Catching up on Classics (and lots more!) discussion
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Andrea (Catsos Person) is a Compulsive eBook Hoarder wrote: "Hi Melora,I'm looking forward to discussing classics with you!"
Thanks, Andrea!
Pink wrote: "Welcome Melora :) I'm glad you'll find some extra time for reading now and hope that you find some more favourite books with us! :)"
Thank you, Pink! I've peeked ahead, and I'll be tempted to reread and discuss Frankenstein and Lord of the Rings in the coming months! This group chooses some wonderful books!
Melora wrote: "I've peeked ahead, and I'll be tempted to reread and discuss Frankenstein and Lord of the Rings in the coming months! This group chooses some wonderful books!"Welcome Melora! I just joined this group in July, and I think this is a great group and yes, they pick a lot of wonderful books that I have yet to read. That is one reason why I like the Revisit the Shelf category.
Renee wrote: "Melora wrote: "I've peeked ahead, and I'll be tempted to reread and discuss Frankenstein and Lord of the Rings in the coming months! This group chooses some wonderful books!"Welcome Melora! I jus..."
Thank you, Renee! Yes, "Revisit the Shelf" is a neat idea -- very fitting for a classics reading group!
Melora wrote: "Hi! I'm Melora, and I was getting ready to comment on the We Have Always Lived in the Castle discussion when I realized I hadn't yet introduced myself. So...I live in North Carolina ..."
Hi and welcome Melora! So happy you decided to introduce yourself and glad to have you here! Yes, we do read an array of books, something for everyone, which is nice! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading!
Loretta wrote: Hi and welcome Melora! So happy you decided to introduce yourself and glad to have you here! Yes, we do read an array of books, something for everyone, which is nice! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading! Thanks, Loretta! Yes, I really like the generous selection of books offered here for discussion each month! I will have a hard time choosing which to read -- always a lovely problem to have!
Melora wrote: "Loretta wrote: Hi and welcome Melora! So happy you decided to introduce yourself and glad to have you here! Yes, we do read an array of books, something for everyone, which is nice! I'm sure you'll..."Oh, yes! Problems like that are welcomed! :)
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Kathy wrote: "Welcome Melora! Glad to have you in the group. I hope to discuss books with you."Thank you, Kathy! It's wonderful to have a place online to talk books!
Hi Everyone, I'm Laura from the UK. Have always loved the classics, along with most other types of fiction, but haven't read as many recently as I'd like (and there's never enough time to get to them all) so have joined this group to try and give myself a bit of a push to read a few more. Looking forward to discussing with you all
Kathy wrote: "Welcome Melora! Glad to have you in the group. I hope to discuss books with you."Thank you, Kathy! Now that I've "dipped a toe in" with We Have Always Lived in the Castle, taken a closer look at your shelves, and enjoyed such a friendly welcome here, I'm really looking forward to more reading and discussions with this group.
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I’m Lena. I’m a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in art with an emphasis on photography. I enjoy reading all kinds of books, but my preference seems to lean more towards non-fiction. Recently, I got into this habit of reading so many books at once to the point of losing track of what I’m reading, and so I decided to join a group to get myself motivated and become more focused. I only read very few classics, but I can tell I’ll enjoy reading more. My favorite book is Wuthering Heights. I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone.
I’m Lena. I’m a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in art with an emphasis on photography. I enjoy reading all kinds of books, but my preference seems to lean more towards non-fiction. Recently, I got into this habit of reading so many books at once to the point of losing track of what I’m reading, and so I decided to join a group to get myself motivated and become more focused. I only read very few classics, but I can tell I’ll enjoy reading more. My favorite book is Wuthering Heights. I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone.
Hi Melora :) Glad you joined. Welcome also Laura and Lena. Looking forward to discussing books with you.
Hi Everyone, I am Elena! I love to read classic short stories, I discovered them while helping for an app development. The app is called Short Stories and it is a collection of short stories for iPhone, Free to download:https://itunes.apple.com/app/id113902...
If you have any suggestions about stories you would like to read from the app, please let me know!
Very happy I found this group!
Welcome Elena. Glad you joined as well.
Laura wrote: "Hi Everyone, I'm Laura from the UK. Have always loved the classics, along with most other types of fiction, but haven't read as many recently as I'd like (and there's never enough time to get to th..."Hi and welcome Laura! This is the classics group to read the classics! With our monthly group reads and buddy reads there is something for everyone! So enjoy and happy reading! :). Glad you decided to introduce yourself! :)
Lena wrote: "Hi, I’m Lena. I’m a student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in art with an emphasis on photography. I enjoy reading all kinds of books, but my preference seems to lean more towards non-fiction. Rece..."
Hello and welcome my fellow favorite book person! Wuthering Heights is my absolute favorite book of all time! Glad you've joined the group! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Elena wrote: "Hi Everyone, I am Elena! I love to read classic short stories, I discovered them while helping for an app development. The app is called Short Stories and it is a collection of short stories for iP..."Hello and welcome Elena! :)
Hello ! My name is Andreea. I am currently studying architecture.
Reading has also been my rescue from stress, bad moods or loneliness. At first I thought books to only be a passage to a secret and magical world, in which I would lose myself and had to slowly learn to live by its rules, tradition, culture. But as I grew, I found myself interested more in the characters, in the ideas, in the author, rather than the plot itself. ( that's why I am extremely scared of buying new books, written by authors that are foreign to me ) So, I decided to join this group, to share ideas, opinions about authors, their books, and to discover other similar authors, perhaps even gain the courage to try something new. ( Because I always read the same ones ). I love classics ( I rarely read contemporary fiction ) and I will never give up on reading them ( first priority ) . My favorite authors are Kazantzakis , Dostoyevsky, Dickens, Tolkien and Steinbeck. :)
I also love drawing, photography and architecture !
