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[Pink]

Welcome Paula and Martha, glad you've both joined :)

[Loretta]

Martha wrote: "I love classics so was glad that Bob let me know about this group. I look forward to reading & discussing some classics with you.
I'm a retired caseworker & a wife, mother & grandmother. I love sp..."

Hi and welcome Martha! Enjoy and happy reading!

[Rebekah]

Hey Paula, welcome!

I have a goal of finishing 50 books this year. Since I'm a slow reader (and life gets busy for me), I plan on listening to audiobooks on my commute to/from work to try and keep me on schedule.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Hello and Welcome to our newest members and a special welcome to Martha who is the reason I discovered Wilkie Collins. glad you are with us.

[J.D.]

I also just stumbled upon this group via a friend's post in their recent activity. I love the classics, from Homer, Dante, and Marlowe to Vonnegut (seeing Slaughterhouse as your book of the month is what sold me!), Sturgeon and everything from the golden age of Sci-Fi.
I absolutely love history and culture and reading books from that time and place is a fantastic way to see inside the times.

[Loretta]

J.D. wrote: "I also just stumbled upon this group via a friend's post in their recent activity. I love the classics, from Homer, Dante, and Marlowe to Vonnegut (seeing Slaughterhouse as your book of the month i..."

Hi J.D.! Glad you "stumbled" upon our group! I'm sure you'll find many diverse books here so enjoy and happy reading!

[Martha]

I'm so glad you like Wilkie, Bob. He's a joy to read.

Won't be on much today. Heading to a VA facility 2 hrs from home. Hoping to get help with hearing aids for Jerry. This morning I'm especially glad he is able to drive so I can read. LOL

Hope everyone has a great day!

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welcome paula , enjoy your reading

[Tytti]

Paula wrote: "In addition to this group, I joined a feminist reading group."

Well then that "women's century" challenge would be right in your alley.

[Bat-Cat]

I am delighted and amazed by how many new members have joined this group just in the last few weeks. I particularly like the diversity with, what appears to me to be, most of the world represented. I have always loved the different perspectives of people from backgrounds and cultures other than my own and look forward to seeing/hearing/experiencing those differences through discussions of the classics that we are/will be reading.

Welcome all!!!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Bat-Cat wrote: "I am delighted and amazed by how many new members have joined this group just in the last few weeks. I particularly like the diversity with, what appears to me to be, most of the world represented...."

I agree! Of all the groups that I belong to, I think this one has the most international participation.

[MKay]

Hi, I am new to gr and just discovered this group. I have challenged myself to read classics. Like some we read some back in high school but not many. I am currently reading The Swiss Family Robinson, but will try and join the February read when posted.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome MKay!

And the February reads are posted on our homepage:

We will be starting A Farewell to Arms, The Stranger, and The Diary of a Young Girl.

We will also still be reading Middlemarch.

Hope you can join in one or more of the reads.

[MKay]

That sounds great! Thanks!

[Loretta]

MKay wrote: "Hi, I am new to gr and just discovered this group. I have challenged myself to read classics. Like some we read some back in high school but not many. I am currently reading The Swiss Family Robins..."

Hi and welcome MKay to Goodreads and to our group! You'll find that there are a lot of us (myself included!) in this group that didn't read many classics in school. This is the prefect group to rectify that! So sit back and enjoy! Happy reading!

[Pink]

Welcome J.D. and MKay, hope you enjoy the group and join us for some fun classic reads :)

[MKay]

Pink wrote: "Welcome J.D. and MKay, hope you enjoy the group and join us for some fun classic reads :)"

Thanks!

[John]

Hi, I live in northern California. I'm retired and have plenty of time to read books. Lately, I've been catching up on American 20th century classic novels that I missed reading in my youth.

I'm also interested in following national politics and keeping up with current events.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi John & welcome to the group. Retirement is a great place to be in life for reading.

[Loretta]

John wrote: "Hi, I live in northern California. I'm retired and have plenty of time to read books. Lately, I've been catching up on American 20th century classic novels that I missed reading in my youth.

