Overview: Groups

Sounds Good to Me 3 books / 3 members / 0 posts People who will read whatever...and people with opinions.

China and the Chinese diaspora 79 books / 85 members / 66 posts Books by Chinese and Chinese descendant writers, on and about China and the Chinese. We read and discuss novels, short stories, poetry, memoirs, biographies and essays, graphic novels and non-fiction. We will also consider books about/on China by non-Chinese writers.

Page Turner 106 books / 110 members / 120 posts Books you can't put down, you know the books that make you loose a night of sleep. List 2-3 books that caused you loose the most sleep over. Maybe it was a book that caused you to call in sick to work? Whatever the case, list the book(s) that caused your hand to involuntarily reach for the next page.

Diversity Works 513 books / 777 members / 7989 posts "This was one of the tasks we set forth at the beginning of this campaign - to continue the long march of those who came before us, a march for a more just, more equal, more free, more caring and more prosperous America. I chose to run for the presidency at this moment in history because I believe deeply that we cannot solve the challenges of our time unless we solve them together - unless we perfect our union by understanding that we may have different stories, but we hold common hopes; that we may not look the same and we may not have come from the same place, but we all want to move in the same direction - towards a better future for of children and our grandchildren." Barack Hussein Obama 44th President of the U.S.A.!! Diversity Works is a where we acknowledge our differences, celebrate our commonalities, and make an honest effort to navigate between the two. We hope the setting here feels safe enough for you to examine, consider, and challenge ideas and thoughts expressed here. It's not about being right, but being heard. Tell us what you think.

The Office Book Club 45 books / 2 members / 1 posts

High school literature teachers 108 books / 255 members / 407 posts Don't you want to talk about books with people who teach them? I am just finishing a busy first year of teaching high school English and journalism...I'd love to see what English teachers are reading this summer and share ideas on how to bring books to life for high school students.

the girls 134 books / 311 members / 513 posts Friends don't let friends read bad books.

Book VS. Movie 397 books / 957 members / 1155 posts This group is all about the differences between the books and the movies. Join the group and tell what your favorite is the Book OR the Movie. Add books that have turned into movies if you like. ENJOY!!!! If you want to join the group just ask me or Hollz middle to become our friend and then add you to the group. Happy Reading and Watching!

Crystal Dolphin's Fiction Listing for everything else 54 books / 1 members / 0 posts My General Fiction Reading list. This list does not include children's or young adult books, science fiction/fantasy or non-fiction books.

AP Literature 35 books / 16 members / 4 posts

Bookworm Club 64 books / 23 members / 22 posts Hi everybody , Books are so amazing. They are the best things ever invented. This group is for the ones who have just got hooked to books and also for the ones who are already hooked. Please do feel free to write whatever you feel. Thank you for visiting my group. Bye Bubbles

Nagoya Book Club 18 books / 4 members / 4 posts most of us are not here to stay and are always hesitant to buy more books that we'll then need to deal with when we move on but we all have books we couldn't resist and amongst ourselves, we're bound to have a bunch that we would like to exchange/borrow/lend/give away. i don't want this group to be used to buy and sell books (there are other more specialized sites for that) but recommendations of bookshops could come in handy as well as events, nice places where we can enjoy a nice book and just about anything related to them really happy reading!

Kealing MS 8th group 49 books / 47 members / 65 posts Kealing MS book group. any books we read and like we can post them to help give suggestions to people who want a good read. add the books you are going to read for the free book choice read-thing to the shelf. just in case you see any perverted activity or a fake me (ian), notify me and please do not be fooled. the real ian is the admin, alright? i'm really frustrated by the fruad . he is the profile with all the adult oriented books as well.

Mostly Biography, Classics & History 454 books / 88 members / 40 posts This book is for a group of like-minded people who wish to read various books and discuss them. To grow (and to, likely, change) in our opinions and views of the world. Please join me. Just choose from the Books To Read list and we'll discuss which to read. If you feel a book is worth reading by the group, then let me know and we'll see if it gets added to the list.

