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Victoria wrote: "Hi!I run a bookclub of my own here on Good Reads, but I thought it would be fun to join this group because I have made it my goal to catch up on the classics that I haven't read yet!
Aside from..."
Hi Victoria! Historical Fiction is one of my favorite genres, too. I hope you are able to join us for some of our group reads. Welcome to the group!
So excited to have the motivation to read all these classics on my shelf-- it's so daunting!
Mary Caroline wrote: "So excited to have the motivation to read all these classics on my shelf-- it's so daunting!"Hi Mary Caroline! Being a part of this group has definitely inspired me to read more classics. I hope you have the same experience, and please join us in our discussions. Welcome! :-)
Hi everyone,my name is Kate, I`m from Macedonia, Europe. I research a lot before I start reading a book so, one way or another it is almost always a classic. My favorites are Woolf and Kundera, and from my region Meša Selimović.
Hi all, I'm Harrison. I live in Zushi, Japan with my expecting wife. I love classic literature as well as science fiction, especially anything that could be considered both! I don't have a lot of free time (I am in the US Navy) but I'm trying to work through my classic literature reading list as much as I can. My favorites so far are definitely Hermann Hesse, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Alexander Dumas.
Hey all,I'm Dave, I'm in Chicago, and I'm 26. I've always loved books but I'm trying to make reading more of my regular day-to-day routine and really enjoy the art of the language and the stories. I usually prefer to read classics and political theory but I also would love to read some horror or fantasy for fun. Some of my favorite authors are Faulkner, Lester Bangs, and Stephen Crane. I'm excited to read with you all and contribute to discussions!
Welcome everyone:) Just looking at a few of the posts above what a diverse range of countries we all come from! I like that in a book group, as we get a variety of tastes and influences from other cultures. (I'm in England by the way)
Kate, I haven't heard of your regional author, but see his most popular book is Death and the Dervish. Have you read this one? Would you recommend it as a good place to start?
Hjpalmer3 wrote: "Hi all, I'm Harrison. I live in Zushi, Japan with my expecting wife. I love classic literature as well as science fiction, especially anything that could be considered both! I don't have a lot o..."Hi Harrison, welcome to the group. Japan sounds amazing to me, how long have you and your wife been there? Is it a first child you're expecting?
You'll find plenty of likeminded classic book lovers here. If you're a Dostoevsky and Dumas fan you might like to jump into our current group discussions. We're reading Notes from Underground for our 'Old School' March book and just finishing up with The Count of Monte Cristo for our 1st quarter 2015 read (Jan-March). Feel free to post any thoughts you have :)
Dave wrote: "Hey all,I'm Dave, I'm in Chicago, and I'm 26. I've always loved books but I'm trying to make reading more of my regular day-to-day routine and really enjoy the art of the language and the stories..."
Welcome Dave, glad you've joined us! I haven't read anything by your favourite authors yet. In fact I attempted some Faulkner today, but didn't get very far!
Please jump into whichever book discussions that take your interest. We have a four current reads at the moment, but also keep old threads open if you want to post on previous group books :)
Thanks Pink! I will try to pick up a copy of Notes from the Underground, I have been wanting to read it for a while now. This is our first child and we love Japan, though we were spoiled living in Guam for several years and really miss it. We have been here almost a year.
Harrison, I googled Guam, just looking at the location I think you were spoiled! Though I'm sure Japan is great too (not jealous, honest). Good luck with your first child, exciting times!If it helps, Notes from Underground is available for free on kindle.
Pink wrote: "Dave wrote: "Hey all,I'm Dave, I'm in Chicago, and I'm 26. I've always loved books but I'm trying to make reading more of my regular day-to-day routine and really enjoy the art of the language an..."
Faulkner can be really difficult, for sure. His writing is so beautiful though, for me, that when in doubt I just get lost in the streams of the words and the images.
Dave, I probably just need to give Faulkner more of a chance. I had the same issue with Hemingway and then he ended up as one of my favourites authors.
