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[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Ashley and welcome to the group.

[Valon]

Hello, I'm Valon from Kosovo. Looking forward to read and discuss more classics with this group.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Valon. I am glad that you have joined us. I hope to discuss books with you soon. We are just starting our November group reads, I hope that at least one of them appeals to you. Happy reading.

[Pink]

Welcome Valon, I'm glad you've joined our group and look forward to discussing classics with you too.

[Stephen & Reina]

Hello everyone!

Our names are Stephen and Reina. We are a couple who enjoy learning together and reading classic literature together. We are from Arizona and have been married for almost 9 years. We homeschool our three children and Stephen works as an educator in a classical school. We look forward to meeting and connecting with other bibliophiles!

We just started a blog on our own as well where we talk about our love of the classics, including music, movies and visual art. It is called www.lovingandlearning.org. (If it violates any rules to share this, please remove it! We don't want to spam at all, just find some like minded people to check it out and give feedback!)

Thanks for welcoming us to the group! Looking forward to some exciting adventures together :)

[Loretta]

Stephen & Reina wrote: "Hello everyone!

Our names are Stephen and Reina. We are a couple who enjoy learning together and reading classic literature together. We are from Arizona and have been married for almost 9 years. ..."

Hi and welcome Stephen and Reina to Catching up on Classics! Enjoy! 😊

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Stephen & Reina. How fun to read together as a couple. Looking forward to discussing books with you.

[BAM doesn’t answer to her real name]

Welcome to the learned couple!

[ALLEN]

Yes, welcome! I hope you like it here.

[Megan]

Hi, I'm Megan and live in Boston! I've been on Goodreads for almost 2 years, but am looking to interact with other users on the site more (only 1 of my friends uses Goodreads as far as I know). I'm looking to read more classics that I haven't hear of yet. My favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, and horror, with some historical fiction thrown in!

[ALLEN]

Hello, Megan, and welcome! Don't be a stranger!

[Loretta]

Megan wrote: "Hi, I'm Megan and live in Boston! I've been on Goodreads for almost 2 years, but am looking to interact with other users on the site more (only 1 of my friends uses Goodreads as far as I know). I'm..."

Hi and welcome Megan! Besides classics, I really enjoy historical fiction as well. Glad you've joined our group and happy reading! 😊

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Megan. I hope you can join us in some group reads soon.

[Alayna]

Hey there! I'm not usually one for classics and usually read dystopian and adventure/fantasy; however, I've decided to broaden my spectrum of literature and hope to find new reading material here! :)

[Loretta]

Alayna wrote: "Hey there! I'm not usually one for classics and usually read dystopian and adventure/fantasy; however, I've decided to broaden my spectrum of literature and hope to find new reading material here! :)"

Hi and welcome Alayna! You'll definitely broaden your spectrum of literature here! Enjoy! 😊

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Alayna -- I love to read dystopian and adventure/fantasy too and have found a new love of reading classics to go along with that after joining this group. Glad to have you with us.

[ALLEN]

lxym wrote: "Hi,

I’m Lexy. My curiosity and now fairly limited “must-read” book list thus lead me to joining this group. What can I say, I have always loved the classics—and by that I particularly mean pre-WWI..."

Welcome, Lexy! People already here know that sooner or later I am bound to recommend books by Truman Capote. For nonfiction: In Cold Blood in particular, and for fiction: Breakfast at Tiffany's, among others.

Hope you like it here! - ALLEN

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Lexy
So glad that you have found us; I'm looking forward to reading classics with you.

[Pink]

Welcome Alayna and Lexus :)

[Chloe]

Hello, everyone! My name is Chloe. I was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and currently still reside in the city. I am in a long-term relationship and have both a cat (Maxwell) and a dog (Penny) whom I love dearly. (Their names are after Beatles' songs, if anyone caught on to that.)

Reading takes up a large portion of my leisure time, as well as listening to audio books while I do chores or commute. I have used GoodReads for a while now, but am looking to get more adventurous and diverse with my reading, and definitely to read more classics.

I am thrilled to have found a group with so many active members and so many fun challenges! I am frequently online if anyone would like to chat, as I work from home. My other hobbies include cooking, baking, spinning fire, graphic design, and I hope to branch into technical writing.

