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[Aiden]

I am a 20 year old who lives in the United States. I am currently in college, but I have no idea what I want to do when I get out, but I have always loved reading as well as writing, so I decided I would start trying to review books. Maybe this is the niche that I decide to stay with. I also have a blog, kerthasreviews.blogspot.com if anyone would like to join me there!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome, Rebecca. Nice to see another fan of reading. I look forward to reading your comments and book reviews.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Tully, welcome. So nice to have you willing to read classics with us!

[Vincent]

Hi. I'm Vincent, a law student at George Washington in DC. I've been reading a sorts of books for years, but the classics have been my main fodder, if only because they are largely free on the Kindle and I need money for food and rent. It works out well. I'm reading a lot of great novels that I hadn't gotten around to before, and I am enjoying it.

[Holly]

Hey everyone, I've just joined here.

I'm Holly, and I am currently obsessing heavily over classics, and have been for the last few years. My aims are to do an English Literature degree, and then either go into libraries or publishing. Most likely libraries. First I have to pass my A-Levels... I guess I joined here to chat with other people about classics, who share the passion that I have for them. Teenagers don't appreciate them enough!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Vincent, I too love the free classics on my Kindle. So glad to have you join us.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Holly, so happy to see you join the group. And I am excited to have your passion for classics as a part of our group. I look forward to your comments.

[Cagliostro]

hi, everybody!My name is George.For you just Cagliostro (historical figure of no so much importance but alsoa hero from a novel of Dumas-the father i think so)I am from Greece and i am working as a lawyer when I am not reading literature or history or biographies or just everything with pages.Many wishes to the group.It is very special to realise that in many places in this planet exist person with the same interests like you. Reading books is usually a lonely pleasure, perhaps because it is difficult to find people that enjoy the same interests with you. I hope that admitting your lovely group will help me keep a pace with my classic bookshelf of my library which always stands for me like something very sweet because it was my father's favourite shelf.

[Virginia]

Hello everyone!! Virgina here! I'm a southern girl! I love,to get to read classic books! I love reading Christian Fiction and the classics. I would like to expand my classic reading shelf though. I also would like recommendations for the classical books that others have really enjoyed. I love baking,cooking,and writing whenever I get the chance. I have a blog that I just started up like a week ago:

http://ablogfromtheheart.wordpress.com/

I love meeting new people! :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Cagliostro and Virgina. So nice to have you both here. I hope that you enjoy this group and the different books we are reading.

[MK]

Kali Mera, George! (One of my brothers-in-law is Greek :-) )

I'm so impressed with the wide diversity of members! At least three (Anna and Antonio, I think?) speak three languages. Awwwww I always wanted to learn a second, but other than HS Spanish from another lifetime ;-), it remains on the bucket list.

I just joined your group yesterday, Goodreads the day before. Kathy sent me a lovely note, asking me to drop by this into thread to say hello. I live in Maine (northeast corner of the country, bordering Canada, for those outside the US). Married, one grown daughter, currently in Dublin beginning her second year of veterinary school. One dog, three cats, was four until two months ago when said daughter took Jack the cat with her to school in Ireland.

Used to be an avid reader, until I started spending all my reading time surfing the net, ohh late 90s or so, I suppose. Resisted a Kindle until about two years ago, because I thought I preferred 'real books'. Glad I stopped resisting, bc I love my Kindle! Read more now then I have since I discovered the internet ;-). The number of free books blows me away. I spend hours sometimes, just browsing the best sellers free lists on Amazon. Reminds me of library visits when I was a kid :-D. With libraries of libraries to browse thru, tho! heh. Looking forward to reading the classics with such a friendly, diverse, interesting bunch. I've downloaded one of this month's classics, Picture of Dorian Gray.

[MK]

ps - many to say, added two books to my TBR list due to mentions on the thread. Eleven minutes, mentioned by Joud, I think it was. And The Alchemist, by the same author. Thx! :-)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Loving your comments, MK. So glad you joined our group.

[MK]

ty! I'm enjoying the group, I have to say :-)

[Amalia]

Hello, everyone! My name is Amalia, I'm 23 and I live in Athens, Greece. I'm quite new here on Goodreads and probably not that much of a regular user :) But collective reading is even more fun and I'm looking forward to sharing thoughts with you all! Cheers x

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Glad to have you, Amalia. Nice to have an international group of readers.

[Deborah]

Hi I'm Deborah and live in north Florida. A recent widow. My hobbies are my grandchildren. 6 of them. When I turned 50 I decided I enzymes to read all of books I didn't read in school. But should have. So far favorite is The Phantom of the Opera.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Deborah. Glad to have you aboard. I haven't read The Phantom of the Opera myself. I too have a long list of books that need reading.

by Gaston Leroux

[Nicole]

Hi! I'm Nicole from Puerto Rico. I'm a comparative literature and film student. I like to write short stories, learn different languages and collect comic book adaptations of the classics. Lately I have taken an interest in rediscovering half-forgotten books and authors. I read almost anything but I don't enjoy sci-fi very much. One of my favorite novels is Jude the Obscure (which is probably one of the most depressing yet fascinating works of literature out there!) Well hope to share and enjoy all this great reads with you all :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Nicole! I haven't read Jude the Obscure, but will check it out. Perhaps we can read it for a monthly read?

by Thomas Hardy

[Nicole]

That would be great! Could be a very interesting discussion.

[Michelle]

Hi! I'm Michelle and I've just joined goodreads and can't wait to start getting recommendations, I studied English literature at university and got the chance to read lots of the classics then, but there is always plenty more I want to read and never know where to start. I love the idea of having somewhere to chat about latest reads too.

