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[Pink]

Welcome to our new members and happy new year to all :)

[Loretta]

Kimberly wrote: "Hafa Adai from Guam! I'm Kimberly and I am new to the group. Been meaning to get more classics under my belt and saw this group as a great way to keep myself accountable 😊 Favorite classic authors:..."


Hi and welcome Kimberly! Our group is certainly a classics motivator! I've read classics here that I never thought I would! Enjoy and happy reading! 🤗

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Kimberly.

[Jackelyn]

Hello! I'm Jackelyn. I'm married, no kids yet. I'm almost finished with my Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education English. I love classic literature, but haven't read nearly as much as I would like. I've always wanted to join a book club, but could never find one that fit me or my schedule. I'm so happy to have found this group. Happy reading!

[Loretta]

Jackelyn wrote: "Hello! I'm Jackelyn. I'm married, no kids yet. I'm almost finished with my Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education English. I love classic literature, but haven't read nearly as much as I would li..."

Hi and welcome Jackelyn! Glad you've joined our group! Enjoy and happy reading! 😊

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Glad that you have joined us, Jackelyn. Welcome to the group.

[Viviana]

Hi everyone! I'm Viviana, from Turin, Italy. I've always been a reader, but classic usually are not my staff... Even though, I know I must give them a chance. I've read some classics few years ago in high school and now I really want to carch up! I love fantasy books and one of my favourite author is Tolkien.

[Pink]

Welcome Jackelyn and Viviana, I hope you enjoy our group :)

[Loretta]

Hi and welcome Viviana! This is the group to "catch-up", that's for sure! Enjoy! 😊

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Viviana, looking forward to reading with you.

[Pink]

Welcome Diana, you're in just the right place to make some bookworm friends!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Diana and welcome to the group.

[Loretta]

Diana wrote: "Hello! I'm Diana from Spain. I read fiction, fantasy, classics... I'm in my last high school year before college so I don't have much time to read lately, even though I try to make some. I recently..."

Hi and welcome Diane! Glad you've joined our group! Happy reading and enjoy! 😊

[Zarina]

Hey everybody! I'm Zarina from Puerto Rico, currently living in Missouri for college after the big mess that Hurricane Maria left. I enjoy reading classic literature, dystopias, and any with feminist themes. Even more so when they mix, like Brave New World. Jane Eyre is my most favorite book, and I hope we get to read and discuss it in this group in the near future. I'm so excited to have joined in time to reread A Room of One's Own. I find it to be a great read, way ahead of its time.

Aside from being a total book nerd, I am a Chemical Engineering student, hoping to one day work for NASA and be the first Puerto Rican female mission controller.

[Pink]

Hi Zarina, welcome to the group! I'm a fan of Brave New World and Jane Eyre too. We have read both as a group before, but we do have rereads here, so I expect Jane Eyre will be picked again in the future. Feel free to nominate it yourself in our revisit the shelf category, which is still open for suggestions until the 14th. In the meantime, here's the threads for our previous Jane Eyre discussion if you'd like to take a look, or add your own thoughts. https://www.goodreads.com/group/comme...

Oh and good luck with your studies. Sounds like you have a great goal to one day work for NASA!

[Loretta]

Zarina wrote: "Hey everybody! I'm Zarina from Puerto Rico, currently living in Missouri for college after the big mess that Hurricane Maria left. I enjoy reading classic literature, dystopias, and any with femini..."

Hi Zarina! Welcome! Glad you've joined our group and I'll look forward to your thoughts on the classics that we read here! Happy reading and enjoy! 😊

[MKay]

Welcome Zarina. Big Jane Eyre fan here, too. Best wishes with your career.

[Lori]

Hi, I'm Lori,
Fairly new to Goodreads, mostly because I only recently started reading after a long time.

Never read a lot of the classics. Mostly read contemporary novels.

