Go Review That Book!

This is a simple idea aimed at encouraging people to read and/or review books from their own shelves whilst adding a spicy random factor to their reading.

This is how it works:

1. Jump into the latest Game Thread. Pick an unreviewed book from the shelves of the member posting above you and tell that member to "Go Review That Book!"

2. Wait for the next member to do the same for you.

3. Read or re-read the book as necessary and write your review.

4. Return to the Game Thread to tell the group that you've posted your review so that we may all enjoy it. In the same message, pick a book for the member above you...

...and like the circle of life, the game goes on.

You can read the reviews as the game goes along or you can follow progress on the Go Review That Book! Wiki pages. These set out all the reviews (where consent from the writer has been obtained), giving you a handy place to catch up on them all.

There's also a "Reviews to Come" page which is a list of books that have been assigned to members but not yet been reviewed by those members. This is handy for members to check what they've been assigned when, for example, they take a break from the game.

This game isn't an original idea. I adapted it from a game on RateYourMusic, devised by the clever Kronz. It was a lot of fun there and encouraged the writing of great reviews, so I thought it might be worth a try here. Given my propensity to go AWOL, thanks to tjsjohanna for keeping this going.

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Topics		messages	Last message
Game Thread 5		119	Samantha_kathy, Tuesday 8:34am
How're you doing? #2		7	Africansky1, May 15
Growing this group.		10	EmScape, April 16
Permission to Repost Reviews		46	RidgewayGirl, June 2012
Game Thread 4		296	rabbitprincess, April 2012
How're you doing?		228	isabelx, March 2012
Wiki Review Pages		4	tjsjohanna, March 2012
Reviewing non-fiction		8	Samantha_kathy, December 2010
Review links for 2010		16	tjsjohanna, November 2010
Wiki or threads for the reviews?		3	onyx95, August 2010
FAQ		34	reading_fox, March 2010
Game Thread 3		248	EmScape, June 2009
Go Review Wiki		37	bfertig, June 2009
Rip my review to shreds		15	jimroberts, April 2009
Invitation to the group "Reviews reviewed"		1	jimroberts, April 2009
Welcome to the Arena		39	ireed110, November 2008
Reviewing fiction		11	whitewavedarling, August 2008
That Was a Great Review		36	elbakerone, July 2008
Game Thread 2		250	ireed110, June 2008
Update on TheBookImp's Book Assignments		1	JacInABook, March 2008
Random Musings		7	fyrefly98, March 2008
What did it for you?		7	ElizaJane, January 2008
The Game Thread		222	reading_fox, November 2007
Update on Kayaalder's Book Assignment		15	kayaalder, May 2007