Welcome Chris and Mirian!

Thank you!

Welcome, congrats and our sympathies! (That's for joining, the baby and the TBR. :P)

Hi all, I've been hanging around here for a couple months, but forgot my manners and didn't introduce myself. I'm from Oregon, nearly 21 years old and have a baby on the way!

This group has been great; all my favorites are HF and it's good to be surrounded by people who read. I'm not broadly read, so goodreads has been the best thing since chocolate! (Except for the part where the TBR list gets waaaaaaay out of control.)

I do my best. :P

I said you were hilarious because you are. And its the people that are addictive. I was a member of goodreads for 6 months before I joined a book club and I would get on maybe once a week. Now I'm on all the time. Hilarious!

No. I don't get it either. O_o

Yeah..especially when you talk to me...i read somewhere that someone called us "hilarious".....

I don't see it, myself....

Very true. I bet people refresh pretty often to see what I've come up with next. Don'tcha?? :)

Hey, the format and features of GR are pretty cool too.....I get that.....but of course it's these entertaining people that make us come back and refresh it so often. To see what silliness they've cooked up.

Hmm... Good question. The people, I suppose. Everyone is just so entertaining I can't drag myself away!

is it GR, or the people on GR?

Well... as fortune cookies are Chinese (or at least are associated with Chinese food), I kinda figured. :P

I've really really been enjoying Shogun. Unfortunately, I don't have much motivation to read lately... I keep thinking of all the stuff I have to do to get ready to go on vacation... cleaning, laundry, getting as caught up as possible on my accounts at work, cleaning out the fridge, packing etc... And then I say "screw it" and get on Goodreads.

So, 12 hours before I'm actually getting in the car and going, I'll be scrambling around like a mad-woman trying to get everything done at once. *sigh*

Why does GR have to be so addictive? :D

Thanks, Felina. See, I'm following you now!

I've actually wanted to read Shogun before, Becky. I've been curious how you've been liking it. Since it looks like we're entering the season of bricks and all.

And you know I was kidding about that 2000 page fortune cookie thing....

Well! Who let this guy in?? Just kidding! :P

I didn't know that you liked HF Chris, or I'd have invited you.

Our November and December group read, which officially started yesterday is Shogun. It's VERY good so far, so if you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. :)

Hi Chris...I just got confused about which group I was looking at. ;) Welcome to the group!

Hi everyone. I was doing a little browsing around and it looked like this was a cool group. I enjoy historical fiction, though I've never really dedicated myself to it as a primary genre. I've read several Michener books over the years and I've touched on some others that fit the category. I really enjoy historical fantasy such as Guy Gavriel Kay, which is based a lot on our own history, though the world populated is fictional.

And to add to that, it looked like y'all could use a male perspective in here....

LOL :-)

Hello new members! Good to have you!
Please vote (for Shogun) in the November group poll - http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/25727...

No pressure! :P

Either that, or some of us are just way too chatty for our own good. :P

Thanks for the welcomes. Guess goodreads isn't such a big place after all.

Hey Liz - I know we are in a few of the same groups. Welcome to this one. It is a great group and a lot of fun.

Glad to have you, Liz! I recognize you from TNBBC. It's funny all the familiar faces you come across in the different groups. I really enjoy that!

Welcome Liz!

Hi everyone, just joined the group today. I recognize some of you from 'around'. Glad to find this group.

Becky wrote: "My boyfriend has a "daunting" stack of books that he "may never finish". There are 8 books in it. O_o

He said to me that he wants me to start telling him when I'm getting sleepy and when I think I..."

Haha Becky. That's hilarous!

Welcome Caroline. Look forward to getting to know you on the boards.

Just finally getting back on! I've been too busy reading! And working!

Welcome to everyone and I hope I can get more involved on here! My husband is also not a reader and grumbles whenever I dive into a book but I just remind him that he is stuck with me and that he should be happy to have something to do but come up with projects for him!

So true... I need my fix!!