Looking to "catch up on classics"!!! :)

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Lori and Gloria, thanks for taking the time to introduce yourselves. I hope you enjoy it here :)

[MKay]

Welcome Lori and Gloria! I like your plan, Gloria, of reading 100 pages per day. Now I just need the time...LOL

[MKay]

Same here Gloria. That is the reason I lowered my goal this year.

[Loretta]

Gloria wrote: "Hello Everyone!
I am Gloria, and I so glad I found and joined this group. I love the idea of reading the Classics (and more), and as it is, it is never too late!! :)

I live in the Chicago area, We..."

Welcome Gloria! Happy reading! Enjoy! 🤗

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

So glad that you have joined us. Welcome to the group Zarina, Lori, & Gloria.

[Sarah]

Welcome, all!

Gloria wrote: "Hello Everyone!
I am Gloria, and I so glad I found and joined this group. I love the idea of reading the Classics (and more), and as it is, it is never too late!! :)

I live in the Chicago area, We..."

Hello, neighbor! I'm from a Chicago suburb myself :)

[Brina]

Welcome, Lori, Zarina, Gloria, and all new members. Gloria, I am also from Chicago, from the northwest suburbs. Glad to find another Chicagoan here.

[Don]

Hi and thanks for creating this great group. My name is Caleb Mason (although my pen name is Don Trowden—get the joke?) and I love reading and studying great works of fiction. I was an English major back in the roaring ‘70s, worked in bookstores, then book publishing, before heading off into the early days of tech.

Works of fiction I have read many times and essentially studied include all of Proust, Durrell’s Alexandria Quartet, Jane Austen, Winesburg Ohio, and Tender is the Night. There are many others but these are ones I think about a good deal.

I enjoy the immense challenge of creating my own fiction and discovering my own voice, which took many years. My voice has been described as humor masking pain and I think that is correct. I can find humor in the funeral parlor, in the death of loved ones, in the uncalled-for betrayals by loved ones. In the end, we all ideally can laugh through our tears.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Caleb (Don) welcome tot the group. I hope to discuss classic books with you here.

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Caleb/ Don! Sorry, no I don't get the reference to your name! I hope you enjoy it here and join us for some classic discussions :)

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Hi! My name is Don Scaggs. I enjoy reading classics. I have already read a lot of the classics but needed an incentive to read more and branch out on my previous readings.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Don, this is a great group to give you an incentive to read more classics. Glad you have joined us in our quest.

[Pink]

Welcome Don, you're in the right place for some classics discussions :)

[MKay]

Welcome everyone!

[Pat the Book Goblin]

Hello everyone! I'm Pat and I'm from the States. I love reading the classics and I was wondering if this group does buddy reads?

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Patrick wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Pat and I'm from the States. I love reading the classics and I was wondering if this group does buddy reads?"

Yes, we do buddy reads and welcome to the group!

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Pat :)

[Loretta]

Patrick wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Pat and I'm from the States. I love reading the classics and I was wondering if this group does buddy reads?"

Hi and welcome Pat! Enjoy and happy reading! 😊

[Gary]

Larissa wrote: "Hey, everyone! I'm Larissa. I live in Ohio, I'm married, and have 3 children. I look forward to discovering (and rediscovering) the classics with all of you. I'm new to GoodReads, and I'm so happy ..."

Larissa wrote: "Hey, everyone! I'm Larissa. I live in Ohio, I'm married, and have 3 children. I look forward to discovering (and rediscovering) the classics with all of you. I'm new to GoodReads, and I'm so happy ..."

Katy wrote: "Kate wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Kate. I live in the great state of Alaska and am currently a freshman at Thunder Mountain High.My favorite subjects are history and science.

Before I started reading ..."

Katy wrote: "Kate wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Kate. I live in the great state of Alaska and am currently a freshman at Thunder Mountain High.My favorite subjects are history and science.

Before I started reading ..."

Katy wrote: "Hi there. Thought it might be fun to get to know each other a bit more. Use this thread to introduce yourself.

