Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion
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Hi there! My name is Vanessa. I am from Nicaragua (Central America). I love reading and I am hoping to learn more about classics from different literature periods and movements . One of my favorites is Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It was one of the books I read when I was 11,and the one that made me fall in love with literature. See ya!
Marumarku wrote: "Hi there! My name is Vanessa. I am from Nicaragua (Central America). I love reading and I am hoping to learn more about classics from different literature periods and movements . One of my favorite..."Hello Vanessa! Welcome! Glad you found us! Happy reading!!!!
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Hi everyone - I'm Ryan, I'm from Minnesota, and I am interested in getting to know the classics better. I am a big fan of short stories (both reading and writing them), and so I was convinced to join the group when I saw that you read classic books as well as short stories. Hope to get to know you all! :)
Ryan wrote: "Hi everyone - I'm Ryan, I'm from Minnesota, and I am interested in getting to know the classics better. I am a big fan of short stories (both reading and writing them), and so I was convinced to jo..."Hi Ryan! Welcome! Happy reading!
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Marumarku wrote: "Hi there! My name is Vanessa. I am from Nicaragua (Central America). I love reading and I am hoping to learn more about classics from different literature periods and movements . One of my favorite..."Hi Vanessa! One thing I like about this group is that there is a lot of variety in the books chosen, so I hope you enjoy reading with us. Welcome to the group!
Ryan wrote: "Hi everyone - I'm Ryan, I'm from Minnesota, and I am interested in getting to know the classics better. I am a big fan of short stories (both reading and writing them), and so I was convinced to jo..."Welcome, Ryan, from a fellow Minnesotan! Our short story group reads are a new thing for us. Lots of members seem excited about it, so I hope it proves to be a success. I'm glad you've joined us!
Hi! I'm Austin from Texas. I'm a college student with a love for books and reading. I read a bit of everything but my favorites are fantasy, cozy mysteries, classics, and Gothic fiction.
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Austin wrote: "Hi! I'm Austin from Texas. I'm a college student with a love for books and reading. I read a bit of everything but my favorites are fantasy, cozy mysteries, classics, and Gothic fiction."Hi Austin! Welcome to our group!!
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Hello, everyone! My name is Paula. I'm from the Dominican Republic, a BEAUTIFUL country in the Caribbean. I recently joined the group because of my crazy obsession with books written in other centuries. I normally only read classics and a bit of modern literary fiction but sometimes, I crave a light read and go for a contemporary book. I'm sooo glad to join this group. Thank you for the warm welcome.
Paula wrote: "Hello, everyone! My name is Paula. I'm from the Dominican Republic, a BEAUTIFUL country in the Caribbean. I recently joined the group because of my crazy obsession with books written in other centu..."Hi Paula! Several of my coworkers vacation regularly in the Dominican Republic, and I've heard that it is indeed a very beautiful country. Welcome to the group!
Hello! My name is Suzan, and I'm from the Netherlands. I'm finishing up my MA degree in Literary criticism at this point, and I'm excited to be able to read books of my own choice again! I read quite a few classics over the years, but I feel like, as a literature sudent, I've read way too few. This group sounds like the perfect opportunity to fix this issue!
Paula wrote: "Hello, everyone! My name is Paula. I'm from the Dominican Republic, a BEAUTIFUL country in the Caribbean. I recently joined the group because of my crazy obsession with books written in other centu..."Welcome Paula! Glad you joined the group to enrich your classical reading! Enjoy!
Suzan wrote: "Hello! My name is Suzan, and I'm from the Netherlands. I'm finishing up my MA degree in Literary criticism at this point, and I'm excited to be able to read books of my own choice again! I read qui..."Hi Suzan! Welcome! Hope you enjoy the group and happy reading!
Hello all. Vijay here, a beginner really when it comes to reading books, started just 2 months ago. Not really found my interests yet, but I like fiction and classics as of now. Still a lot to explore. Looking forward to have an awesome journey with classics!
Vijay wrote: "Hello all. Vijay here, a beginner really when it comes to reading books, started just 2 months ago. Not really found my interests yet, but I like fiction and classics as of now. Still a lot to expl..."Hello Vijay! Welcome to the group! If you love classics then this is the place to be! Enjoy and happy reading!