Welcome everyone... glad to have you! :D

Welcome Caroline! My life changed drastically when I starting joining in on the discussion boards. What started as dabbling turned into a full-fledged addiction! Now I feel lost if I don't get my daily dose of GR. LOL

Jump right in and have fun! I look forward to chatting with you :)

Hi all!. My name is Caroline, and I have just discovered GoodReads discussion boards. I've been reading historical fiction since was a pre-teen, and I write some too. Hopefully, one of these days, I will get published...

Maybe Children of the Corn would have been a better choice.

Pros:
It's King.
We were in a cornfield.

Cons:
We were in a cornfield.

Yeah. I know the feeling. Maybe I should try the reading out loud thing.

He did read to me once on a long drive, but I can't say that I was really all that excited about it. He was reading Vurt, which IS one of the very, very few books he's read and really liked. But I'm just not much into cyberpunk... or at all, really, so, while it was interesting to not think about the unending cornfield I was driving through, I can't say that it was a great experience.

Becky - I am still laughing!! My husband got the great idea that we would read books together. This translates as I read out loud while he sleeps.

My boyfriend has a "daunting" stack of books that he "may never finish". There are 8 books in it. O_o

He said to me that he wants me to start telling him when I'm getting sleepy and when I think I'm only going to read for 30 more minutes each night, so that for those 30 minutes he can read with me. So, I told him that night... he said - "Oh I meant tomorrow!"

Tomorrow came and I told him, and he read. Sort of. He made it 2 (TWO!!) pages and zonked out. The next night, he managed to double his record and made it to 4 pages before falling asleep. The night after that he didn't even crack the book.. just looked at it with this pitiful expression of "Oh, why me??" The night after that he was back to "Maybe tomorrow..."

Tomorrow never came. =\

What's the deal with all of us being with non-readers?! I can get my husband to read maybe one book every 6 months. I guess opposites do attract, haha :)

Welcome Jan. I know what you mean about a TBR that is more than you could ever read. I have the same problem myself. And, like you, my partner never picks up a book, while I am never seen without one. It bugs the heck out of him sometimes, lol.

Welcome Jan... We all do indeed know the score! You'll fit right in here. :)

Hi everyone - I'm Jan, I love books not just reading them but talking about them, collecting them (also known as hoarding) I have a huge tbr pile which I'll never get through if I live to be 100 - I guess you all know the score!

My favourite genre is Historical fiction with a special fondness for (though not exclusively) books set in Victorian England and medieval Britain.

I'm currently reading "The Owl killers" by Karen Maitland and enjoying it loads so far.

I look forward to chatting about books I've enjoyed, particularly as my partner and best friend seldom pick up a book, whereas I'm never seen without one!

Wow, Jennifer! Three times through the Outlander series? That's impressive! That series is not for the faint of heart...we're talking thousands of pages involved. Jamie and Claire are so worth it though, aren't they! :)

I'm planning on starting on Breath of Snow and Ashes (my first read of it) and can't wait to see where the story will take us in that one. One of the things I love about Gabaldon is that she keeps you guessing the entire time. I never know what to expect, which is awesome.

Oh, and welcome to the group! :)

Hi Jennifer! Welcome to the group!

Hey Jennifer, welcome to the group. I, too, love Outlander.

Hey everybody, just sayin hi and I too am an Outlander fanatic. On my third read through of the series so I can have it fresh when I get to Echo. I've read some other historical fiction as well.

Hi Leslie!!! It's great to see you here! :)

I'm currently reading Pillars and really enjoying it so far. One of the things I'm loving about it, is that every time I pick it up and start to read, I'm completely drawn into the story. I love it when a book can do that!

Welcome Leslie! :)

Wow! Looking forward to this group.....I love historical fiction! Pillars of the Earth is one of my favorites...along with The Historian.

Hi Keia, thanks for joining! We look forward to hearing which books you've loved!

Hi Keia...welcome to the group!!!

Hello Everyone!
I'm very grateful that I was able to join this club... I have always and will always love HF. It is my first choice when I'm looking for another book to read. I also really want to hear what all of you are reading so that I can add them to my TBR.

I actually own a copy of The Outlander but have not read it yet...Maybe I need to put it towards the top of Mount TBR....
Still lovin' Pillars...