For sure. I liked "The Old Man and the Sea" a lot when I read it years and years ago, but I had a teacher who hated on Hemingway all the time in college so I unfortunately haven't given him much of a chance. I think it's time to change that! Do you like any of his books in particular? I want to read the one about the Spanish Civil War, I think that's "For Whom The Bell Tolls"?
My favourite Hemingway is A farewell to arms, followed by The Sun also rises. Lots of people love A Moveable Feast the most, but I hated that one. I liked The Old Man and the Sea, but haven't read For whom the Bell tolls yet, perhaps I'll nominate it for our next 'new school' book nominations, haha!
Pink wrote: "Welcome everyone:) Just looking at a few of the posts above what a diverse range of countries we all come from! I like that in a book group, as we get a variety of tastes and influences from other..."
That`s his best work. We call him "The Balkan`s Dostoevksy".
I had an idea to open a discussion about everyone`s region classics, if you think it would be interesting.
Katerina - I think that's an awesome idea! Have members nominate the best literature from where they're from and we all read them together? What do you think?
Dave wrote: "Katerina - I think that's an awesome idea! Have members nominate the best literature from where they're from and we all read them together? What do you think?"If we can find them all in our city libraries :)
I think that would be a great idea for a discussion :)
Hello from Miami! My name is Manny and I am a very eclectic reader...actually eclectic in a great many things, music, art and literature. I also make it a point to read in Spanish, but only for Spanish authors. I include each month at least one classical work, one Spanish work and then whatever fancies me at the moment...Science Fiction, history, fantasy, spiritual, sociological and even science. Look forward to making your acquaintance!
Manuel wrote: "Hello from Miami! My name is Manny and I am a very eclectic reader...actually eclectic in a great many things, music, art and literature. I also make it a point to read in Spanish, but only for Spa..."Welcome to the group, Manny! I wish I could read in Spanish - perhaps someday I will learn. I look forward to discussing our books with you. :-)
Christine wrote: "Manuel wrote: "Hello from Miami! My name is Manny and I am a very eclectic reader...actually eclectic in a great many things, music, art and literature. I also make it a point to read in Spanish, b..."Thanks for the welcome. I struggle with Spanish so this is a way to keep from losing the skill outright. Decided not to read American/English authors in Spanish - made no sense to me...so I limit my Spanish reading to Spanish authors. My maternal grandfather was from Marietta Georgia...went to Cuba with Teddy Roosevelt and stayed. Family returned to States after Castro, hence my Spanish surname (and first name).
Hello everyone. Just joined. I am a Navy Lieutenant Commander bookworm that loves to read. I have lots of classics under my belt and I am looking for more.
Jack wrote: "Hello everyone. Just joined. I am a Navy Lieutenant Commander bookworm that loves to read. I have lots of classics under my belt and I am looking for more."Welcome to the group, Jack! I hope you enjoy reading with us.
Hi there! I am Rahell, 19 years old. I am a medical student, second stage. I think I love Fyodor Doystoevsky's works... Glad to know you ppl.. =)
Welcome Conan and Rahell, I hope you enjoy it here :)
Conan, Beowulf is available for free on kindle if that's what you're looking for? Probably a different translation though. I'll post some links for places to access this online when I open the discussion thread in a couple of days. I expect there will be various translations, but any of these would be fine for a group read, it's just down to personal preference.
Thanks Ms (or Mrs.) Pink. Wow I was checking the comments above and totally mesmerized! You are so energized!
Glad you like the energy here, feel free to jump into any of the other threads :)
Hello everyone! My favorite pastime is reading, mainly the classics. I also enjoy science fiction and fantasy, though originality is hard to come by; that's exactly why I love classics. Dickens and Hugo are definitely my favorite authors, but I still have many works and authors ahead of me (War and Peace is next).
Benjamin wrote: "Hello everyone! My favorite pastime is reading, mainly the classics. I also enjoy science fiction and fantasy, though originality is hard to come by; that's exactly why I love classics. Dickens and..."Welcome, Benjamin! I hope you enjoy reading with our group. :-)
Hi guys!My name is Adrianna (shortly Ada) and I live in Warsaw, Poland. Currently I am a psychology and sociology student which means a lot of reading, but mainly hard, scientific books. As a way to distract myself and relax I decided to come back to classics (and modern literature as well).