Welcome Andreea. Glad you joined. We read a variety of books each month so you should find books that you enjoy here. Looking forward to seeing you in the group.
Welcome Laura, Leena, Elena and Andreea! I hope you enjoy our group, jump in to whatever takes your interest and I look forward to talking with you all soon :)
Welcome to everyone! I'm looking foreward to seeing you all on the threads :)
Hello, my name is Christine and live in Virginia. Sometimes my hobbies come and go but reading has always remained constant in my life. I'm open to reading a lot of different types of books but I tend to gravitate towards classics, fantasy and historical fiction. I avoided the required reading in high school (although I still managed to pass) and have been playing catch up over the last few years. I'm looking forward to being a part of this group! :)
Welcome to the group Christine, I hope you enjoy it here :)
Hi everyone! I rediscovered the classics after finishing school. Once I finally had the opportunity to read anything I wanted for pure pleasure, I realized that I actually loved many of the classics I had hated being forced to read in literature classes. I love to work on expanding my experience with the classics, but always have a soft spot for Dickens and Dumas.While I love GoodReads for tracking books and feed my growing TBR list, I'm hoping to become involved in a group that shares my love of reading :)
Welcome Erin. Glad you joined to read classics here and looking forward to seeing you in discussions.
Andreea wrote: "Hello ! My name is Andreea. I am currently studying architecture.
Reading has also been my rescue from stress, bad moods or loneliness. At first I thought books to only be a passage to a secret a..."
Hi and welcome Andreea! Wow! You're preaching to the choir! I don't like buying new books either for the exact same reason you mentioned! That's why I decided to go a completely different route and read just classics and, obviously, the reason why I joined this group! You'll find great discussions here with our members and I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself. Happy reading! :)
Christine wrote: "Hello, my name is Christine and live in Virginia. Sometimes my hobbies come and go but reading has always remained constant in my life. I'm open to reading a lot of different types of books but I t..."Hi, welcome Christine! Lots of members have said the same thing, myself included, that we're all trying to play catch up on reading classics! I'm sure you'll enjoy the books that we and the discussions! So, happy reading! :)
Erin wrote: "Hi everyone! I rediscovered the classics after finishing school. Once I finally had the opportunity to read anything I wanted for pure pleasure, I realized that I actually loved many of the classic..."Hi Erin and welcome! You've come to the right group because we all love to read and we all love reading classics! You'll fit right in! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Welcome to the group Erin, we're happy to have you here! I was put off the classics at school, but I'm making up for it now :)
Pink wrote: "Welcome to the group Erin, we're happy to have you here! I was put off the classics at school, but I'm making up for it now :)"I think we all are Pink! :)
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Thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to start reading and get to know everyone better.
Erin wrote: "Thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to start reading and get to know everyone better."So am I Erin! :)
Hope wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Hope, I'm a college student so that takes up most of my time. When I'm not studying, I'm reading, writing, knitting, or re-watching all my favorite shows. My main genre is mostly F..."Hi and welcome Hope! Glad you've joined us! This group is very good at motivating readers by nominating some fantastic books each month and if that's not enough, we have great buddy reads as well! There's something for everyone so enjoy and happy reading! :)
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We are so glad to be your excuse to read more classics; like you I originally joined the group to read more classics.
Welcome Hope. Glad you are taking time out of your busy college schedule to read classics. Looking forward to seeing you in the group.
Welcome to the group Hope! Good luck reading more classics, I hope this group gives you the inspiration you need :)
Hello everyone. I'm Chidi. I'm a doctor doing a residency in Radiation Oncology. I love the Classics and spend what little leisure time I have curled up with a Thomas Hardy or the rest of his ilk. Classics are a hideaway for me from negative people and the somewhat toxic nature of reality. I pretty much don't read much of any other genre as there are still a lot of classics for my one lifetime. I'm glad to be here and look forward to lists and recommendations.
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Welcome Chidi, I'm glad you've joined us and hope you'll find time for some more classic reads with our group :)
Chidi wrote: "Hello everyone. I'm Chidi. I'm a doctor doing a residency in Radiation Oncology. I love the Classics and spend what little leisure time I have curled up with a Thomas Hardy or the rest of his ilk. ..."Hi and welcome Chidi! I am sure you are super busy with your residency but glad that your leisure time activity is reading and now spending time with us to read classics and discuss them! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Welcome, Chidi! You remind me of Siddhartha Mukherjee, another doctor who likes the classics - his The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer is riddled with references to them. How're you liking Fathers and Sons?
Welcome Chidi. Glad to see that you are reading classics in your free time, and that you chose to spend it in this group. I am looking forward to having you in the discussions.
Alex wrote: "Welcome, Chidi! You remind me of Siddhartha Mukherjee, another doctor who likes the classics - his The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer is riddled with..."I'm loving it. I'm actually in a difficult place with my dad and the moment so i can relate a whole lot to the plot.
Thanks guys. Once I learn to navigate the group properly, I'll participate fully. Happy to be here
Welcome Chidi!I look forward to discussing classics favorites with you!
Best of luck with your residency!
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I'm glad you'll find some extra time for reading now and hope that you find some more favourite books with us! :)