I can't think of a witty title, so... Hi!

[Lily]

Hello! *waves hands awkwardly* Back in January I decided that I would read more in 2009 than I did in 2008. (As a young kid I constantly devoured books, but college has the pesky habit of impinging on my reading time.) I joined Goodreads so that I could better keep track of what I've read and find more books to add to my horde. Since then my to-read list has ballooned alarmingly, and it seems that it's only going to grow more now that I've joined this group.

I've always been a fan of fantasy, but lately I've been reading more historical fiction and classics, and generally trying to broaden my tastes. As a science student, I'm also attempting to read more science books apart from what I need to read for school. It may or may not be working.

Anyway, I'm excited to be a part of this group, and I look forward to discovering many more books here.

[Becky]

Hi Lily! Nice to meet you and welcome to the group!

Your reading habits are like a mirror image of my own, so I see quite a few interesting conversations in our futures! :)

If you are looking to broaden your tastes, you might want to consider participating in the Official Spring Challenge. It's fun and addictive and will definitely get you reading some new stuff!

Beware though, the group might cut into your reading time just as much as college does.

[Lori, Super Mod]

Hi Lily. Nice to meet you, and thanks for joining.
Reading is a great thing, and reading MORE is even better :)

[Lisa Julianna]

Hi Lily,

Welcome to the group!

[[deleted user]]

Hi Lily, Welcome and happy reading! (I agree, the challenges are great.)

What branch of science are you studying and/or interested in reading? (I'm a frustrated biologist... gave it up to find a more lucrative area, and now I'm unemployed anyway... *sigh*)

[Lori, Super Mod]

Hi Angela, I sure hope you arent stalking that boy anymore. But you will find tons of things to read here. We have a few threads down in the lists section on Fantasy and Science Fiction so check them out.

[Lisa Julianna]

Hi Angela,

Welcome to the group!!

[Eric]

Welcome to the group.

[Lily]

Thanks everyone!

Becky - Awesome, thank you for the pointer! It does look like a great challenge. I'm going to get to work on my reading list right now. :D

Hayes - Biology, mainly the molecular side of things, and also evolution. Lately I've been doing some reading on astrobiology.

[[deleted user]]

astrobiology, cool... what do you recommend?

[Lily]

Life Everywhere: The Maverick Science of Astrobiology was a pretty good introduction that discussed the history and current state of the field. I recently got Astrobiology: A Brief Introduction too, but haven't really started it yet. :D

[[deleted user]]

Thanks! I'll give them a try. I don't know if I'll be able to find them inthe library here (highly unlikely) but I'll save them for my next trip back to the states!!

[[deleted user]]

Hello & welcome!

[Leora]

Hi and welcome, this is a really fun and very challenging group to belong to! Your horizons will be expanded in good ways.

[Atishay]

Hi Lily! Hope you get ample recommendations on historical fiction and science books.

[Valerie]

Hi Lily! I love your title and thought it was in fact quite witty. :)

[Lily]

Aww, thank you all! And Valerie, I'm glad you thought so. XD

[Kristen]

Welcome to the group! I love fantasy and historical fiction too!