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Nov 02, 2016 05:54PM
Welcome Mahala. Glad you joined to read classics here. We read a variety of books each month so there should be some books that you like. Looking forward to seeing you in the group.
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Mahala wrote: "Hello, I'm Mahala from Tennessee! I'm a graphic designer with a semester left in college and I am trying to get back into reading for pleasure before I come fully into the working world. I'm hoping..."Hi and welcome Malala! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Welcome to the group Mahala, we have lots of enthusiastic readers here to make friends with and hopefully help you find some new favourite books :)
Hi, it's Susan currently living in England but originally from Hungary. I was a reader all my life and fell in love with the classics when I was ten and read a children's version of the Iliad. I'm only just discovering Goodreads but it looks like fun. Last year I stumbled into book blogging and it made me realise that in addition to reading books I really just do love discussing them with others and write about the thoughts they inspire. So here I am now... I've got too many favourite authors to list here, from ancient Greek authors through 19th century British authors to current Spanish and Latin-American authors. I read in English, Spanish and Hungarian and some day I hope to read in Italian and Greek too! I'm looking forward to being part of this group, sharing & discovering books!
Welcome Susan, I'm glad you've decided to join our group and hope you'll join in some of our book discussions too :)
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Hi Susan -- I'm so glad to meet you in the group. Welcome here. I think this group will be a great fit for you.
Kathy wrote: "Arwen1968 wrote: "Hi, it's Susan currently living in England but originally from Hungary. I was a reader all my life and fell in love with the classics when I was ten and read a children's version ..."
Thank you!
Thank you!
Hi Julie, welcome to the group! That's a nice selection of books you're reading at the moment, I hope you enjoy them all and let us know that you think about In Cold Blood in our monthly discussion thread :)
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Welcome to our group. Feel free to look around & ask any questions you may have.
Welcome Susan and Julia. Glad you joined and hope you enjoy reading the classics in this group.
Arwen1968 wrote: "Hi, it's Susan currently living in England but originally from Hungary. I was a reader all my life and fell in love with the classics when I was ten and read a children's version of the Iliad. I'm ..."Hi and welcome Susan! Glad you've discovered Goodreads and our classics group which I'm sure you'll enjoy! Happy reading! :)
Julie wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Julia, new to the group and living in the US. I read a lot in school and kind of had to give it up after graduation when work took up most of my free time but I'm excited to hav..."Welcome Julie! Happy reading! :)
Brina wrote: "Welcome Susan and Julia. Glad you joined and hope you enjoy reading the classics in this group."
Thank you. I'm looking forward to being able to share & discuss books with you people here!
Thank you. I'm looking forward to being able to share & discuss books with you people here!
Loretta wrote: "Hi and welcome Susan! Glad you've discovered Goodreads and our classics group which I'm sure you'll enjoy! Happy reading! :)"
Thank you for the welcome, Loretta, I'm sure I will like being part of this group!
Thank you for the welcome, Loretta, I'm sure I will like being part of this group!
Arwen - Hello and Welcome!the only Hungarian book I have on my TBR list is Banffy's They Were Counted - have you read that one?
Darren wrote: "Arwen - Hello and Welcome!
the only Hungarian book I have on my TBR list is Banffy's They Were Counted - have you read that one?"
I have to admit I haven't. It's well-spoken off but every time I stop to consider reading it, I'm put it off. It's difficult to explain but the blurb speaks to me about a Hungary that I cannot relate to: the upper-classes of Transylvania at the turn of 19th/20th century. I probably will read it one day, nevertheless, it's just I've got many other books to read first that I'm more interested in.
But if you are interested in Hungary, I can recommend a couple of other books too (although they might be difficult to find):
People of the Puszta by Gyula Illyés
This is a book that's part autobiography, part sociography. The author was almost a contemporary of my grandmother, from a village a few kilometres away from my grandmother's and from the same social background - every word written in this book, to the very description of the local accent, I can attest is true and it's very well written.
Fatelessness by Imre Kertész
This is a book by a Hungarian Jew who was taken off to the concentration camp of Buchenwald during WWII as a teenager. It's quite harrowing as you can imagine. Kertész won the Nobel-prize in literature in 2002.
If you're more into historical fiction, there were a couple of 19th century authors that I can recommend, so let me know. :)
the only Hungarian book I have on my TBR list is Banffy's They Were Counted - have you read that one?"
I have to admit I haven't. It's well-spoken off but every time I stop to consider reading it, I'm put it off. It's difficult to explain but the blurb speaks to me about a Hungary that I cannot relate to: the upper-classes of Transylvania at the turn of 19th/20th century. I probably will read it one day, nevertheless, it's just I've got many other books to read first that I'm more interested in.
But if you are interested in Hungary, I can recommend a couple of other books too (although they might be difficult to find):
People of the Puszta by Gyula Illyés
This is a book that's part autobiography, part sociography. The author was almost a contemporary of my grandmother, from a village a few kilometres away from my grandmother's and from the same social background - every word written in this book, to the very description of the local accent, I can attest is true and it's very well written.
