Lara’s Comments (group member since Feb 12, 2016)

Lara’s comments from the Who Doesn't Love a Classic? group.

Sad day. Harper Lee, author of one of my favorite books of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird, has passed away.

Here's the article Harper Lee Dies At 89

So good to see all of my Shelfari friends here! Welcome! Welcome! :)

AJ wrote: "Lara, you read my mind. A friend and I have decided to read both War and Peace and Anna Karenina this year. My other goal is to read 100 books total this year and to start working things off my TBR..."

Those are lofty goals!

Welcome Tracy and Debby! Glad you found us :)

Book Concierge wrote: "SO ... tonight I'm going to meet someone F2F who has been in a group with me here on Goodreads. She commented in a thread a while back that she planned to move to Milwaukee in the near future. I se..."

Oh that's so nice! You're the only Shelfarian I've met in person so far ;)

Just started The Confessions of Nat Turner.

Please post what you're currently reading here! Not just the classics, anything!

I will kick this off.

My 2016 goal is to start writing Reviews again. I stopped a long time ago and always meant to get back into it. Hopefully I'll be successful!

Now that 2016 is well under way, I was just wondering what reading goals you've set for yourself for this year???

It can be anything like...finally read War & Peace...or...organize my TBR list.

So, what are your goals?

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I did it!

How do I make stars?

As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
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The Princess Bride is probably one of my favorite movies of all time (I know all the lines by heart) and so I was very interested in reading this memoir by its star, Cary Elwes.

It's such a sweet book. You can tell everyone had a great time making this movie, which makes it even more special in my opinion. I loved all the little behind-the-scenes anecdotes that Cary includes. It makes me want to re-watch the whole movie to catch all the things he talked about!

So, if you're a fan of the movie, you'll appreciate this book.

FYI, this will be our group read through April. That way it'll give people more time with the book through this transition from Shelfari.

After April, we'll revert to having a group read every two months.

Hi everyone!

I'm Lara (though you probably know me as llevinso for Shelfari). I'm the head moderator for this group though I have NO IDEA how Goodreads works, so please be patient ;) Special thanks to BC who has stepped up to set this group up!

Anyway, I live in Evanston, IL (right next to Chicago) with my fiance. We've been together almost 5 years and will be getting married in the beginning of April in Puerto Rico! Woohoo! That's also why I haven't been as active this last year. Wedding planning (plus a promotion at work) takes up a lot of time.

I got back into reading the classics several years ago (and that's when I took the reins in the Shelfari group). I also enjoy reading all other different varieties of books: non-fiction, historical fiction, memoirs, etc. I just love to read. So I'm always happy to get a good book recommendation (or give one!).

Thanks for this! Though I've been on this site for a while now, I still don't understand really how it works.