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Alison wrote: "Hello everyone!! I am Alison, from Michigan :)I am a student of English Literature, a librarian, and writing tutor. I love reading, and I love the classics! I also love to write and paint, and in..."
Hi Alison! I am jealous of your occupations. :-) Welcome to the group! I hope you enjoy it.
Hi -- Finally, a group that reads worhtwhile books. I majored in science (minor in English) so I missed out on a lot of the classics in school. Now it's my time to read some of them. JP
Julia wrote: "Hi -- Finally, a group that reads worhtwhile books. I majored in science (minor in English) so I missed out on a lot of the classics in school. Now it's my time to read some of them. JP"Welcome to the group, Julia! One of the things I enjoy about this group is that it does prompt me to read a lot of the classics I feel like I "missed" during my formal education. I hope you enjoy reading with us!
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Oh wow! Maybe I’m Alison’s long lost twin??? I’m Jaime. I’m also from Michigan, a librarian, and love to read, write and paint! :P I typically like to read books from a variety of genres- classics, historical fiction, suspense/mystery, Christian, and non-fiction. I’m currently reading The Count of Monte Cristo.
Jaime wrote: "Oh wow! Maybe I’m Alison’s long lost twin??? I’m Jaime. I’m also from Michigan, a librarian, and love to read, write and paint! :P I typically like to read books from a variety of genres- classics..."
Haha! Well, you two should have a lot to talk about. :-)
Welcome to the group! The Count of Monte Cristo is currently in the lead in the poll to decide our Quarterly Long Read that begins in January. If it wins, please join in the group read discussion thread with us!
You've got another Jamie in the group! Except I'm not from Michigan. I'm not particular in my reading preferences. I like reading about philosophy, religion, music, and other non-fiction topics, but I do love my fiction, classic or otherwise. I've recently had a borderline compulsive need to constantly update my overwhelming friend list on what exactly I'm reading. Although I'm sure my six friends are loving my daily contributions to the good of the Internet, I would love to actually engage in some Goodreads discussion on here and find out about more classics that I've overlooked in the past. Some of my hobbies are drinking coffee and embarrassing myself. Right now I'm reading 1Q84, which I'm pretty sure can be used as a weapon of self-defense with its impressive and slightly intimidating weight.
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Jamie wrote: "You've got another Jamie in the group! Except I'm not from Michigan. I'm not particular in my reading preferences. I like reading about philosophy, religion, music, and other non-fiction topics, bu..."Welcome to the group Jamie! I hope you join in our discussions with us. I have been meaning to read some Murakami for awhile now, but I think I will start with one of his shorter works! Are you enjoying IQ84 so far?
Christine wrote: "Jamie wrote: "You've got another Jamie in the group! Except I'm not from Michigan. I'm not particular in my reading preferences. I like reading about philosophy, religion, music, and other non-fict..."So far it's decent. His continuous speculation of women's chest sizes/shapes could take up about six pages worth of text. He also rephrases things a lot, but maybe there's something lost in translation? I've got a couple of his other books I'm eyeing next, all of which are (thankfully) shorter than this one.
- Jamie, not from Michigan
Hi, I'm Monique from Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia. Since studying a B Arts in my early 40s with a Literature focus, I now love to lose myself in classical literature of many genres - as well as many modern fiction, biographies and whatever my kids are reading. I am married with 5 children and have worked in marketing for 10 years. I like cycling for fun; walking for exercise; reading (of course); movie watching with my kids (quite a range is covered, with the LOTRs on the TV at this moment) and catching up with friends.
Monique wrote: "Hi, I'm Monique from Wagga Wagga, NSW Australia. Since studying a B Arts in my early 40s with a Literature focus, I now love to lose myself in classical literature of many genres - as well as many ..."Welcome to the group, Monique! I hope you enjoy reading with us.
Hi there, I'm Natalie, currently living in beautiful Oxford, England. I obviously love reading, especially american literature (classic and a bit of modern). I want to catch up and re-read some classics, so I hope I will find lots of inspirations in this nice group ;).
