Off-Topic: The Story of an Internet Revolt

... a sad state of affairs... and shame on you GR/Amazon.

I will admit that I'm not on GR all that much. Sadly, I don't read as much as I would like and I'm not articulate enough to write good, helpful, lengthy reviews of the few books that I do read. But I love(d) GR because it was a place where I could read honest reviews and even get to know the people that made up this incredible community on a more personal level through what they wrote - whether it was a straight forward review or an off-topic sharing of their heart and/or head.

I am saddened and angry that GR/Amazon has put censorship in this place. And, yes, that's what I feel it is. Others may not, but I do. GR/Amazon not only started this censorship campaign but did it in a way that says, “we don't really care about you or what you think about us.” I guess that's big business-corporate America for you. And we, the peons - the consumers, are supposed to just accept it. Even if we speak up, or protest, or revolt, it usually doesn't put a dent in the situation. I can only hope and pray that this situation might be different, that GR/Amazon hear the voices shouting and pleading and search their own hearts and ask, “what have we done to this community - to ourselves?” I really don't have much faith, though, that this will happen.

So... I'm off to check out booklikes...


Added consequence to this... I will no longer trust the reviews I read here and I will no longer review the books I read. I may not be here much longer.