As a child I was a full-time bookworm (which caused some skinned knees and bruises because of reading while walking) and I would love to rediscover this child within me (maybe spare me some bruises).
As for favourites, I have a love-hate relationship with J.D. Salinger, I enjoy F. Scott Fitzgerald, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Mikhail Bulgakov, Milan Kundera and I wish there were more classics published in Poland by W. Somerset Maugham because I adored "The Painted Veil".
I also have a pretty big collection of Polish authors that I enjoy, if anyone is interested in broading their horizons.
As someone earlier said, I'm looking for some new friends interested in something more than Twilight and 50 Shades of Gray :D
Hello there everyone!I'm Ryan from Wisconsin. I absolutely love reading classics! My favorite author would probably be Hemingway, though I try to read a variety (of classics, that is). I also really like Charles Lamb and other Romantic authors/poets for some reason.
I would like to, at some point, get into some more modern literature again, but there are just so many great classics that I figured I'd try to tackle them first!
Hey everyone!! I'm Ashley and new to the group. I love classics so I thought this would be a good group to join.
Hey everyone!! I'm Ashley and new to the group. I love classics so I thought this would be a good group to join.
Hey everyone!! I'm Ashley and new to the group. I love classics so I thought this would be a good group to join.
Hey everyone!! I'm Ashley and new to the group. I love classics so I thought this would be a good group to join.
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Hello!I'm IB and I'm from California. I like to read any type of fiction but my favourite genre is classics!
I adore books written by 18th Century authors. I saw your group and now here I am! It's nice to meet you all.
Welcome IB and Stephanie, I hope you enjoy the group. Feel free to jump into group discussions or nominations which have just started today :)
Hi! My name is Bethany. I live in Las Vegas with my husband and 5 year old daughter, and we have a son on the way! I am a stay at home mom so I have a lot of time to read. I have never been in a book group before so I'm really excited! I will pretty much read anything.
Welcome Bethany, glad to have you join us! It sounds like you have your hands pretty full, but I'm glad to hear you find time for reading. I had never been part of a book group until just a year or two ago, now Goodreads is part of my daily life! We're a very relaxed and friendly group here, so please take a browse through our threads in your own time and join in with anything that interests you. If you have any questions just ask :)
Hello! I'm Aritri and I love reading classics, so I'm looking forward. By the way, I really liked your choice for 'currently reading' and 'upcoming':) I'm a bit occupied right but would love to catch up with you guys in the later part of the month.
Hello Aritri, welcome to the group! Glad you like some of our current and upcoming reads, jump into the discussions any time, or meanwhile feel free to browse our other chat threads and challenges. Happy reading :)
Pink wrote: "Hello Aritri, welcome to the group! Glad you like some of our current and upcoming reads, jump into the discussions any time, or meanwhile feel free to browse our other chat threads and challenges...."Thank you Pink :)
Hey everyone! I'm Edgar, from Houston, TX. I'm an eclectic reader, now that I have some spare time to read. I'm currently reading books from various reading lists (Esquire,Madmen,GQ), that happen to be Classics or books that were once banned. I'm a Designer/Developer/Painter, and hobbies are reading, book binding, fishing, gardening.
Currently looking for new friends with similar taste in literature.
Hello Edgar, glad to have you join us. I love working through book lists too. I hope you enjoy our group and look forward to getting to know you more, jump into any of our discussions that interest you :)
Hello everyone! This is Shirley from Beijing, China. I love Classics and I am working hard to spare more time to read without disturbing my schoolwork as an 11th grade student.
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I run a bookclub of my own here on Good Reads, but I thought it would be fun to join this group because I have made it my goal to catch up on the classics that I haven't read yet!
Aside from reading, I enjoy writing, cooking/baking, gardening, organizing, and photography!
My favorite books tend to be mysteries, biographies/autobiographies/memoirs, theology, and literature from the first half of the 20th Century. Lately, I've returned to Historical Fiction and occasionally I'm up for something that's just a good story.