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I must admit I haven't read any of the classics for years, but I can see that being able to read on your phone definitely has its uses, especially if you already have a kindle - I'm just not sure I'd want to read an entire book on my phone. Looking forward to the book arriving, anyway, even if it does take a few days via the postal route!
Hi, I'm Jo. I have studied Literature to MA level but I have become very, very lazy in my reading habits. Yes, I am ashamed of myself!! If The Snow Child is still being read, I'll get a copy.
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Welcome to the group Jo. If you've got a kindle or kindle app then The Snow Child is still only £1.49 at Amazon.I've added you as a friend :)
Jo again - for some reason I have two accounts! It's this one I need to use, so I will friend people through this.
Hi, my name's Mark and I'm Elizabeth's husband. I've been persuaded to join The Book Vipers.I've got into reading more books over the last couple of years and enjoy all kinds of books but my favourite genre is a good ghost story.
Hi, I'm Julie, another from the North East of England. I read most things but contemporary fiction especially with a medical/psychological interest is my favourite genre.
Welcome to the group Julie. It's not too late to join in the Snow Child group read and discussion if you'd like to, or explore the group discussions and challenges and join in with some of them. We've got several challenges running.
Hi everyone I'm Amanda. I live in London, tube commute gives me reading time which I don't always utilise. I belong to two book groups but I fancy getting some new perspectives and taking part in this year's challenge. Looking forward to some book chat with you all.
Forgot to say, do add me as a friend if you'd like to
Hi everyone.I'm Sam, work for Libraries so surrounded by books all day, and i live in the North West!
Welcome to the group Amanda and Sam.
Hello, I'm Sandra, living in Teesside. This is the first book group I've ever joined so am a bit toe-dipping at the moment, also I've 20+ on my 'to read' list so won't be looking to take up any group challenges, yet.
Welcome to the group Sandra :)You could always gradually add your read books to the A-Z author challenge list and see where it takes you, if you like. There's plenty of general discussions on here too even if you don't do any of the challenges.
We have a monthly group read, so feel free to join in with that, and add a book you'd like to nominate for next month's read if you want to. We're reading and discussing The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey at the moment.
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Jen wrote: "Welcome Sandra! I'm just up the A19 from you :)"Hello Jen - and, apart from Jane Gardam and Richard Milward, do you know of any books set in Teesside?!!
Hello everyoneI'm Gill. Another one from the North East here. Lifelong book addict. I love buying books (old and new) and I think my Kindle is amazing. Plan to read much more this year and I hope joining my first book group will help me do that. I've got masses on my shelf to read and also a list a mile long. Best get cracking!
Welcome to the group Gill :)
Amanda wrote: "Forgot to say, do add me as a friend if you'd like to"I've added you as a friend, Amanda :)
Hello to everyone who joined after me. Teessiders, I love Jane Gardam! I've been sorting out all my unread books today; I've got a Read 50 Books challenge going on as well as the Vipers one. Apart from book club books I am not allowed any more books until the pile up is dealt with!
Hi.I'm June. Found you via the Mumsnet 50 book challenge thread. I'm already signed up for some other challenges but am always up for more..
June wrote: "Hi.I'm June. Found you via the Mumsnet 50 book challenge thread. I'm already signed up for some other challenges but am always up for more.."Welcome to the group June :)
Ma wrote: "Hello, I'm Angela, I live in East Sussex. I found this group via MN. I haven't been doing as much reading as I'd like but I don't mind really because my fat little baby (and my 3 year old) is to bl..."Welcome to the group Angela :) Wolf Hall's on my tbr list this year. If you let me know when you're planning to start it, we can set up a thread for discussion.
Hi - my name is Janet and I'm in Gloucestershire. Was moseying around on Good Reads yesterday and saw that your book for January is The Snow Child, which is my next book to read so I was tempted to join the group. Intrigued by the Vipers Challenge for 2013 too - will post my choices when I've worked out what they are - quite a challenge in itself! Have a 12 year old daughter and finding that I've got more time to read these days. Work part time in a library so lots of opportunities to find new inspiration.
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Welcome to the group Janet. There's still plenty of time to read The Snow Child for this month's group read but don't look at the spoiler thread as some of us have already finished and started to discuss it.We nominate and vote on a group read for each month so, if you'd be interested in taking part in that, add your nomination to the thread.
We have a couple of other challenges running too, in the challenge folder. Feel free to try one of those too if you fancy.
Elizabeth wrote: "Welcome to the group Julie. It's not too late to join in the Snow Child group read and discussion if you'd like to, or explore the group discussions and challenges and join in with some of them. W..."The Snow Child is hopefully the book for my next bookclub meeting on 4th Feb. so I'll have to wait until after then.
Melissa wrote: "Hello everyone, I found this group via MN. I haven't used this site before so need to familiarise myself with it - do you add friends etc?My name is Melissa and I love reading, I have eclectic ta..."
Welcome to the group Melissa. You can add friends if you want to - we've been adding each other as friends, or following each other's reviews. That way you can be nosy and see what everyone else is reading and discover new books to read! I'll add you as a friend :)
yes the more friends you get then the more variety of books you see and might grap your fancy. it's interesting to see how tastes can vary too.Welcome to all to new joiners.
Hi, I'm Dawn and I live in Fife. I've got out if the habit of reading anything other than chic-lit and so need help to get back on track! I've just started the Snow Child and am really enjoying it so far.
Dawn wrote: "Hi, I'm Dawn and I live in Fife. I've got out if the habit of reading anything other than chic-lit and so need help to get back on track! I've just started the Snow Child and am really enjoying it ..."Welcome to the group Dawn :)
Hi everyone, I'm Mandy from Northamptonshire. I found this group via MN and love reading on my kindle.
Mandy wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Mandy from Northamptonshire. I found this group via MN and love reading on my kindle."Hi Mandy. Welcome to the group!
Hi, I'm Sarah and live in London. Have a 12 week old so finding time to read is a bit more difficult but am loving the idea of the challenges and enjoying reading everyone's posts. Feel free to add me as a friend.
Sarah wrote: "Hi, I'm Sarah and live in London. Have a 12 week old so finding time to read is a bit more difficult but am loving the idea of the challenges and enjoying reading everyone's posts. Feel free to add..."Welcome to the group Sarah! I've added you as a friend.
Hi I am another one who has found this group via mumsnet. I am hoping to read 50 books this year but have not got off to a good start. I am off to look through the challenges. I love books and reading and everything to do with them :)
Hi phew taken me a while to Suss out how to input my introduction. Anyway I live in Poole , Dorset. I have two children, a dog, cat, chickens, guinea pigs, a rabbit and some fish. My own little farm which is very popular with fiends children during warm summer days. I love to read and try to use reading as a way of de stressing during the day, however I tend to end up nodding off which actually is annoying when I am reading a good book. I like all genres and am happy to try people's recommendations.
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You won't regret it Belinda - £10 well spent (can't find a euro symbol on my keyboard, but you know what I mean :D).
I didn't think I'd use my phone to read books on, but it does have its uses, when out and about and I don't want to take my kindle with me. I can sync between the two.
What I love about the kindle is the volume of books you can get for free - nearly all the classics out of copyright are available free. So if that's all you like reading then you never need pay for another book ever again!