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Cody wrote: "Hey,I'm Cody, i play guitar and smoke doobies in the rain with my dog and girlfriend. we share the same taste in literature and the arts and our mutual love for cuneiform tablets has impressed ou..."
Welcome Cody! :)
Hi, I'm Karin and found you through at least one of my GR friends. Since I have just started rereading (this time by audio and am enjoying it far better than in print) Don Quixote and am starting Wake-Robin and have The Pickwick Papers in my tbr for another reading challenge (wills start that one after Wake-Robin) and also have a 4th classic to read before Feb 1, I will wait before joining in on one of the group reads here. I cut my reading teeth on classics my parents had at home, both for children and adults (well, I read more than classics, naturally) and have a soft spot for certain ones in particular.I'm happy to have found this group!
Karin wrote: "Hi, I'm Karin and found you through at least one of my GR friends. Since I have just started rereading (this time by audio and am enjoying it far better than in print) Don Quixote and am starting [..."Hi and welcome Karin! Glad you happened upon our classics group! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Hi! My name is Florencia, i'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm a graphic designer and student. I guess the firsts books I've read are mostly classics and lately, it's been a while since I read one. Until this day, The Picture of Dorian Gray is one of my favorite books of all time. I think the idea of the group is great, so I joined right away :)
Welcome Karin and Florencia. So glad that you both joined here to read classics and I look forward to seeing you both in the group.
Hello everyone. My name is Halle. I am relatively new to goodreads. I like a lot of different genres and have been working on reading a variety of books. I've read a couple of classics and enjoyed most of them. My two favorites are The Great Gatsby and Siddhartha. Going forward I would like to incorporate more classics into my reading selection and thought joining this group might help. I'd also love to have more friends on goodreads with different reading interests. I like seeing what other people are reading and what their opinions are.
Hey everyone my name is Ashley, and I am literally addicted to books. I won't say I'm necessarily new to goodreads, but rather newly devoted. I am 23 and I am a full time college student finishing up by BA in Psychology, then on to grad school. When my face is not in a book or doing homework(which is rare), then I am either cooking or listening to music. I try to squeeze friends in every now and then (kidding I do have a social life.....somewhat). I read a ton of African American literature, but I do enjoy classics as well. I also like YA, romance, fiction, biographies, etc. I am honestly open to just about anything.
Welcome, Halle, and Ashley glad you found this great group. I hope you both enjoy it here.
Welcome Karin, Florencio, Halle and Ashley, I'm glad you've joined us here and look forward to discussing classics with you soon :)
Flor wrote: "Hi! My name is Florencia, i'm from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I'm a graphic designer and student. I guess the firsts books I've read are mostly classics and lately, it's been a while since I read one..."Hi and welcome Florencia! I just recently read The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and enjoyed it very much! I know you'll enjoy our group, we have many different books each month and we have great discussions! So enjoy and happy reading! :)
Halle wrote: "Hello everyone. My name is Halle. I am relatively new to goodreads. I like a lot of different genres and have been working on reading a variety of books. I've read a couple of classics and enjoyed ..."Welcome Halle to Goodreads and to our classics group! Our group really does help us branch out and read more classics so I know you'll like it here! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Ashley wrote: "Hey everyone my name is Ashley, and I am literally addicted to books. I won't say I'm necessarily new to goodreads, but rather newly devoted. I am 23 and I am a full time college student finishing ..."Hi and welcome Ashley! Congrats on almost completing your studies to earn your BA and then onto grad school! Glad you've decided to join our group to continue reading the classics. Enjoy and happy reading.
Hi! I'm Maxime. I live in The Netherlands (Europe) and I'm 18 years old. I just started reading classics last year so I haven't read a ton of them yet, but I really enjoyed the ones that I did read. I'm still figuring out which are my favorite genres because right now I like pretty much all of them :)
Welcome Maxime, that's great you like a variety of books, no need to limit yourself to one genre, just read what you enjoy :)
Maxime wrote: "Hi! I'm Maxime. I live in The Netherlands (Europe) and I'm 18 years old. I just started reading classics last year so I haven't read a ton of them yet, but I really enjoyed the ones that I did read..."Hi and welcome Maxime! Glad you've joined our group to read classics! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
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Hi everyone! I have been meaning to join this group for some time. I am seriously lacking on reading some classics so hopefully you all will inspire me to get cracking. I recognize some of my buddies here from other group. Good to see you all.
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Good to see you here Teri. Hoping we can help you with reading some classics.
