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[Riya]

Welcome Jill!!

[Chloe]

Welcome to the group Jill!!

[Linda]

Welcome to all new members.

[Liz]

Steph wrote: "Hey:) I'm Steph, and I love music, cross country, writing, and traveling. And a lot of other things. ✌"

Hi, Steph! I'm new here, too. I'm Liz, and I live in Colorado. I like seeing live music, jogging, and traveling, too.

I hopefully start a new job on Monday and will be traveling with my work--that means plane rides with time for reading!

[Riya]

Welcome Liz!! That sounds like a pretty cool job if it involves so much traveling!

[Jayansh]

Hey everyone

I'm Jayansh, 23 years old male. Interested in books, music(Tool fan for life!),movies, and everything in between. Looking to spend some good time here.

[Chloe]

Hi Jayansh!

[Chloe]

Welcome to the group!

[Jayansh]

Hi Chloe! Thanks. How you doing?

[Terry ~ Huntress of Erudition]

Iain wrote: "Hi I'm Iain, I'm a film student in Aberdeen, Scotland. I'll read just about anything science fiction, historical, contemporary etc. Also I'm a bit obsessed with cooking right now so if any one want..."

http://www.pastryaffair.com/blog/booz...
Hi Iain,
OMG I want to make this cake!
I hope you can open this -

[Doug]

Hi Group, I'm Doug from Georgia. At the moment I like hanging out with my three year old niece and dislike network "news".

I don't have a favorite book. Any book that keeps my attention long enough to be finished is my favorite until I move to the next one. Favorite movie is "Treasure of the Sierra Madre". Favorite song is "waiting room" by Fugazi.

Look forward to participating in the group.

[Christina]

Hey everyone my name is Christina from California ! I am an avid reader of all book genres and my room is overflowing will all my books.
I've been looking for a good book club for a while and everyone seems so friendly here !
Can't wait to get started :)

[Riya]

WElcome everyone!!! :D

[Annie]

Hi & Welcome to all the nice new peeps!!!
Happy reading! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!'

[Sharon]

Hi everyone I'm Sharon and I live in Australia.
I love to read whenever I can.
I've just joined this group today and from what I've read it seems like a friendly group.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone is reading.
I'm currently reading
My James: The Heartrending Story of James Bulger by His Father. by Ralph Bulger, Rosie Dunn
This is an emotional read. Tissues required :(

[Riya]

Welcome Sharon!! :D

[Sharon]

Thanks Riya :)

[Ben]

Hello, my name is Ben. I live in Cambridge (UK rather than MA). I have been on Goodreads since October 2012 but this is the first time I have decided to join a group.

I guess I have fairly broad taste in books, anything from contemporary and magical realism to crime and historical ficton. Like most of us, I suspect, I get into an author or genre and try and consume as much as possible for a while before looking for something new. That is why I have joined the group really... to find something new. So I am hoping for lots of great recommentations from all you interesting and well-read people :)

I usually have a couple of books on the go at once. In most cases something easy and fast paced (for the busstop) and something a bit more cerebral - like now, I reading and . I will let you all decide which one is which... ;)

Looking forward to getting to know you all!

[Riya]

Welcome Ben!! Glad you picked this group first :) I really want to read Inferno- you'll have to tell me how it is!!!

[Scott]

Hi! I'm Scott and I,m from CT. Been on goodreads for under a year and this is the 2nd group I ever joined. There was something about this group that seemed special and welcoming and varied. Should be fun.

[Riya]

Welcome Scott!! We feel special- only 2nd :D

[Terry ~ Huntress of Erudition]

Hi Ben, I just bought but I didn't start it yet. How do you like it so far?

[Scott]

Should have read Jack's post first:
likes: active listening, a really good laugh, crosswords, coffee, good food, Fall, a good storyteller
books: fiction, suspense, horror, a good series, great characters...last Joyland, salmon fishing yemen, we need to talk about kevin...yikes.
tv: game of thrones, mad men, downton abbey, just watced all of lost...a little late i know, dexter, us of tara, miranda, hgtv, etc
movies: almost anything but jaws, color purple, ordinary people, whos afraid of virginia woolf and streetcar/desire....favs

[Ben]

Terry wrote: "Hi Ben, I just bought but I didn't start it yet. How do you like it so far?"

Hi all, thanks for the welcome everyone.

Terry and Riya - Hi, if you want a fast paced, written for cinema, easy read Inferno will fit the bill. As people elsewhere on GR have said it follows the Dan Brown 'formula' pretty closely. But I guess we know what were getting by now and I think that there is always going to be a place for this kind of book. I have quite enjoyed it and would say it is a better book than

[Azaa0424]

Hi everyone:) I am from Mongolia. I am beginning to read English books. And my English is not very well. Please suggest me english books which easy to understand and interesting.

[Thom]

Hi, I'm Thom Cahir, a new author who just self-published his first novel, 9-11 Avenged, please just call me Thom.

I was born, raised and live in Providence, RI after 22 years of living outside the city.

As for likes, I'm a fairly open-minded person and will give anything a chance but I don't like bigotry in any form, although sometimes as a fiction author you have to write it to make a point.

I grew up reading Cold War novels by Frederick Forsyth, Robert Ludlum, John LeCarré and Tom Clancy and I tried to model my novel that way. I even describe my book as the modern day version of "Dogs of War."

For years i worked as part of the editorial staff at a major daily newspaper, starting out in news, enduring a brief stint in features and finally getting laid off after several years writing my passion, sports.