Hello! I'm Satu from Finland. I just (Finally!!!) joined Goodreads about a week ago, and after adding all my owned books came to look for some interesting book clubs. This one certainly looks nice, great to be here! :)I've read a bunch of classics in the last few years but soooo many are still waiting! The last one I read was one of the best-known Finnish classics, The Egyptian by Mika Waltari. Ohhh it was good!!
Satu wrote: "Hello! I'm Satu from Finland. I just (Finally!!!) joined Goodreads about a week ago, and after adding all my owned books came to look for some interesting book clubs. This one certainly looks nice,..."Hello Satu! Welcome to the group! Better late than never to join Goodreads! I'm sure you'll have a great time on the site and here in the classics book group! Enjoy!
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Welcome Vanessa, Ryan, Austin, Paula, Suzan, Vijay and Satu :)What a wide and varied group of people we have...Nicaragua, Minnesota, Texas, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, India and Finland!
It's one of my favourite things about Goodreads, that we can connect with fellow book lovers from all of the world. It's also great to get tips for classics from other countries.
I hope you all enjoy our group and I look forward to some great classic book discussions with you :)
Good day all, My name is Cameron and am currently living close to Ottawa, Canada. Although I've always been a pretty voracious reader I've only really started tackling some of the classics over the last 4 or 5 years or so. There aren't many of my close friends that are into the same types of literature as I am, and very few that are interested in reading classics, so I am looking forward to being able to take advantage of the group discussions for both books that I already have and those that I have yet to read.
Cameron wrote: "Good day all, My name is Cameron and am currently living close to Ottawa, Canada. Although I've always been a pretty voracious reader I've only really started tackling some of the classics over t..."
Hello Cameron! Welcome to the group! I'm sure you'll be able to have many discussions about classical books here! Enjoy!
Hello! I'm Tonje and I'm from Norway. I have never been in any kind of bookclub, so this will be the first. I really like to read classics, but are not partial to them. I am currentry studying, so I don't always have time to read what I want. But I try to get a little further in the evergrowing list of books I want to read whenever there is time.
Tonje wrote: "Hello! I'm Tonje and I'm from Norway. I have never been in any kind of bookclub, so this will be the first. I really like to read classics, but are not partial to them. I am currentry studying, so ..."Hi Tonje! Welcome! I hope you enjoy your experience in this "reading group". You picked a good first to wet your whistle. Enjoy!
Hello everyone. My name is Ruth and I'm from Rhode Island. I have been an avid reader since I first learned to read. My favorite genres are mysteries, science fiction/fantasy and the classics. I look forward to joining in the discussions with everyone.
Ruth wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Ruth and I'm from Rhode Island. I have been an avid reader since I first learned to read. My favorite genres are mysteries, science fiction/fantasy and the classics. I lo..."Hi Ruth! Welcome to the group! Can't wait to discuss the classics with you!
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Welcome Cameron, Tonje and Ruth :) Cameron, I'm exactly the same in having nobody to discuss classics with in my everyday life. It's great to have like minded people here who understand my reading passions!
Tonje, I hadn't been part of a book group until joining GR either, but now I love it here! It's great to discuss books and discover new things that I wouldn't necessarily consider otherwise.
Ruth, you have a great varied interest in reading. I've only recently discovered mysteries myself and I especially love classic mystery stories, such as The Woman in White or Sherlock series.
I hope you all enjoy our group :)
Hi, I'm Crystal from France who is currently living in Mexico. I haven't read a lot of classics, that's why I joined this group. I am currently reading "Lolita" from Vladimir Nabokov. I'm so happy to have found this group :)
Crystal wrote: "Hi, I'm Crystal from France who is currently living in Mexico. I haven't read a lot of classics, that's why I joined this group. I am currently reading "Lolita" from Vladimir Nabokov. I'm so happy ..."Crystal! Welcome! So happy you found the group! Happy reading!!
Hi Crystal, welcome to the group. I hope you find some classics that you enjoy...Lolita is one of my favourite books :)
I am also a fan of Lolita. I've read it twice.