I'm a..."

Welcome John! I agree with Kathy wholeheartedly that retirement is a great place to be for reading! I couldn't have said it better myself!

I know the feeling John of missing out on some real classics as a youth! But, "it's never to late" to start reading them! So enjoy!

[Isabelle]

Hi, everyone. I'm from Brazil, I study law here and i love spending my free time reading books, i love fantasy, dystopya, drama, history, politics, philosophy, basically i can enjoy any genre, fiction or non-fiction. I wanted to join this group to get book recommendations and to make friends. :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Isabelle wrote: "Hi, everyone. I'm from Brazil, I study law here and i love spending my free time reading books, i love fantasy, dystopya, drama, history, politics, philosophy, basically i can enjoy any genre, fict..."

Welcome Isabelle! You have come to a great group to make friends who will recommend books for you. Happy Reading.

[MKay]

John wrote: "Hi, I live in northern California. I'm retired and have plenty of time to read books. Lately, I've been catching up on American 20th century classic novels that I missed reading in my youth.

I'm a..."

Hi, John. I am not retired but started doing the same last year with classics. I was excited to find this site and sign up for some of the challenges. Welcome!

[Harith]

Hello! I'm Harith,

I'm 21, and an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering. I'm from India and I would like to travel the world someday. I like to read historical fiction, literary fiction, and a whole lot of classics. I've actually not read many classics, just a few when I was in school (they might have been abridged, I don't remember). I really want to, you know, 'catch up on classics' but I had trouble starting. That's why I looked up and joined this group, so that hopefully I can start reading some.

[Sue]

Hi Everyone, I'm Sue from London and haven't been on goodreads that long, but noticed this Classics group and i have set my self a challenge of trying to read more Classics this year. i am currently reading Zola and so far so good. My favourite classic author has to be Dickens for me so far but i'm trying to broaden my horizons as it were. i will try to the read the books when i can and comment. Really pleased to meet you all and look forward to some good discussions!

[Loretta]

Jennifer wrote: "Hello! I'm Jennifer,

I just graduated college (an undergraduate degree in Creative Writing) and I'm looking for something to fill my time. After four years, I'm still not done wanting to read grea..."

Welcome Jennifer! This group will definetily "fill your time" with reading the classics and having great discussions with members, so sit back and enjoy!

[Loretta]

Harith wrote: "Hello! I'm Harith,

I'm 21, and an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering. I'm from India and I would like to travel the world someday. I like to read historical fiction, literary fiction..."

Hello and welcome Harith! You'll "catch up" on your reading the classics here! Happy reading!

[Loretta]

Sue wrote: "Hi Everyone, I'm Sue from London and haven't been on goodreads that long, but noticed this Classics group and i have set my self a challenge of trying to read more Classics this year. i am currentl..."

Hi and welcome Sue to Goodreads and to our group! I'm glad you found us and I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here!

[Dave]

Welcome, John,, Jennifer, Harith, and Sue!

[Bat-Cat]

Welcome Everyone!!!

This is a great group and everyone is soooooo nice, friendly, supportive and encouraging. The discussions are thought provoking and stimulating and in my opinion you couldn't have chosen a more diverse, provocative and engaging group. Welcome and I look forward to connecting with all of you again throughout the discussions.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to Jennifer, Harith, & Sue! Glad you joined, and looking forward to discussing classics with you.

[Pink]

Welcome all new members :)

[Lizzy]

Hi! I'm Lizzy from Alabama. I have always loved classics.. I love every type of book actually if I find it interesting. Reading 1984 for the first time at the moment. Also working through Pride and Prejudice. My favorite book is The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Lizzy wrote: "Hi! I'm Lizzy from Alabama. I have always loved classics.. I love every type of book actually if I find it interesting. Reading 1984 for the first time at the moment. Also working through Pride and..."

Welcome to the group Lizzy. This is a group of pretty eclectic tastes. You will fit right in.

