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Apr 13, 2013 04:20PM
My own corner. O-KAY, I will, and I thank you, sir. I love amazing groups!
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I will check into that..I have read a lot of books I just don't have them on GR yet
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Sophia wrote: "Hello, I'm Sophia! :) I'm a University student in Sydney, Australia, but I was born and raised in Ontario, Canada. I've only recently rediscovered the joy of reading after my sister encouraged me t..."Hi Sophia. I live near Toronto! What are you studying? My daughter--in-law did her teaching degree there. Are you a hockey or baseball fan? Leafs and Jays both won today. Look forward to talking with you. Welcome to the group.
My name is Crystal, my handle is usually Attack.Iguana (because I have one, named Dracula)Florida, lived here my entire life
I like reptiles and stuffed bunnies, books of course. Though that does not automatically mean I like books about bunnies. I hate Watership Down, love Bunny Suicides.
This is just, too long to even try. Books - Ender's Game, Kushiel series, Jane Austen, Sherlock Holmes, Guy Gavriel Kay, Dorothy L Sayers, Lilith Saintcrow, Abigail Reynolds, Gail Carriger, Neil Gaiman, especially Stardust, Harry Potter of course. Just a very eclectic list of likes. I have a lot of free time, so I'll basically read anything. I do wish that the selection of MM books out there was of higher quality.
Movies - Colin Firth's Pride and Prejudice, Rocky Horror, Tinker Tailor, LOTR, the Producers, Dark Knight
I'm a member of postcrossing and I absolutely love it! I'm interested in photography as well and enjoy writing though not professionally, it's fun not work for me. I'm also interested in anime and manga. I'm both a Japanophile and an Anglophile, with perhaps some Francophile thrown in for seasoning.
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Jack wrote: "Katherine wrote: "Ok Jack, any feedback on what happened for the past almost 10 hours from our hosts?"I have no idea"
I was having a panic attack that Goodreads had been shut down. I love it so much here and have made a few friends and the thought of loosing it was pretty scary
Well, I heard that Amazon purchased goodreads so I guess they are working on it. I was not able to get in for 5 or 6 hours but some of my friends in India were able to get in the whole time. It often overloads when too many people get on but they used to put Alice in the rockingchair reading up when that happened and you would get booted out. I felt quite desperate too. I sure hope it doesn't happen again.
Katherine, be sure to get your friends email addresses or friend them if they are on Facebook in case something does happen. Several of us were at least able to commiserate together.
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YVW, JackSay, what happened, re: Amazon/Goodreads? I guess I should read the newspaper!
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Hello to the group. My name is Sarah, and I hail from Michigan, a small town on the southwestern side of the state where so much is green and growing!My likes include reading and everything associated with it, breathtaking beauty, engineering, drama, trivia, unique board games, and church.
My dislikes tend to be more like pet peeves. I dislike having an opinion without significant research behind it, animal movies, books that should end well but don't and have required a signifant amount of time to read, being disloyal, and waiting for something without a book to read.
My favorite books are the Lord of the Rings. Top authors include Tolkien, Lewis, Ferber, L'Engle, Paolini, Melville, MacDonald, Burroughs, and John Flannagan. My favorite books are adventure stories with a little bit of everything and great characters.
My favorite movies are How to Train Your Dragon, Despiccable Me, and the PRincess Bride.
My favorite songs are gospel, celtic, love, movie soundtracks, folk, instrumental, and classic.
My passions are fantasy, its roots in mythology, faerie tales, and a timeless story.
Welcome, Sarah!Sounds like you enjoy The Inklings:) Me too. Great literary minds.
Hi, I'm Mike. I'm from the US, currently living in Utah after spending most of my life living in small desert communities in Southern Nevada (near Death Valley).I like reading hard-boiled detective novels, nonfiction, and crime fiction that feature oddball or eccentric characters. Elmore Leonard and Lawrence Block's Matthew Scudder series are a couple of my favorites. I've recently begun reading some of James Crumley's books.
And...welcome, Mike. Utah is a beautiful state!
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hello all newbies!!!! welcome.. Usually I do a better job at welcoming each and everyone of you but work has been really CRAZY this week and the week just started... but still... I welcome each and everyone of you.
Mike wrote: "Hi, I'm Mike. I'm from the US, currently living in Utah after spending most of my life living in small desert communities in Southern Nevada (near Death Valley).I like reading hard-boiled detect..."
