Ana’s Comments (group member since Jan 08, 2016)

Ana’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

Yeah, well, it's like when Pegida members in Germany say they are not islamophobes - sure you're not. Extreme ideologies tend to pair with each other rather nicely.

Well, the Mossos d'Esquadra, who are basically Barcelona's police, have said they will keep an eye. Heard nothing about my city, though. I am just scared that some of them might want to go the Cologne route.

Robin wrote: "Congratulations on reaching the 100k milestone! My mother joined the group yesterday. She's 96 years young, still an avid reader, and has always championed equal rights. She's my feminist role mode..."

We are honoured to welcome your mother to this group, Robin - and you too! Give her a big hug on our behalf!!

Lorena wrote: "¡Hola!
Encontré este grupo hoy y, casualmente, "El Color Púrpura" es uno de los libros que he seleccionado para leer este mes. Creo que este grupo llegó en un buen momento. A ver si también me pon..."

¡Qué alegría entonces que hayamos coincidido, Lorena! Bienvenida al grupo, si este es tu primer mensaje (yo tengo una memoria bastante terrible, así que disculpa si ya llevas tiempo por aquí, jaja), y nos leemos por aquí.

Mónica wrote: "Genial, gracias Ana, me parece más ordenado tener este hilo y no empezar otros a menos se comuniquen contigo primero."

Más que nada es por eso, por tenerlo todo con un mínimo de orden; por lo demás, no es que yo sea ninguna autoridad para dictar de qué se habla y de qué no, jeje. He observado que para este libro han empezado a surgir hilos en varios idiomas y aunque eso es muy positivo, nos preocupa también mantener un debate activo en inglés. Una lata tener que resignarse al inglés como lingua franca...pero así son las cosas, y es la lengua que nos permite a todos estar en contacto. :)

Kodak wrote: "Seriously? They're still letting him in the country? Ugh, darn it!"

For reals. The message I got today might only be an attempt at scaring people, but it says that there is a high risk of these animals attempting to assault women so you should avoid walking alone that night, just in case.

What great news! This disgraceful excuse of a human being is coming to my hometown in Spain!! Only Granada and Barcelona will be honoured to welcome him.

Now I'll have to be extra careful next Feb. 6. It is already circulating via social media. Ugh.

[Insert expression of joy here!]

CAN WE GET A ROUND OF APPLAUSES, PEOPLE?!

Let us tell you something - you ROCK. 100K members here already!? Are you kidding us?

...No you aren't!!! And we're thrilled to hit our first record. Will you join us for the celebration? Yeah? Alright, then copy the hashtag #Happy100kOSS and go out to share it like it's going out of business! Twitter, of course, we want to make it a trending topic! But also Instagram! Facebook! All the social media! Oh, and don't forget to include the shortcode url goodreads.com/oursharedshelf along with your hashtag.

This is barely the beginning!!! Help us make Our Shared Shelf even bigger and post your congrats here!! :D :D Love,

the Admin Team ;)

EIGHT MORE TO GO!!!!!!!

OMG, people. Yasssss.

It's great I still don't have the book. Hopefully the pimple in my left cheek will have left by the time I get it so that I can look all gorg for my shelfie.

We had you waiting for a while to know this month's book, so I feel it's only fair to open this thread now. Early birds, you can start commenting! Oh, and since this book is a novel and many people here have read it already, I think it would be the polite thing to use the spoiler tag. You'll find more info on HTML at the small (some html is ok) disclaimer on top of the text box. ^^

Happy reading! :)

Hello! This is a Spanish-speaking thread. :) Non-native Spanish speakers are still welcome to join the conversation! This is a trial thread by means of which the admin team is hoping to check foreign languages needs at Our Shared Shelf. In the meantime, kindly refrain from initiating multiple threads in foreign languages. Kindly note that this is a multicultural forum. Participation in English is still highly encouraged for all those who are able to communicate in this language, regardless of their level, for the sake of keeping our current atmosphere. Many thanks!

¡Hola! Este es un hilo en español. Los hablantes no nativos están invitados a unirse a la conversación. :) Aviso para navegantes nativos: ¡esta no es una comunidad cerrada! Los hilos en español son un apoyo para aquellos cuyo nivel de inglés supone un verdadero obstáculo a su participación en el foro. Si puedes comunicarte en inglés (mejor o peor), esperamos verte también en el resto del grupo. Por favor, no iniciéis nuevos hilos de conversación en español por ahora. Este es un "hilo piloto" para comprobar la necesidad de otras lenguas en el grupo. Podéis mandar un mensaje privado a Ana para sugerir nuevos hilos. ¡Muchas gracias! :)

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¡Decidle hola a nuestra lectura de febrero! Este mes, leeremos juntos la novela epistolar "El color púrpura", de Alice Walker.

Una pequeña ayuda: podéis encontrar el libro de segunda mano en enlaces como este: http://www.iberlibro.com/servlet/Sear... También está en inglés para los que prefiráis practicar un poco o simplemente disfrutar de la versión original.

;) ¡Todos a leer!

Preach it, Kodak! I will make sure y'all get to see my mug close to the book as soon as I get a copy!! :P

Yay!!!

:D We were truly looking forward to beginning February in proper style - reading this month's book!

Sometimes I have these days where I look around and feel so meh. Then I see people doing RAOK (Random Acts of Kindness) here and there and I smile a little.

Hey, Kodak! Wouldn't it be nice if those strings that we're trying to pull made a nice sound? ;)

I fully agree with the bit about sex not being the be all end all. :D

In other news, ewwwwww. Who is this clown? And why is he allowed anywhere out of his sad, small mind? Ew. Go away.

Eek! Stop making new threads to ask for the February book!

...But I understand. ;) Ahhhhh, there'll be an announcement reallyyyyyy soon. I promise. Bear with us, girls!

Catrice wrote: "Absolutely! Which is why I always tell people, I'm an open book! Ask me anything! Of course, few do but that's okay I'm a great listener too. ;)"

Can I just say that I feel really lucky to get to know people like you here, Catrice? Your previous posts in this thread were pure gold.

I remember being checking my IG once and finding a pic with a lot of comments. It was from a feminist POC feed, and she was presenting yet another case of white privilege and racism. Her caption featured the following warning (not the exact quote, but something along these lines, written in all caps, too) - "I'm warning all of you, white crybabies! Don't you even dare to come here with your hurt feelings or I will ban you!!!!!" I felt compelled to respectfully offer my opinion, say that while some of us do not acknowledge our privilege, then again some of us do and are willing to be aware and educate ourselves and that her warning was rather harsh.
Well, I guess I fitted her criteria for 'white crybaby' pretty nicely, because she removed my comment immediately and blocked me. I thought it was sad. Because of my skin colour, I am privileged indeed, but she was being arrogant and righteous, too - and she would never acknowledge it.
I think that when you're passionate about something / deeply care about something, and you find someone along the way who does not know a lot on that topic, you should only be pleased to share your ideas and thoughts with them. Now, if we're talking a 5000 words essay to be delivered within a deadline, um, no, go educate yourself indeed. People asking honest questions and getting honest answers in turn? That shouldn't be a problem.

Whaaaaat. That's terrible, Kikki. :( Aw. Last summer I lost the latest draft of a novel that I have been trying to write for years and that was kind of finally shaping up nicely. I don't even know what the hell happened, but I'll have to rewrite again. I cried and shouted so much that day. :( Sorry to hear that.

Annnnnnd now I'm dying to read some Captain Underpants. Thanks, Kodak.