What books do you like to read, and what other hobbies/work take up your time.

Anyt..."

Hi everyone! My name is Gary. I live in New Hampshire. I have been in the group for a while, and have been keeping up with quite a few reads. The titles that are chosen are all superb.

I've been recovering from a couple fusion surgeries on my back and neck for the last 18 months, the group has helped me in choosing sometime reads over this time.

I think I'm able to start being a more active member.

Before I had my surgeries one of my activities was mountain climbing here in beautiful NH. But that activity is in the past now, but simple walks will be good when I can.

But this off time gives me some quality time to read, and discover writers that are new to me. Ive become a reader of modernist writers, but I go in for a variety which my library shows,

I look forward to a couple reads coming up; Catcher in the Rye (which I read about once a year) and one by Calvino I've wanted to read for a long time.

Glad to be more actively involved.
Cheers!

Gary

[Pink]

Hi Gary, I'm glad to hear that you've been enjoying our group reads while you recover from your surgeries. Good luck with the upcoming books, I'm looking forward to the Calvino as well.

[Loretta]

Gary wrote: "Larissa wrote: "Hey, everyone! I'm Larissa. I live in Ohio, I'm married, and have 3 children. I look forward to discovering (and rediscovering) the classics with all of you. I'm new to GoodReads, a..."

Hi and welcome Gary! Glad to you hear that you're on the road to recovery and that our group entertained you while you convalesced! Continued happy reading and enjoyment! 😊

[MKay]

Welcome Pat and Gary!

[John]

Hi Gary. Follow NH native now in FL. Nothing I miss more than the Whites. My pic was taken on the border above 3rd Connecticut Lake. You will enjoy this group...very active members and many great reads. Welcome!

[Luke]

Hello all. I should've done this a while back, but I was so caught up in making plans for this group's challenges that it slipped my mind. Anyway, my name is Aubrey, I'm an aspiring professor in literature, and I'm invested in reading good lit that veers off the beaten path of what is customarily considered 'good' lit. As I myself moderate the 500 Great Books by Women group, I was intrigued by this group's Quest for Women Authors challenge, and I hope to read lots of underread classics while participating in it.

[Loretta]

Aubrey wrote: "Hello all. I should've done this a while back, but I was so caught up in making plans for this group's challenges that it slipped my mind. Anyway, my name is Aubrey, I'm an aspiring professor in li..."

Hi and welcome Aubrey! Enjoy yourself and happy reading! 😊

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Aubrey, I'm glad you like our women authors challenge and hope you have fun reading your choices :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

I think planning challenges is definitely a good priority. Welcome to the group Aubrey.

[Pink]

Welcome Z, I hope you enjoy the group and goodreads. Good luck with your classics challenge.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Gary, Aubrey, and Z. So glad that you have all joined with us in our classic adventure.

[Brenda]

Audrey wrote: "Hi!

Nice to meet you all. I'm Audrey and I live in Canada. I love reading classics, especially French or Russian ones. My guilty pleasure is reading Dan Brown every now and then.
I sometimes writ..."
Hi Audrey...Looking forward to hearing about your reads and life. You sound like an interesting person. Have a great day!

[Brenda]

It is snowing here in Iowa this morning and my friend Luffy directed me to this group. I have been wanting to read a few more classics because I am a Public Librarian and this is where I am lacking in knowledge. I am a mother of two teenage boys so I find myself waiting around for them quite often. My husband does not enjoy reading at all. I try to crochet or color for a change of pace. When my friends want to or the day is beautiful outside, I enjoy walking to just enjoy the nature or catch up with a friend. Looking forward to hearing about all of your adventures and suggestions.

[Loretta]

Brenda wrote: "It is snowing here in Iowa this morning and my friend Luffy directed me to this group. I have been wanting to read a few more classics because I am a Public Librarian and this is where I am lacking..."

Hi and welcome Brenda! Enjoy and happy reading! 🤗