Hi Mike!!!! so glad to see you here in our group!!! hope you enjoy it.
S wrote: "Hello to the group. My name is Sarah, and I hail from Michigan, a small town on the southwestern side of the state where so much is green and growing!My likes include reading and everything associ..."
Welcome Sarah,. glad to have you here with us.. I myself read all genres...have you set a reading challenge for this year yet?
Crystal wrote: "My name is Crystal, my handle is usually Attack.Iguana (because I have one, named Dracula)Florida, lived here my entire life
I like reptiles and stuffed bunnies, books of course. Though that does ..."
Crystal I enjoy photography also... I love black and white photos the best and usually convert mine this way. So glad to meet you!
Denisa wrote: "S wrote: "Hello to the group. My name is Sarah, and I hail from Michigan, a small town on the southwestern side of the state where so much is green and growing!My likes include reading and everyth..."
Hi Sara, welcome. I grew up in Dearborn. Been away from Michigan a long long time.
Hi Sean! I love fantasy books but I've been trying to read other genres too. I like The Hunger Games and Perks, never read Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children though... Too much on my reading list right now!
Hi Sean, welcome to the group. I too loved the Hunger Games, and Harry Potter series.
Harry Potter kind of kick started my reading problem haha :)
Welcome Sean. I'm on board with The Hunger Games and Harry. Miss Peregrines...? I'll definitely check it out. Thanks!
Sean wrote: "Hello guys! My name's Sean and I live in the UK (Yorkshire, specifically). I'm near the end of my second year of university, studying sociology and criminology.I'm pretty much into reading any st..."
Hello Sean it is great to have you among us...
Hi Sean welcome! i always liked Criminology! what its like studying it?
Hello, my name is Erin.I'm from Southeast Texas, love books and music, and hate (I know you said dislike, but the word seemed inadequate in this particular case) leafy greens and Brussels sprouts.
My favorites of the moment are the Dark Inside series (currently reading the sequel), Two Door Cinema Club (Tourist History is an excellent album) and the Avett Brothers.
Interests are:
Teaching (do it for a living --- 11th grade English, so I better like it)
Knitting (I'm 24, not 80)
Singing (no, I'm not famous --- the most scenic venue I've performed at is my dashboard)
Attempting to paint pretty things
Hanging out with my wonderful husband of almost 6 months and our two adorably strange dogs. They're kind of amazing.
Hey Erin, welcome! And congrats to the "newlyweds"! Can't say I'm a fan of knitting, or the act of, anyway, but I sing to my dashboard too:)
Erin wrote: "Hello, my name is Erin.I'm from Southeast Texas, love books and music, and hate (I know you said dislike, but the word seemed inadequate in this particular case) leafy greens and Brussels sprouts...."
Erin it is so nice to have you here with us.. its ok that you hate leafy greens and brussel sprouts... it means there are more for me... hope you enjoy the group as much as we do
Hello, I'm Christen! I just recently moved to Denver, CO from Alabama. I'm a photography and graphic design student, and an avid reader of almost every genre. I particularly enjoy fantasy and general fiction. I'm looking forward to challenges with reading more, and reading books I might not normally choose!
That actually sounds really interesting, my mum doesn't agree. She told me that it would be a scary job haha
Hi Sean, what an interesting course of study, welcome to the group.
Denisa wrote: "S wrote: "Hello to the group. My name is Sarah, and I hail from Michigan, a small town on the southwestern side of the state where so much is green and growing!My likes include reading and everyth..."
Yes, I have! Last year, I tried 21, and almost made it. This year, trying 15. Haven't gotten far yet, since I am still in college and about at finals time! This summer will probably be my main reading time!
Sarah wrote: "Denisa wrote: "S wrote: "Hello to the group. My name is Sarah, and I hail from Michigan, a small town on the southwestern side of the state where so much is green and growing!My likes include read..."
I know the feeling.. I am in college too and I have term finals this week however one teacher requested the final paper last week so... all I have left are two test and one paper..
I do get to read a lot at work so that helps me in my challenge...
Denisa wrote: "Sarah wrote: "Denisa wrote: "S wrote: "Hello to the group. My name is Sarah, and I hail from Michigan, a small town on the southwestern side of the state where so much is green and growing!My like..."
What are you studying? Good luck with your tests and paper!
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