Hi, I'm Jenna. I am currently living in Northwest Arkansas, but was born and raised in Central Florida (yes, that basically means Disney). I love to read just about anything I can get my hands on. My favorite book of all time is Pride and Prejudice, I reread it constantly. I just moved here within the last year and the library has become my best friend! Outside of working and reading I am an avid tennis player and love to walk and bike the trails near me. I particularly love the classics, so I think this group will provide a lot of inspiration. The 2015 BINGO challenge is what really sold me on it!
I'm April from Hampshire. Since I studied French at university, I've read loads of French classics, but not so many English ones. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to correct that.When I'm not reading, I'm making music.
Jenna wrote: "Hi, I'm Jenna. I am currently living in Northwest Arkansas, but was born and raised in Central Florida (yes, that basically means Disney). I love to read just about anything I can get my hands on. ..."Hi Jenna! I have to confess that I have not yet read Pride and Prejudice. It is definitely on my TBR for 2015! I hope to see you in the Bingo game threads. :-) Welcome to the group!
April wrote: "I'm April from Hampshire. Since I studied French at university, I've read loads of French classics, but not so many English ones. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to correct that.When I'm n..."
Welcome to the group, April! I have read very few French classics, although I am trying to work my way through an English translation of Les Miserables right now for our 4th quarter Long Read. Good book so far, but it definitely requires commitment! I hope you enjoy reading with us. :-)
Hello! My name is Maureen and I'm from Belgium. I sadly haven't read many classics yet but I definitely want that to change so I joined this group :)
Maureen wrote: "Hello! My name is Maureen and I'm from Belgium. I sadly haven't read many classics yet but I definitely want that to change so I joined this group :)"Welcome to the group Maureen! I joined this group for the same reason, and I have discovered many great books here. I hope you enjoy reading with us!
Hi there. Neville from Auckland, New Zealand. I've been reading for about sixty six years years. I have been through some of the classics several times, and I'm delighted to find this group to discover more.
Neville wrote: "Hi there. Neville from Auckland, New Zealand. I've been reading for about sixty six years years. I have been through some of the classics several times, and I'm delighted to find this group to dis..."Welcome to the group, Neville! I'm glad you're joining us. :-)
Hello my name is Shantel and I'm new to goodreads actually found it on accident on Instagram and it revived my love for reading. I'm a young mom with a very vibrant 3 year old that allows me to read in peace. I felt quite embarrassed to see that I haven't read many of these "classics" and wanted to begin immediately. I'm happy I found this group to let me know I'm not alone in the lack of not reading classics. I can not wait to get started in my first online book club
Welcome Shantel! I'm so glad you've joined us. I hope you jump in to some of our group reads with us!
Good morning, everyone. I'm Jennifer, I live in Santa Barbara with my husband. We have 3 grown children. I am the administrator of our book club here and at dinner Tuesday night we decided we should read a classic in 2015. I so appreciate that there is a group on Goodreads dedicated to that! I love hiking and traveling, and reading (of course!). I especially like new authors and debut novels. And now, I'm on the hunt for a classic that 7 very diverse women would all enjoy reading.
Jennifer Annan wrote: "And now, I'm on the hunt for a classic that 7 very diverse women would all enjoy reading."Well, I feel it's my duty as a Finn to suggest The Egyptian. Almost everyone I know who has read it has thought that it is a great book, young (as in teenagers), old, men, women... It is also one of those books people read many times and always find different aspects from the story, depending on their life experiences. (And it was the most sold foreign bestseller for about 30 years in the US until The Name of the Rose took that place.)
Hi Jennifer!Hi Shantel!
Welcome to you both!
Thank you, Andrea! I'm happy to be a part of this!
Jennifer Annan wrote: "Good morning, everyone. I'm Jennifer, I live in Santa Barbara with my husband. We have 3 grown children. I am the administrator of our book club here and at dinner Tuesday night we decided we shoul..."Welcome to the group, Jennifer!
