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[Sara]

Thanks for the warm welcomes!! I appreciate it!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

And congratulations to our group. We just passed 3900 members today!

Thanks to everyone to make this a fun and friendly classic book reading group.

[Pink]

Welcome Lauren, congrats on graduating! I look forward to chatting with you more soon and discussing some classics. There's plenty of choice here, to join in with group reads or buddy reads each month, or even a challenge or two if you enjoy them. If you have any questions just ask :)

[Loretta]

Kathy wrote: "And congratulations to our group. We just passed 3900 members today!

Thanks to everyone to make this a fun and friendly classic book reading group."

That's exciting news for our group Kathy! :)

[Brina]

Yes very exciting news!! And what a nice group of people! The well read ones have been helpful in recommending books for challenges and offering advice in discussions. And have encouraged me to read more classics. So glad I joined here.

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Hello everyone. I have always loved to read and I've already read some classics and want to read more. As for genres I like, I'll try almost anything at least once, but I'll usually skip over romances.

Other hobbies are cross stitching, quilting, jigsaw puzzles and occasionally making doll clothes.

Classics I've read:

Fahrenheit 451
Up from Slavery
Treasure Island
Island of the blue dolphins
The Scarlet Letter
The Count of Monte Cristo
Frankenstein
Dracula
White Fang
Call of the Wild
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Dune
The Godfather
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Color Purple
The Good Earth
The Pearl
Little Women
The Phantom of the Opera
Hamlet
Redwall
The Art of War
Tarzan of the Apes
The Handmaid's Tale
Around the World in 80 Days
Robinson Crusoe
The Diary of a Young Girl
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Where the Red Fern Grows
Brave New World
The Tempest
The War of the Worlds
The Giver
The Prince
Animal Farm
A Christmas Carol
The Old Man and the Sea
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Rip Van Winkle
Medea
Common Sense
Oedipus the King

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Kim -- that is a nice list of classics. Glad you joined the group.

[Loretta]

Kim wrote: "Hello everyone. I have always loved to read and I've already read some classics and want to read more. As for genres I like, I'll try almost anything at least once, but I'll usually skip over roman..."

Hi and welcome Kim! This is definitely the place to read more classics, although the list of books you've read already is pretty impressive! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading! :)

[MKay]

Welcome Kim. We enjoy some of the same things in cross stitch, and doll clothes making. I have a just turned 6 year old granddaughter who is very much into making clothes for her dolls. I just finished an 18 inch plastic canvas doll and a couple outfits for her. Hope you enjoy our group!

[Evan]

Hi,
I'm partly here through desperation. OK, it's not that bad, but I realized that I was becoming so annoyed by the juvenile junk the "friends" on my friends list are reading that I wanted to find a venue where I could bolster my friends' list with people who have more serious reading tastes.

I invite you to read my profile and look at my book selection and welcome friend invites from serious readers.

I enjoy history and serious adult literature. I live an eclectic life and have very diverse reading and artistic tastes. I'll leave my profile to provide the rest...

I need balance restored to my friends' list! I would like to see some people with adult reading tastes on my daily feeds and not just people reading juvenilia.

C'mon, it's getting ridiculous!

Thanks for accepting me into the group. -EG

[Brina]

Welcome Evan. I understand when I see people on my feed reading "juvenile" books. It's ok to read contemporary literature and an occasional mystery/thriller, but not all the time. Since joining this group, I have read more classics and branched out in my reading. I hope you are able to as well. Enjoy reading the books in this group.

[Loretta]

Evan wrote: "Hi,
I'm partly here through desperation. OK, it's not that bad, but I realized that I was becoming so annoyed by the juvenile junk the "friends" on my friends list are reading that I wanted to fin..."

Hi Evan! Glad you've joined our group to read the classics! I'm sure you'll find friends here who are also serious readers, myself included! Can't wait to see your thoughts on the threads!! Enjoy and happy reading!!

[Evan]

I actually never participate in group discussions, even though I belong to several groups. I just have too many other things going on, but I do like to gain friends on my page with the like-minded, or those with close to like-minded interests and/or reads.