Fatelessness by Imre Kertész
This is a book by a Hungarian Jew who was taken off to the concentration camp of Buchenwald during WWII as a teenager. It's quite harrowing as you can imagine. Kertész won the Nobel-prize in literature in 2002.
If you're more into historical fiction, there were a couple of 19th century authors that I can recommend, so let me know. :)
Welcome, Claire. Glad you joined to share your love of reading classics here. Looking forward to having you in the group.
Claire wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Claire from the UK. I love reading the classics, so I was very happy to discover this group. I have a particular fondness for 19th century literature, but I will read almost any..."Hi Claire! So happy you've introduced yourself! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! :). Happy reading! :)
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Hello Claire! I'm from Ireland (Northern Ireland) so I'm just a hop, skip and a jump from you! :)
Arwen - Thanks for those recommendations, they both sound really interesting, and are available on Amazon!I will let you know what I think of They Were Counted if I read it first..
Darren wrote: "Arwen - Thanks for those recommendations, they both sound really interesting, and are available on Amazon!
I will let you know what I think of They Were Counted if I read it first.."
Yes, let me know because I'm curious... chances are you get to read it first as I've got a huge pile of books on the mantel still to get through first, let alone I'm re-reading War and Peace at the moment so that'll take a while to finish. :)
I will let you know what I think of They Were Counted if I read it first.."
Yes, let me know because I'm curious... chances are you get to read it first as I've got a huge pile of books on the mantel still to get through first, let alone I'm re-reading War and Peace at the moment so that'll take a while to finish. :)
Welcome to the group Claire, we're glad to have you here! I hope you enjoy your reread of Dorian Gray, be sure to post your thoughts on the discussion threads :)
Hi, I'm Bruce from Newfoundland, Canada. Recently retired. Married. Two children now in their 20's. Just finished The Waves and have no friggin' clue what I just read.
Bruce wrote: "Hi, I'm Bruce from Newfoundland, Canada. Recently retired. Married. Two children now in their 20's. Just finished The Waves and have no friggin' clue what I just read."Hi and welcome Bruce! Glad you've joined us to read the classics! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading! :)
Welcome Bruce. Glad you joined to increase your reading of classics here. Looking forward to seeing you in the group.
Welcome to the group Bruce! I haven't read The Waves yet, but I can sympathise with that feeling about Woolf! I hope you find some more classics to enjoy with us :)
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I've missed a lot of new additions. Welcome, everyone! Excited to discuss books with you!
Welcome Leafkid. I hope you enjoy yourself reading the classics in this group.
Hi, I'm Ferran from Barcelona (Catalonia). I have decided to join goodreads because I want to catch up on classics. I am a PhD student on Ecology and, although I spend most of my time reading about biology, I also fancy reading classics, non-fiction and short stories. See you!
Welcome, Ferran. Glad you joined to read classics here as a way to relax from all that studying. Good luck finishing your PhD.
Welcome to all the new members!
Welcome Leafkid and Ferran, I'm glad you've joined our group to read more classics, that's what we're here for! I hope you both find some new favourite books to enjoy with us :)
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Hello and welcome to all our new members!
Hi, I'm Michelle from Sydney, Australia. I love reading, but have just recently delved back into the Classics so I'd appreciate any recommendations and pointers you can give me :)
MichelleG wrote: "Hi, I'm Michelle from Sydney, Australia. I love reading, but have just recently delved back into the Classics so I'd appreciate any recommendations and pointers you can give me :)"Hi and welcome Michelle! You're in good company here because everyone here loves to read and read classics! I recommend my favorite book, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. Pointers, getting involved in some of our challenges is something you might like! Enjoy yourself and happy reading! :)
Welcome to the group Michelle :) We're midway through November group reads if you want to check out what we're reading now. Polls for January will be open tomorrow, so you might find more inspiration there and you can vote for your preferred choices :)
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Welcome to the group! We are so glad to have you with us.
Welcome Michelle! I try to read at least one or two of the monthly reads. Sometimes they are books I never would have read otherwise, occasionally there is one I'd never heard of!Enjoy reading!
Hi, I am Gizem from Turkey. I am 26 years old. I am a pharmacist. I love reading classics, science fiction, fantasy, crime fiction. I am glad I've found this group, it will be fun to keep up with monthly reads of this group.
Gizem wrote: "Hi, I am Gizem from Turkey. I am 26 years old. I am a pharmacist. I love reading classics, science fiction, fantasy, crime fiction. I am glad I've found this group, it will be fun to keep up with m..."Hi and welcome Gizem! We're glad you found our group as well! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading! :)
Hi everyone, thank you for the warm welcome. I have actually only just read Dorian Gray for another challenge so the timing of that is fantastic. I will definitely check out the other book/s. Thank you :)
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Welcome to the group, I'm glad you found us too.
Welcome Gizem, I'm glad you've joined us and hope that you'll enjoy some of our group reads :)
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