoyed some of the books I've read but not loved any, and feel as though I don't have a clear sense of my taste anymore. This in turn is causing me to become somewhat disaffected with reading, not something I ever thought would happen! Any tips for breaking the cycle of unsatisfying books, finding your taste and falling in love with reading again? Thanks!
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Can anyone recommend works that shine light on the medieval person’s self conception? Historical ethnography, sociology, anthropology—anything would be appreciated, but I’m specifically looking for something that’ll help me contrast the medieval inner life with that of the enlightenment/post-enlightenment person. Basically my work-life is comparable to a peasant’s, and I want to see if my mind might resemble a peasant’s as well.
Do NOT read Flaubert's letters from his trip to the Orient. The man was disgusting very sad the writer of one of my favorite books indulged in pederasty simply because it was something exotic to try. Also how did they get so into fucking little boys in the Middle East?
divertente come io continui a leggere libri che trovo in giro a caso solo perché sono dannatamente curiosa e devo sapere di cosa parlano – nonostante non siano del genere che piace a me – per poi lamentarmi perché non mi piacciono
What are the best books on disability? Tragic books are welcome of course, but it would be interesting to read something with a more mundane or even humorous tone.
iOS app (and Android after) is WIP; goal is to release before end of summer. The long awaited mobile native experience! If you have any interesting inputs (or ideas) for the "native mobile experience", please feel free to drop it down below. There's some interesting avenues here; even push notifications alone leavesopen some interesting ways we could strengthen the social aspect of it all.
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You can now attach books (and soon users) in comments + content. These mentions are viewable in the book page as "In Conversation" section. EDIT: you can now also mention users! They will receive notification.