I do balance my reading with books from different periods and genres. For instance, right now I am about to finish one very long classic, Fielding's ...Tom Jones and have started a very long contemporary classic, Wallace'e Infinite Jest. And I usually have a wide variety of other concurrent reads going.


Loretta wrote: "
Hi Evan! Glad you've joined our group to read the classics! .."

[Pink]

Welcome Kim and Evan, I hope you both find inspiration with our group for more classics and like minded friends :)

[Olivia]

Hello everyone, I'm Olivia :) I like to read fantasy and YA and sci-fi. But I have also a love for the classics. I grew up in a household where the shelves were filled with classics and read a lot of difficult books at a young age. I'm pretty sure some I didn't fully understand back then and would like to delve right back in and discover new ones and re-discover the ones I've already read. I'm 32, I live in the south of England, but originally I'm from Switzerland, so German is my first language. I have 2 dogs and also train dogs and in my free time I read, write and cook. Looking forward to joining the discussions :)

[Brina]

Welcome Olivia. This is the right group to join if you are looking to reread classics. I have definitely read more classics since joining this group and hopefully you also will. Looking forward to seeing you in the group discussions, enjoy.

[Loretta]

Olivia wrote: "Hello everyone, I'm Olivia :) I like to read fantasy and YA and sci-fi. But I have also a love for the classics. I grew up in a household where the shelves were filled with classics and read a lot ..."

Hi and welcome Olivia! I also grew up in a house that had many classical books on the shelves but sadly, I didn't really want to read them growing up so here I am now with Catching up on Classics doing just that! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group Evan & Olivia. If you enjoy classic books this is a group of like-minded individuals. I look forward to discussing books with you.

[Simone]

Hi, everyone. I'm Simone. I read, write and garden in Berkeley, CA. My mom was a librarian and I grew up in public libraries. I'm looking forward to being a part of this group.

[Loretta]

Simone wrote: "Hi, everyone. I'm Simone. I read, write and garden in Berkeley, CA. My mom was a librarian and I grew up in public libraries. I'm looking forward to being a part of this group."

Hi Simone, welcome! Excellent childhood! I look forward to you being a part of our group! Happy reading and enjoy!!

[Brina]

Welcome Simone. My kids love going to the library so I can only imagine how lucky you were growing up in one. I'm looking forward to seeing you in our group discussions :)

[Olivia]

Thank you everyone for the warm welcome :)

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Simone, I hope you enjoy it here and look forward to chatting more with you soon :)

[Ellen]

Hi. My name is Ellen and I live in upstate NY. I've been part of this group for a few months but haven't participated till now. I'm thinking of joining in with The Odyssey next month; it'll be a reread for me and I'm looking forward to it. :)

[Brina]

Hi Ellen, welcome. Glad you decided to participate. Looking forward to seeing you in the discussions. Hope you enjoy. And you have a cute cat :)

[Loretta]

Ellen wrote: "Hi. My name is Ellen and I live in upstate NY. I've been part of this group for a few months but haven't participated till now. I'm thinking of joining in with The Odyssey next month; it'll be a re..."

Welcome Ellen! I'm thrilled that you've decided to introduce yourself to the group! I hope that you do join in the reading (or in your case a re-read!) of The Odyssey. Until then, happy reading! :)

[Melinda]

Ohhh I am in so much trouble. Over halfway into the the year I find this challenge! I'm already doing six other challenges - - -

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Simone & Ellen. Welcome to our group.

[Pink]

Welcome Ellen and Melinda :)

I'm glad you've decided to participate in our group reads and challenges. There's plenty going on, so pick whatever suits you, or whatever you can find time for!

[Melinda]

Thanks Pink! I am so excited!

[Pink]

Melinda wrote: "Thanks Pink! I am so excited!"

Dare I ask, which of our challenges it is you're looking forward to. We have quite a few! Though as we're halfway through the year already you can shorten them to suit your personal needs.

[Melinda]

I had no idea there were so many - Bingo is the one that caught my eye first.

[Pink]

Haha, that's why I was afraid to ask! We have a lot going on, but there's no pressure to join any of the challenges. I love bingo as it's fun to see which books can be slotted into different squares. Some of them prove much easier than others!

[Charlotte]

Kathy wrote: "Hi there. Thought it might be fun to get to know each other a bit more. Use this thread to introduce yourself.