Crystal wrote: "Hi, I'm Crystal from France who is currently living in Mexico. I haven't read a lot of classics, that's why I joined this group. I am currently reading "Lolita" from Vladimir Nabokov. I'm so happy ..."I read "Lolita" last year and really liked it. VNs writing is just amazing.
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Hey, my name is Alda. I´m from Iceland. I live in Garðabær wich is near Reykjavik. I´m a nurse and MPH. I like to read and I hope this group will be a boost for me to read more classics. I read all sorts of books. I´m looking forward to be part of this group.
Alda wrote: "Hey, my name is Alda. I´m from Iceland. I live in Garðabær wich is near Reykjavik. I´m a nurse and MPH. I like to read and I hope this group will be a boost for me to read more classics. I read all..."Hello Alda! So glad you're here! Welcome and happy reading!
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Welcome Alda, I hope you enjoy our group and find some great classics to discuss :)
Hi Paul, I sympathise with demanding cats, I have 4 of them (plus the two teenage kids). It looks like you have quite varied reading interests, they look much the same as mine. I hope you join in with some of our classic group reads and discussions too :)
Paul wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Paul. I live in France, married, no kids, but have a very demanding cat. Like reading history, biography, science, SF, historical novels...and the classics. Nice to have found this..."Hi Paul! Nice to "see" you here! You'll find that this group does actually read books and they do discuss them. They are nothing like the other group (who will remain nameless :) !). The moderators here, Pink (who you met), Bob, Christine and Kathy are very nice and very hands on. I'm sure you'll enjoy here!!!
Loretta
Haha, Paul and Loretta, you make "the other group" sound very mysterious! It's good to be joined to many groups, as it gives us varied interests and discussions...though obviously we're the best ;) just kidding! One of the best :)
Pink wrote: "Haha, Paul and Loretta, you make "the other group" sound very mysterious! It's good to be joined to many groups, as it gives us varied interests and discussions...though obviously we're the best ;)..."Yes, Pink, we are!!! :)
Hey guys, I'm Constantin and I'm a college student from Germany. I hope this group and its monthly reads will motivate me to read more diverse classics and to catch up on some (duh), my current favourites are TKAM, Siddharta and Gatsby.
Apart from that I like contemporary fiction, magical realism, non-fiction and now and then a good thriller or YA read :)
I hope we have nice discussions and a good time !
Hi Constantin, welcome to the group! I enjoyed all of the classics you mention and also like to read non-fiction and some magical realism, though I'm new to this genre.
I hope you find some new classics to enjoy with our group or some familiar favourites to discuss in greater depth. I look forward to getting to know you more :)
Hi! I'm T, I currently live in Italy and I'm of Swiss origin. I love classics, especially Russian novels, but I also love essays and I'm trying to read more contemporary fiction.
I'll try and catch up with all your discussions and suggestions!
Cheers from Lake Como
Welcome T, I think you'll find several lovers of Russian literature here (though I'm yet to tackle many of the classics myself). Lake Como sounds wonderful...it's a grey and drizzly day here in England this morning.
I hope you enjoy our group, don't worry about catching up, just jump in to any discussions that interest you :)
Thank you Paul and Pink! I know I sound like my grandma, but it's been incredibly hot here recently. Some rain and colder weather would do!
Welcome Constantin and T! Happy you're both here to read the classics and join in the discussions! Enjoy!
Hello everyone! I'm Fran from California. I have always loved to read but recently have a strong desire to add some classics to my to read lists!!I love to read: romance, historical fiction, scifi/fantasy, history, biographies and much more. My new guilty pleasure is YA!
I love to bake, sew, quilt, travel and do things with my nieces. I'm a nurse and currently caring for my elderly mother.
I have a lot of free time to read right now and hope to fill it by enjoying the classics!
Fran wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Fran from California. I have always loved to read but recently have a strong desire to add some classics to my to read lists!!I love to read: romance, historical fiction, sc..."
Hi Fran! Welcome! We're so glad you're here! I love to read many different genres, classics, obviously, is one of them! I look forward to discussing them with you!
Hi Fran, It looks like you have wide interests in general and wide reading interests in particular!
There are several reading choices each month that have the potential to make it possible to find something here to one's liking.
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Those are goals I hope we can all get behind. Good luck with your campaign!