And finally, I'm also a grad student who knows a great deal about academic writing and I'll be writing my thesis for next May, 2014.

[Thom]

James wrote: "Hello Tom, welcome to the group"

Please, Thom, it was a protest against a nun in Catholic school when I was in 8th grade and I've stuck with it ever since.

[Azaa0424]

James wrote: "Hello and welcome to the group. The best place to start is to browse the bookshelves and pick from that. I am sure you will find something that might suit your fancy"

thank you. i might :)))

[Riya]

Thom wrote: "James wrote: "Hello Tom, welcome to the group"

Please, Thom, it was a protest against a nun in Catholic school when I was in 8th grade and I've stuck with it ever since."

Haha nice Thom, that cracked me up for a while!!

[Ben]

Thom wrote: "Hi, I'm Thom Cahir, a new author who just self-published his first novel, 9-11 Avenged, please just call me Thom.

I was born, raised and live in Providence, RI after 22 years of living outside th..."

Hi Thom, welcome to the group, what is the thesis on?

[Thom]

Riya wrote: "Thom wrote: "James wrote: "Hello Tom, welcome to the group"

Please, Thom, it was a protest against a nun in Catholic school when I was in 8th grade and I've stuck with it ever since."

Haha nice T..."

Yea, she used to mark me town for writing "Tom" instead of Thomas, then I switched to "Thom," and told her I was spelling it correctly since there's an "h" in Thomas. Ever since then I've been Thom. Glad I could make you laugh!

[Thom]

Ben wrote: "Thom wrote: "Hi, I'm Thom Cahir, a new author who just self-published his first novel, 9-11 Avenged, please just call me Thom.

I was born, raised and live in Providence, RI after 22 years of livi..."

The thesis is on my master's topic, labor relations/human resources, very dry stuff compared to the fiction I write.

[Ben]

The thesis is on my master's topic, labor relations/human resources, very dry stuff compared to the fiction I write.

Sounds interesting, labor relations doesn't have to be dry. You may already be familiar with his work, but if not check out anything by Alessandro Portelli (http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...). A lot is published in English and he writes brilliantly...

[Thom]

Thanks Ben, and believe me, I don't make it dry, just most of what I read is!

[Elise]

Hi I'm Elise , 27 year old Nurse and university student from perth Western Australia. Love horror , thriller and fantasy novels. Movies comedy and horror , music just about everything :) love animals and chocolate lol

[Elise]

Thankyou you must have good taste then lol :)

[Elise]

Lol :)

[Riya]

Welcome Elise!!! I've always wanted to visit Australia :)

[Robin]

Hi all. I'm Robin. I was born in Tucson, AZ and now I live in Iowa City, IA. I have always loved to read, and as of a couple months ago I'm a published author as well.

I like books that make the world disappear for a while. I read widely across genres and enjoy good books of all kinds.

The first book I ever read so many times it literally fell apart was 101 Dalmatians, by Dodie Smith. (The 2nd printing, with the lovely pen and ink illustrations.)

[Robin]

Hi James. Thanks for the welcome. It sounds like you were a precocious first grader. I'm looking forward to hanging out with some like-minded people.

[Elise]

Thanks Riya :)

[Riya]

No problem Elise!

And welcome Robin!!

[Faye]

"Please introduce yourself to the group!
Tell us a bit about yourself like:

Your name (or what you'd like everyone to call you)"
Almira Faye. Almira or Faye. Whatever you like. :]

Where you're from
Philippines

Your likes/dislikes
I like to read. I dislike...hmm headaches, I guess.

Your favourite books/movies/songs
Book: Gone With the Wind (but my favorite author is Charles Dickens)
Movie: Lord of the Rings; Argo
Song: Viva la vida by Coldplay; Boston by Augustana

And any other interesting facts about yourself! :-)
I don't know if it's interesting, but anyway I am an IT graduate.

Hello everyone! :D

[Riya]

Welcome Almira!! I LOVE ARGO :D That's cool- IT :)

[Faye]

Riya wrote: "Welcome Almira!! I LOVE ARGO :D That's cool- IT :)"

Thanks Riya :]]

And James, Almirante? Did I just gain a new nickname? Anyways it's fine. Thanks!

[Thom]

Great "likes," Mike! I can probably recite the Godfather word for word I've seen it so many times. (Not to mention I grew up in Providence when the mob was king and the movie first premiered.)

Mike wrote: "Name: Mike

Likes/Dislikes: (likes) outdoor activities, reading, movies, sports/ (dislikes) pretentiousness, arrogance

From: Ohio, USA

Favorite: (Book) Great Gatsby (cliche but whatever, its a gr..."

[Thom]

Only 12? I passed that mark 25 years ago, lol. Probably seen I and II more than 100 times. It's just too good a movie to pass up and with AMC and A&E showing it all the time, I get sucked in a couple times a year, at least.

[Rex]

Hi All! I'm Rex, and I have to say this sounds like a great group. I'm principal at Long Lots Elementary School, and many of the teachers at Long Lots are members at Goodreads. Maybe I can entice the to join this group. I'm an avid reader, and I love discussing what I've read with other readers. I have fairly eclectic taste. I was visiting family in Florida the past couple of weeks, and finished "Schroder" by Amity Gaige, "Calling Me Home" by Julie Kibler, and "Navigating Early" by Clare Vanderpool. I have so many books on my "to-read" list!

[Riya]

Welcome Mike and Rex!!

[Robert]

Welcome to all the new members this week:)