Myself -The Soul 41 books / 86 members / 38 posts Everybody on this earth is unique. With there own thoughts, emotion, and desires. Its necessary to find and understand your own self and discovering that uniqueness rather than just following the crowd and thoughts around. Listen to your mind. It gives enough clue to follow the self truth, and connecting to the, Supreme.

Kealing's 888 51 books / 29 members / 23 posts Kealing students, teachers, administrators, and staff who are doing the 888 challenge. Select 8 categories. You can select any kind of category to meet your reading tastes. You might want to select some categories that you already read heavily from and others that will lead you to branch out. Examples include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, graphic novels, science fiction, mysteries, books my best friend recommended to me, funny books, books on the 1001 books you must read before you die list, Booker Prize winners, etc. For each of your 8 categories, select 8 books. Read them all in '08. You're allowed up to 8 overlaps (books that count in more than one category). Depending on the number of overlaps you select, you'll read 56-64 books in '08. You are allowed to adjust your list of categories and books at any time during the year. The 888 challenge was originally posted here: http://triple8challenge.blogspot.com/2007/09/challenge-rules.html Group guidelines: Post your list. On our group shelves, post the books you're currently reading and then move them to our books read shelf. As you read and/ or finish each book, post a review. You can also post requests for suggestions for your list. All discussions must be classroom appropriate. Enjoy! Take care, Ms. Roy

Ms. S. and her Beloved Students 20 books / 7 members / 5 posts For myself, my students, and their parents...just for fun.

Of places and races 48 books / 6 members / 3 posts About poignant stories set in different places. Of human heart and emotions that rock us from within.

Mermaids 9 books / 6 members / 1 posts Mermaids--Quantico book group

Brilliant Babes (And Dudes) Who Read Selectively 647 books / 167 members / 8090 posts So, what makes you a selective reader? If you like Dan Brown, Danielle Steele, Nicholas Sparks, or similar works, you MAY not be into this club. We are a group of intelligent persons who love both thought-provoking literature and quality brain candy. Actually, I mainly started it for myself and my friends, but anybody can apply if you think you're down with the Brilliant Babes--just send someone a note explaining why YOU think you are a brilliant babe (or dude) who reads selectively. This is a super-casual group. Anybody can suggest a book to read, anybody can add books to the reading list. We welcome any and all intelligent book discussion (not to mention whining about books we hated or gushing about books we loved). And don't worry if you have a really embarrassing book on your shelves...we all have skeletons in the closet. To ask for an invite please DO NOT use the admin message box, leave a note on the profile pages of either rob or Suze...we will get back to you as soon as we can...thanks for your patience...and if you insist on asking for an invite via the group admin message box you will be ignored...so don't. Also, please remember that, although we TRY to get to everyone's requests in a timely manner, we do have other responsibilities that sometimes delay us from looking at your shelves. Your patience will be rewarded A note about being snobs: As hard as it is to believe, with all of the nice people here on Shelfari, we get an e-mail once every week or two saying that we are snobs. That really just depends on your definition of a snob. Yes, this is a private group. Yes, we jokingly call ourselves brilliant. Yes, we have rather defined reading tastes that cut out a lot of mass-market fiction. Does that truly make us snobs? We hand-picked many members of our initial group around what we like to read or think we'd like to read. I don't think this makes us so much snobs as "people who want to discuss the kind of stuff that they like to read and don't care to discuss stuff that they don't like to read." (shrugs) We're pretty accepting. So, before sending us mean e-mails, see above for the joining process. And just remember: If you don't make it in, you probably haven't read the same books that we've all read and we'd have nothing to talk about! A special note from the admin: We want everyone to have a great time here. All we expect is that everyone plays nice! Good-humored sarcasm is in; putting down or harassing our members is not, and we won't hesitate to remove a repeat offender from the group. Note on the threads: please feel free to go back and resurrect any of the earlier threads that you find interesting... Our One and Only Love List... Love in the Time of Cholera...Gabriel Garcia Marquez (J.M.) Pride and Prejudice...Jane Austen (littlemom) Jane Eyre...Charlotte Bronte (AthenasDaughter) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn...Betty Smith (Dana) A Room With a View...E.M. Forster (Kiki) To Kill a Mockingbird...Harper Lee (unfinished woman) The Virgin Suicides,,,Jeffrey Eugenides (ballroom pink) Dragonfly in Amber...Diana Gabaldon (Aimeesue) Watership Down...Richard Adams (rob) Persuasion...Jane Austen (AvidReader) The Once and Future King...T.H.White (Alicia) The Sound and the Fury...William Faulkner (katie) Gone with the Wind...Margaret Mitchell (dickensfan) The Forsythe Saga...John Galsworthy (cubachick) Catcher in the Rye...J.D. Salinger (gbett) Fall On Your Knees...Ann Marie MacDonald (HemingwayHeroine) Return of the Native...Thomas Hardy (Aaro) Fight Club...Chuck Palahniuk (Tania B.) The Great Indian Novel...Shashi Tharoor (ophelia) Reading The Three Musketeers: The Serial Schedule Part/Chapters/Start Date/Discussion Date one/author's preface, 1, 2, 3, 4/17th May/25th two/5, 6, 7, 8/26th/1st June three/9, 10, 11, 12/2nd/8th four/13, 14, 15, 16/9th/15th five/17, 18, 19, 20/16th/22nd six/21, 22, 23, 24/23rd/29th seven/25, 26, 27, 28/30th/6th July eight/29, 30, 31, 32/7th/13th nine/33, 34, 35, 36/14th/20th ten/37, 38, 39, 40/21st/27th eleven/41, 42, 42, 44/28th/3rd August twelve/45, 46, 47, 48/4th/10th thirteen/49, 50, 51, 52, 53/11th/17th fourteen/54, 55, 56, 57, 58/18th/24th fifteen/59, 60, 61, 62, 63/25th/31st sixteen/64, 65, 66, 67, epilogue/1st September/7th http://www.strandbooks.com/ http://www.daedalusbooks.com/ http://www.hippocrenebooks.com/ http://loyolaclassics.loyolapress.com/

