Do you know there's a #fediverse alternative to Amazon-owned #Goodreads? #BookWyrm is a social network for tracking your reading, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. You can follow and interact with users on different #BookWyrm instances and on #Mastodon. You can import from a Goodreads CSV export. You can create private shelves and curated lists. Join us at https://ramblingreaders.org or choose one of the other instances available #books#reading#bookstodon@bookstodon
@ramblingreaders@danialbehzadi@bookstodon I love this license! I like how it prevents traditional companies, law enforcement and military from using it. To me, it makes perfect sense to have this restriction for a book review service. Book reviews should not be stored for profit, nor corrupted to be used in an oppressive manner. I’m sure there are some nice, perfectly nerdy sections of armed departments in many countries. But this way is safe
There was a poll that stated—Rowling’s opening line in the HP series is one of best in the world. Someone posted about how there are a bunch of other opening statements that are better.
Here’s one of my personal favorites, from Gabriel Garcia Marquez (English translated):
“It is inevitable. The scent of bitter almonds always reminded him of the fate of unrequited love.”
@DocCarms@bookstodon honorable mention ( because it’s the second sentence from Prisoner of Zenda) “My dear Rose,” I answered, laying down my egg-spoon, “why in the world should I do anything?