Most Read This Week In Dark Academia

[close] Banned Literary Dept. is a monthly book club hosted by Briar Road, where we vote on and read thought-provoking, often challenged books that inspire curiosity, dialogue, and foster a diverse community of readers and new perspectives; bridging the worlds of fashion and literature. Through the Banned Literary Dept., we aim to foster a community that champions creative freedom, challenges convention, and advocates for positive change.

[close] ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* if you like fairytales, taylor swift, poetry, dark academia, old love letters, crowded ballrooms, tragic love stories, the french countryside, tchaikovsky, gilmore girls, knights and dragons, cats, jane austen, the victorian and regency era, studying latin under a candle light, abandoned castles, and much more, than this is the group for you! i made this group for fun so i can have some mutuals with the same interests as me! soooo if your a hopeless romantic, join the hopeless romantic society!!✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

[close] Welcome to the book club for people with opinions!! We are proud to announce that this is Goodreads’ VERY FIRST GROUP where peace was never an option. We read everything. Literary classics. Pulitzer winners. BookTok romances. Fantasy epics. Weird little books with 300 ratings. No book is too highbrow; no book is too trashy. If it’s worth reading, it’s worth arguing about. This is a discussion-first group. We are here to debate themes, symbols, writing quality, characters, plot holes, author choices, reviews, ratings, and occasionally each other. Strong opinions are encouraged. You think the blue curtains symbolize grief? Defend it. You think the author accidentally wrote the worst protagonist in modern literature? Present your evidence. You gave a beloved classic one star? Explain yourself. If you like writing 5-star reviews that read like a thesis statement, or 1-star reviews that read like a hate letter, you’re home. Go into the group threads, go onto other members' profiles, and start a debate. If someone's take is weak, tell them. The goal isn’t to agree. The goal is to think harder, read closer, and have more interesting conversations than “5 stars, loved it.” Bring receipts.

[close] ‧⁺˖🕯. ⊹ ࣪˖ "anything for our moony." ⤷ here is a place for us to talk about the marauders, ships, how we feel, and just talking about all our other academia and harry potter endeavors. "i solemnly swear that i'm up to no good." ‧⁺˖🕯. ⊹ ࣪˖