Merry Meet!

[Hélène]

Hi, I'm Hélène, I heard about this group on Around the Year in 52 books. I teach German in France. I like classics, literary fiction, non-fiction and crime novels. I'm very happy to participate in next year's Bingo Challenge!

[ALLEN]

Hello, Chloe and Helene, and welcome! I think you will both like it here -- nice group of people and interesting conversations.

[Hélène]

Thank you Allen!

[Brina]

Welcome, Chloe and Helene :-)

[Hélène]

Thanks Brina!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Chloe and Hélène. We are thrilled to have you join us.

[Pink]

Welcome Chloe and Helene :)

[Hélène]

Thank you! Helen, I like ATY, but I think I will focus more on this challenge and on the Bookriot Challenge this year.

[Annette]

Hi - I’m Annette from New Mexico. I joined your group a while back so I wouldn’t lose the thread just waiting for when I would have time to join in. I look forward to trying the Bingo (blackout) and the George Eliot Challenges for next year. I don’t think I will plan the Bingo out til it nears completion and I need specific books. I really enjoyed reading a few of George Eliot’s books back in school. I plan to re-read those and as many more as I can get my hands on. My thanks to all who organize and post in this group.

[ALLEN]

Welcome back, Annette! Glad to have you in the fold.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Annette. Glad you had us on your mind.

[Circe]

Howdy, my name is (no really) Circe and I'm a professional musician in Los Angeles. I'm making up for lost time and finally reading the classics. Thanks for having me.

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Annette and Circe :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Circe and glad to have you

[ALLEN]

Welcome, Circe; what instrument do you play?

[Circe]

Thanks Folks! Allen - I play guitar, badly! But I sing not so awfully, I’m told. ;)

[Annie]

Hello, I'm Annie from the UK. I'm a student here and spend my time reading instead of doing my assignments. I've not read many classics but those I have I've always really enjoyed so I would like to make a point in the new year of sorting that out. I hope this group can help me!

[ALLEN]

Welcome! I think this group can benefit you, Annie.
You're British, so that gives you a leg up.
Have you read any of Charles Dickens' novels?

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Annie wrote: "Hello, I'm Annie from the UK. I'm a student here and spend my time reading instead of doing my assignments. ..."


LOL
Glad to have you with us. But you probably better do a few assignments between reading books ;)

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Annie. Good luck with your reading AND your assignments!

[ANAS]

Hi, im a new reader, and currently i have completed only one novel The Hobbit

Im here in this book community because i want to educate myself in the world of literature, its history, genres, terms, and would like to get recommendations on books

I want to read both fic and non fic and i think i want to read the best quality books mankind has ever produce but also i will read popular books too

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the wonderful world of reading ANAS.

[Pink]

Welcome to the group ANAS, I hope we help you to discover some great books in your new reading journey :)

[Jules]

Hi, I am Jules from Vienna/Austria.
I do read books from most genres (maybe not huge on Fantasy and not really interested in Graphic Novels) and am particularly fond of literary fiction, historical fiction and classics.
I have read many Austrian and German, as well as other European, classics and am starting to dive more into American classics at the moment.
As I find new books to add to my 'to read' list everyday, I thought it might be fun to actually interact with people who are interested in the same authors :-)

[ALLEN]

Wilkommen, Jules! I hope you like it here.
Members have read and discussed all kinds of interesting books here, mostly novels, and the group's definition of a "Classic" is fairly liberal.

[Pink]

Welcome Jules, I hope you enjoy our group and look forward to discussing some classic books with you :)

[Jules]

Thanks for the warm welcome :-)

[Annie]

ALLEN wrote: "Welcome! I think this group can benefit you, Annie.
You're British, so that gives you a leg up.
Have you read any of Charles Dickens' novels?"

Not a single one! haha, I think A Christmas Carol might be my first this month though

[ALLEN]

One of the groups here -- this one, perhaps? Read and discussed GREAT EXPECTATIONS several months ago. I got a lot out of it.

[Annie]

ALLEN wrote: "One of the groups here -- this one, perhaps? Read and discussed GREAT EXPECTATIONS several months ago. I got a lot out of it."

Have you ever read any of his Christmas stories?