[Mariana]

Hi! I'm Mariana and I'm from Portugal. I'm 19 years old and I study medicine. I really love to read, mostly classics because they take me to other times and make me see how things were and how people thought in the past. I also really like to write, dance and listen to music. I'm looking forward to start reading with you guys :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Michelle and Mariana -- Welcome. So glad you are here. I am sure you will be a great asset to the group. I look forward to your posts.

[Gnijoahz]

Thank u for ur welcome, Kathy.
I'm Zhao Jing (my friends usually call me Jing), from China. I'm an MA student in Xiamen University, studying literature.
I'm glad to join the group, and look forward to seeing literary opinions from all over the world( cool).
Be a Chinese and like a Chinese, I tend to keep silent, but that doesn't mean I don't participate. I tend to be more an observer than a speaker.

Jing

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Larissa so glad to have you here. Welcome to the group.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Jing. Glad to have you in our book group. I look forward to reading your comments. And observers are welcome too. I hope you enjoy our reads.

[Brian]

Hi everyone, I'm Brian from New York. I enjoy reading the classics; Joyce, Forster, Flaubert, Conrad, Hawthorne, Orwell, and Wilde. Glad to be in this group.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Brian. Glad you could join us.

[Emily]

Hi All! I'm Emily. I live in Boston, MA and I'm a student in college. As a writing student I think it's very important to read some of the great literature out there and I thought this group would help me with that. I'm doing NaNoWriMo this month, but I'll definitely join in on the fun next month!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Emily. Nice to have you be a part of the group. I look forward to your comments.

Cool that you are doing NaNoWriMo. I'm not a writer, but it is still an intriguing idea.

http://nanowrimo.org

[Katerina]

Hi! My nickname is Iris. I'm live in West Texas. I am probably overcommitting my reading time (again!) but this looks like a great group. I look forward to reading with you all.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Iris so good to have you here. I think all of us readers over commit a bit -- but that's ok. Join in when you can .

[Connie]

Hi,
I'm Connie from Manitoba, Canada. This is the first time I have joined a group on Goodreads. I love to pull out the classics frequently. I am not currently reading one but am ready to get back into one soon. I work in an elementary school and have 2 adult children. Looking forward to some interesting discussions.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Connie.
Nice to have you here, and I've enjoyed your comments in the different threads. Hope you have fun and enjoy the reads here.

[Connie]

Kathy wrote: "Welcome Nicole! I haven't read Jude the Obscure, but will check it out. Perhaps we can read it for a monthly read?

by [author:Tho..."

I've had it sitting on my shelf for awhile and haven't got to it yet. Maybe it's time!

[Rick]

Hi, I'm Rick.

I have a lifelong pattern of returning to the classics every decade or so and I am on another one of those rides. Currently revisiting Tom Sawyer.

During the day I am a college professor of psychology.

This seems like a nice group of people and I am happy I found it.

Rick

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Rick. So good to have you aboard. I have found the group to be a nice and fun group of people.

[Nadia]

Hello everyone! I am Nadia. I am originally from Russia but now I live in the U.S. I love reading and classics in particular.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Nadia, so glad to have you aboard! I hope you can join us in on some of this month's reads. I look forward to your comments.

[Ravindran]

Hi folks - I am Ravi. Originally from Bombay, India but now live near Boston Massachusetts. I keep reading(and rereading the classics) constantly. Currently reading "The Brothers Karmazov".

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Ravi. We are glad to have you join us here! We haven't read The Brothers Karmazov as a group read yet. Another one to add to our TBR list eventually I hope.

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

[Lysa]

Hi Kathy!

My name is Teresa and I'm here in beautiful BC. My fave books range from comedy, romance - classics and anything else that may pique my interest. Thanks for the welcome!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Teresa. So glad to have you here. BC is beautiful. Just north of me in Idaho. Hope you find some books that interest you here. I look forward to your comments.

[Lysa]

Hello Everyone! : )

Please, please help. I read a paperback a while back but I can't for the life of me remember the title. Its a classic novel of course settings in the early 1900. About a debutante. Surprise ending the married man she was seeing has come back into town & stops into this house to find all the furniture in the foyer ready to be moved out?, (I think) only he didn't know the woman of the house was his mistress and that she passed away of consumption. Any idea. Thank you in advance.
teresa

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Teresa, I can't think of a book to match your description. Sorry. Perhaps as the group thinks about it, someone will come up with a plausible title for you.

[Lysa]

Thank-you Kathy. I will check back as well as look for it myself. Thanks for helping. Have a nice week.

[Cury]

Hi to All... I am from the USA, a southern gal specifically. You may call me Cury. I love to read and consider myself to be a lifelong reader and learner. Never get too old for either in my book! I plan to participate in as many group reads as possible. I don't always make a comment, but I always read the comments. Glad to be here!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Cury. So nice to know a little bit about you. I love being a lifelong reader and learner too.

[Daisy]

Hi everyone.

I just finished The Turn of the Screw by Henry James and felt so swept away by this incredible book that I posted before I'd introduced myself.

Reading classics has been a natural part of my life since I was a child. After first starting in the children's section of the library I jumped straight into classics with avid passion due to the fortunate influence of an impassioned classic-lover adult.

If I read a classic now I often get the feeling that I've read it before. (I'm pretty sure that I'm reading David Copperfield for the second time.)

I like other genres and my interests also extend to cycling, slow cooking (I’m vegan) and birding.

People in Goodreads offer interesting insights and I’m looking forward to being a part of this group.