Alliant International University book lovers 283 books / 6 members / 0 posts This group is for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends of Alliant International University to share their book/reading list in any genre.

FrugalReader.com Members 445 books / 43 members / 229 posts A group for Shelfari.com members who are also FrugalReader.com members!

Women Speak 406 books / 1412 members / 10063 posts This group is for women to speak about issues concerning women. FOR WOMEN ONLY. No men are permitted to join. (If you are a man and you received an invitation, it was by mistake. I'm sorry, but you are not welcome here. Kindly, remove yourself or else you shall be removed.) Because of the nature of our conversations, if you are a girl (under the age of 18), please get parental consent prior to joining. So if you are a woman, simply click on "Join Group" in the upper right hand corner. RULES: NO religious debates. Take that up in a forum that is designed for religious debates. Refer to only your religious beliefs in that they help form your opinion. Do not speak of the tenants of a faith that is not yours. No personal attacks. Do not use a member's name or any pronouns referring to a member with ANY derogatory comment, such as, naive, sexist, stupid, immature, etc.. Do not use any descriptions that demean a person's character, intelligence or belief's Do censor your own comments prior to submission to ensure that they are respectful of the other members in the group. Do pause before submitting in a heated discussion and take a second look at what you are about to submit. Recommendations: Be specific and don't use generalizations. When debating, be sure to counter specific points made and address the member who made the point. Give people the benefit of doubt. This is the Internet therefore you don't have the vantage point of reading body language. Ask for clarification. Ask questions. We could avoid a lot of hurt feelings if we first ask if a person is saying what we think they are saying. State your position without expectation. The goal is to be heard and share your position. We're not here to win converts. If you do feel attacked, address the offender directly and let them know that what they said (and be specific) hurt, upset, concerned you. And communicate this without countering with an insult. It's hard to listen when you're feeling attacked. When stating statistics provide cite (web link, article, book).