[Loretta]

Lizzy wrote: "Hi! I'm Lizzy from Alabama. I have always loved classics.. I love every type of book actually if I find it interesting. Reading 1984 for the first time at the moment. Also working through Pride and..."

Hi and welcome Lizzy! We're glad you've joined us! Happy reading!

[Ciera]

Leni wrote: "Hi Ciera! Funny, my school reading experience was the opposite to yours. They didn't give us anything good to read and I was demonstratively reading Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Mark Twain (amongs..."

Funny! Also, I actually have not read Huck Finn yet but it is high on my priority list! In fact I was going to read it before Les Miserables, but I knew if I did not start Les Mis when I had the passion to, then I would never get back to it. :)

[Aycarambitax3]

Hi I'm Sara and I come from Germany. I am currently studying Spanish lingustics and literatures and English linguistics, literatures and cultures, oh and I am not only new in this group, but also on goodreads ^^

[Loretta]

Aycarambitax3 wrote: "Hi I'm Sara and I come from Germany. I am currently studying Spanish lingustics and literatures and English linguistics, literatures and cultures, oh and I am not only new in this group, but also o..."

Hi and welcome Sara to Goodreads and our group! I know you'll enjoy yourself! Happy reading!

[Pink]

Welcome everyone,

Lizzy, you mention some of my favourite books there! Great choices :)

Ciera, good luck with Les Mis, are you still reading it? I've been halfway through for a couple of years! Really need to pick it back up as I was enjoying it before I took a break.

Sara, welcome to the group and goodreads, I hope you enjoy both!

Hope to chat to you all some more!

[Susie]

I count around 37 new members for January...so far! It's great that a lot of folks are looking to read more in 2016.

How fantastic...welcome all!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

It is nice to see the group grow, I agree Susie. And this is a fun and active group -- so feel free to join in on any read or challenge with us.

[MKay]

Aycarambitax3 wrote: "Hi I'm Sara and I come from Germany. I am currently studying Spanish lingustics and literatures and English linguistics, literatures and cultures, oh and I am not only new in this group, but also o..."

I am also new to both the group and goodreads. Welcome.

[Loretta]

Susie wrote: "I count around 37 new members for January...so far! It's great that a lot of folks are looking to read more in 2016.

How fantastic...welcome all!"

Yes. They are reading more and they're choosing to read more classics!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Again I can't seem to keep up with our fast passed growth, but I'm glad we have so many new members, Welcome!

[Hil Al]

Hello,
I´ve just discovered this group and joined immediately.
I´m Turkish, but I was born in Germany and still live in Germany.
My goal for this year is to read 30 books. Some of these 30 should be classics. I would like to read some Russian classics this year.

Looking forword to interesting discussions,
Hilal

[Loretta]

Hil Al wrote: "Hello,
I´ve just discovered this group and joined immediately.
I´m Turkish, but I was born in Germany and still live in Germany.
My goal for this year is to read 30 books. Some of these 30 should b..."

Hello and welcome Hilal! I'm sure you'll be able to read some classics here for your goal! Good luck and happy reading!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hil Al wrote: "Hello,
I´ve just discovered this group and joined immediately.
I´m Turkish, but I was born in Germany and still live in Germany.
My goal for this year is to read 30 books. Some of these 30 should b..."

Welcome to the group, Hil Al, we hope some of your 30 you will read with us. Glad to have you here.

[Hil Al]

Thank you very much Kathy :)

[Molly]

Hi!

My name is Molly. I'm 21 one years old and working on my bachelor's at a liberal arts school in Virginia.

I love to read everything, but I have a soft spot for good science fiction, biographies, the Harry Potter series, and the classics.

On the side, I knit, dance, and blog.

[Loretta]

Thedoctorharryjavatardis wrote: "Hi!

My name is Molly. I'm 21 one years old and working on my bachelor's at a liberal arts school in Virginia.

I love to read everything, but I have a soft spot for good science fiction, biograph..."

Hi Molly, welcome! I'm so happy you've joined us! Enjoy!