What books do you like to read, and what other hobbies/work take up your time.

Anyt..."

Hello. I'm Charlotte. I love finding good literature, and I talking about books with others. I'm currently reading Suffragette. Look forward to discussions.

[Brina]

Hi Charlotte. Suffragette sounds interesting. Welcome to the group and hope you enjoy reading here.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Melinda & Charlotte. I'm glad that you found us & hope you enjoy the challenges & book discussions. Let us know what you are enjoying reading.

[Loretta]

Charlotte wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Hi there. Thought it might be fun to get to know each other a bit more. Use this thread to introduce yourself.

What books do you like to read, and what other hobbies/work take up yo..."

Hi and welcome Charlotte! I'm sure you'll find some good literature here along with really good member discussions on the classics that we read! Enjoy and happy reading! :)

[Pink]

Welcome to the group Charlotte. I read Suffragette: My Own Story by Emmeline Pankhurst last year and found it fascinating. I'm not sure if you're reading the same book, or something different, but let us know how you get on with it :)

[Paula W]

Welcom, Carli! We have Jane Austen coming up next month and it will be my first Austen reading. So excited!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Hi Carli & welcome to the group. So glad that you are excited to read with us.

[Pink]

Welcome Claire, those are some of my favourite authors too, I hope you enjoy The Woman in White, it's a great book :)

[Loretta]

Carli wrote: "Hi Everyone! I'm Claire or Carli Claire. (thats my nickname) I'm new to goodreads, so this is the first group I've joined. But I'm really excited!

I love classics! Mainly the Bronte's, Jane Auste..."

Hi and welcome Claire to Goodreads and to our group! You'll find yourself in good company here with members who enjoy the authors you've mentioned (and many more!). I also like Austen and the Bronte sisters! Happy reading! :)

[Brina]

Welcome Claire. Glad you joined. There are lots of fun classics to read here and I hope you enjoy yourself in the group.

[Estelle]

Hi everyone ! I'm Estelle. I'm excited to be in this group! You read exactly the books I want to read. (And I shouldn't be there ... Farewell, studies!)
I can't decide if I have a favorite author or not, neither a favorite book. It changes all the time!

[Loretta]

Estelle wrote: "Hi everyone ! I'm Estelle. I'm excited to be in this group! You read exactly the books I want to read. (And I shouldn't be there ... Farewell, studies!)
I can't decide if I have a favorite author o..."

Hi and welcome Estelle! We're excited that you've become a member of our group! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading! :)

[Brina]

Welcome Estelle. Glad you joined. There are lots of wonderful books that we read here and I understand about not having a favorite. Since joining here I have read so many wonderful books that my tastes keep changing all the time. Hope you enjoy the books in this group.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Estelle wrote: "Hi everyone ! I'm Estelle. I'm excited to be in this group! You read exactly the books I want to read. (And I shouldn't be there ... Farewell, studies!)
I can't decide if I have a favorite author o..."

Welcome Estelle -- I am so glad that you like the books we read. Thanks for joining with us.

[Estelle]

Loretta wrote: "Estelle wrote: "Hi everyone ! I'm Estelle. I'm excited to be in this group! You read exactly the books I want to read. (And I shouldn't be there ... Farewell, studies!)
I can't decide if I have a f..."

I wouldn't have explained it better! There is too many books not to change your mind.


Thanks for your warm welcome :)

[Pink]

Welcome Estelle, I have many favourites and they change all of the time, that's the beauty of having lots of books to choose from. I hope you enjoy the group and find some new favourites yourself :)

[Wendy]

Hi everyone! I need help finding the author/title of a book. I am dating myself, but I graduated H.S. in 1994. I was in Honors English all 4 years, and I remember that my H.S. teacher had me read a book that I think/feel was British Lit, or at least American Classic. I wanna say it was in line with C.S. Lewis, Sinclair Lewis, that style of writing... it was a very thick book.. and I want to say it had something to do with "wheel of fortune" - NOT the game show. It had a similar vibe of Main Street or The Lottery... I know I'm not losing my mind...but my H.S. teacher isn't on FB, and I've run out of people who might know... I'll never sleep again until I figure this out. HELP please?