Hey everyone, I'm Casey from northern CA, I tend to get obsessed with whatever I am reading, and i wondered if it might be fun to discuss my obsession, at the moment its Dickens' 'Nicholas Nickleby' though recently I finished 'East of Eden' and Steinbeck was all new to me since i hadn't read him since high school, and I'm 32 now...any recommendations for another Steinbeck novel (Besides Grapes of Wrath and 'Of Mice and Men')?
Thanks, Christine! Here's a question for you all. I would like to read Anna Karenina as our book club classic, but, due to length, I'm getting some push back. Could anyone recommend a classic (new or old) that comes in at around 300-400 pages? Thanks!
Jennifer Annan wrote: "Could anyone recommend a classic (new or old) that comes in at around 300-400 pages?"Some books I found from my shelves...
The Master and Margarita
Berlin Alexanderplatz
The Secret of the Kingdom
The Dark Angel
The Plague
Leo Africanus
The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter: Scenes de la Vie de Boheme
I am Mary. I am woefully ingnorant of classical literature in general and hope this group will give me the impetus to start reading more classics.
Mary wrote: "I am Mary. I am woefully ingnorant of classical literature in general and hope this group will give me the impetus to start reading more classics."Welcome to the group, Mary!
Hi there folks, I'm Deepon from Bangladesh. To be completely truthful, I'm an omnivorous when it comes to books, though a little weakness for classics and regular non-fictions is quite vaguely felt. And, it's the very first goodreads groups I've requested to join, in fact the very first in my internet life!Hope to discover surprising things here!
Ciao! :)
Hi everyone! My name is Leandra. I live in New Mexico, but I'm hoping to eventually have a career change and move abroad. I currently work at a library, which is awesome, but I really, really want a job that involves traveling.
My favorite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction, and middle-grade (like Percy Jackson, Redwall...)
I've been wanting to read the classics for ages now, and I'm setting that as my personal 2015 challenge. Coincidentally, I was going to start with The Count of Monte Cristo, so I'm even more excited to join this group.
I'm looking forward to reading with you all!
Hi Leandra I'm also from New Mexico! Funny never thought somebody from Albuquerque would be on here
Hi Everyone,I'm Amanda and I live in Knoxville TN. My reading is a mix of new releases, classics, and whatever you call what falls in between. I read a mix of paper books, ebooks, and audiobooks. In 2015 I really want to focus more of my reading on classics so I'm excited about the classics challenge. I'll be combing my shelves in the next few days to make my list. Looking forward to chatting about books with this group!
Shantel wrote: "Hi Leandra I'm also from New Mexico! Funny never thought somebody from Albuquerque would be on here"Hi Shantel! So nice to meet you! It is rare to come across fellow Burquenos on Goodreads... I hope to "see" you around here!
Asif wrote: "Hi there folks, I'm Deepon from Bangladesh. To be completely truthful, I'm an omnivorous when it comes to books, though a little weakness for classics and regular non-fictions is quite vaguely felt..."Hi Deepon! I'm so happy you decided to join our group. Welcome!
Leandra wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Leandra. I live in New Mexico, but I'm hoping to eventually have a career change and move abroad. I currently work at a library, which is awesome, but I really, really wan..."
Welcome to the group Leandra! I hope you enjoy reading The Count of Monte Cristo with us! :-)
Amanda wrote: "Hi Everyone,I'm Amanda and I live in Knoxville TN. My reading is a mix of new releases, classics, and whatever you call what falls in between. I read a mix of paper books, ebooks, and audiobooks...."
Welcome to the group Amanda! I am happy to hear that you're excited about the Classics Challenge. I hope you enjoy it! :-)
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I am a student of English Literature, a librarian, and writing tutor. I love reading, and I love the classics! I also love to write and paint, and indulge in some Criminal Minds now and then. I am thrilled to have found this group, and look forward to reading along with everyone!