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message 601: by Grace (new)

Grace Hallander | 1 comments Hiii my name is Grace, I recently got into reading and I really want to focus a lot on female authors cause I’m a girl myself and most books ive read up to this point has been by male authors
I’m from Sweden and I love family/friendship drama, whimsy metaphorical stories and political criticism
I’m pretty excited for this group this will definitely be fun


message 602: by Jen (new)

Jen R. (rosetung) | 761 comments Welcome, Grace :) I like those reading interests too. And I love Sweden! I totally fantasize of living there. I’m American living on a German island in the Baltic Sea (East Sea) so it’s not so far for me, so I’ve been lucky enough to go a couple times since I’ve lived in Germany :) Anyway, hope to hear about your reading and such in the threads here.


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G L | 89 comments Welcome, Grace!


message 604: by Natalie (new)

Natalie Tyler (doulton) | 1 comments I am a newcomer to this group. I'm here to read reviews and get recommendations. My reading life is deep but limited: as an English teacher I spent decades reading and rereading Shakespeare, poetry, and novels from the classical canon. I know Austen, George Eliot, Edith Wharton, and Toni Morrison fairly well but I want to fill in the gaps between the "classics" and books by women. I love Barbara Pym, Iris Murdoch, Elizabeth Taylor, Virginia Woolf, and Anne Tyler.

I want more, new choices and reminders of things I've probably missed along the way.


message 605: by Jen (new)

Jen R. (rosetung) | 761 comments Natalie wrote: "I am a newcomer to this group. I'm here to read reviews and get recommendations. My reading life is deep but limited: as an English teacher I spent decades reading and rereading Shakespeare, poetry..."

Welcome, Natalie :) I'm very interested in classics too but more because I have relatively little experience with them. Hope you will enjoy the group and add your input in the discussion threads too!


message 606: by Ozsaur (new)

Ozsaur | 288 comments Hello, and welcome Natalie! I think you'll find a wide variety of book recommendations here.


message 607: by A. (new)

A. | 6 comments Hello,
I reside in the U.S; Tove Jansson is my pick for reading; although classic, gothic middlebrow writers are a close contender. Most likely I'll stay quiet during nominations and group reads, and appear more active for challenges, recommendations, and familiar comentary. Nature walks, tea, and classic cinema are my indulgences.

A.


message 608: by A. (new)

A. | 6 comments I'm puzzling whether this group is a good fit to document a "read the world challange"- there're a few on Goodreads that have larger groups; this group appears to be focusing more strongly on classical female authors with close conversation of the matter (yay). If there're others, recomendations are appreciated. Bingo also looks interesting.

Thank you,
A.


message 609: by Ozsaur (new)

Ozsaur | 288 comments Hello A. Welcome to the group! You can participate in any way that is comfortable for you.


message 610: by A. (new)

A. | 6 comments Hi Ozsuar, Thanks for the warm welcome.

A.


message 611: by Carol (last edited Jul 14, 2025 12:06PM) (new)

Carol (carolfromnc) | 4021 comments A. wrote: "I'm puzzling whether this group is a good fit to document a "read the world challange"- there're a few on Goodreads that have larger groups; this group appears to be focusing more strongly on class..."

A - we're glad you joined the group. If you decide to track your challenge books here, feel free to set your personal thread up in our Read the World Challenge folder, linked here

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Or you can set up a personal thread in our 2025 Read Women Challenge thread, linked here:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

The Women in Translation threads might also give you ideas for various countries, to the extent that most of the literature published in certain countries is unlikely to be in your primary reading language.

Best of luck with your challenge!


message 612: by A. (new)

A. | 6 comments Hello Carol,
Thank you for writing these exploratory options; I'll keep my invitation here.

Best,
A.


message 613: by A. (new)

A. | 6 comments (and good luck to your challanges as well)


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