Teri wrote: "Hi everyone! I have been meaning to join this group for some time. I am seriously lacking on reading some classics so hopefully you all will inspire me to get cracking. I recognize some of my buddi..."Hi and welcome Teri! This group is very inspiring so you've come to the right place! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Welcome to the group Teri! I'm glad you've decided to join us for some classics :)
Maxime wrote: "Hi! I'm Maxime. I live in The Netherlands (Europe) and I'm 18 years old. I just started reading classics last year so I haven't read a ton of them yet, but I really enjoyed the ones that I did read..."I've just started reading classics over the past couple of years and have only read a few too, but I'm also interested in reading more. I've been having fun checking out different genres and finding where my interests are as I go into my adult years.
Halle wrote: "Maxime wrote: "Hi! I'm Maxime. I live in The Netherlands (Europe) and I'm 18 years old. I just started reading classics last year so I haven't read a ton of them yet, but I really enjoyed the ones ..."Halle wrote: "Maxime wrote: "Hi! I'm Maxime. I live in The Netherlands (Europe) and I'm 18 years old. I just started reading classics last year so I haven't read a ton of them yet, but I really enjoyed the ones ..."
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Hello everyone! I'm Allie from Michigan. I think I joined this group way back when I joined Goodreads a million years ago but then I downsized groups. Now my reading goal for 2017 is to participate in more group/buddy reads and to do that, I needed more groups! Plus I love the Classics. That and Historical Fiction are my faves. Looking forward to reading books with all of you!
Allie, welcome. I am glad you decided to come back to this group, which is the best place to be on goodreads if you love classics. I look forward to seeing you in group discussions.
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Allie wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Allie from Michigan. I think I joined this group way back when I joined Goodreads a million years ago but then I downsized groups. Now my reading goal for 2017 is to participate..."Hi and welcome Allie! Glad that you're here to read the classics with us and have great discussions about those books! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Why can't we post pictures? Is there another link where we can? I see a lot of literary ideas that I think my reader friends would enjoy.
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Well you can using some html (just remove the space before img and the the one after "/ at the end of the code)
image: < img src="https://www.goodreads.com/image..." width="40" height="100" alt="description"/ > (Width must be 0-400, Height must be 0-1000, alt is a description of the image. All three are optional, but recommended.)
Hi everyone! I'm Piyangie from Sri Lanka. I came through this group by accident and was eager to join. I have always loved reading classics and in recent time has developed a greater knack for them. I'm in the process of discovering more and more classics, the ones I have not yet read and also re-reading the ones I have come to cherish. Looking forward to discovering and reading classics with you all. Thanks.
Welcome, Piyangie. However you came across this group is great. I hope you enjoy reading classics here and I look forward to seeing you in the group.
Piyangie wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Piyangie from Sri Lanka. I came through this group by accident and was eager to join. I have always loved reading classics and in recent time has developed a greater knack for them..."Hi and welcome Piyangie! You'll come to discover wonderful classics here with great discussions with members! Jump in and enjoy yourself! Happy reading! :)
Hello everyone! I'm Andreia from Portugal, living in Luxembourg. I joined a while ago but never actually interacted before, wanted to change that as a 2017 resolution! I studied English literature in my bachelor so I have thing for the classics! :D
Andreia wrote: "Hello everyone! I'm Andreia from Portugal, living in Luxembourg. I joined a while ago but never actually interacted before, wanted to change that as a 2017 resolution! I studied English literature..."
Hi and welcome Andreia! Glad you decided to introduce yourself and that you like reading classics! I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here! Happy reading! :)
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Welcome, Andreia. Glad that you joined to share your love of classics here and I look forward to seeing you in the group.
Welcome Allie and Piyangie, I'm glad you've both decided to join us :)
Hi all! I'm Stephanie. I really want to immerse myself in more classic literature, and figured this group would be a great place to start.
Welcome, Stephanie. Glad that you decided to join us :)
Welcome Stephanie, this is the prefect place to read more classics. I hope you enjoy it here :)
Stephanie wrote: "Hi all! I'm Stephanie. I really want to immerse myself in more classic literature, and figured this group would be a great place to start."Hi and welcome Stephanie! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
Hello! My name is Dottie. I'm from San Diego, California. I love to read all sorts of literature, but classic lit is my favorite.
Welcome, Dottie. This is a great group to be in if you love classics. Looking forward to seeing you in the group.
Welcome to the group Dottie! It sounds like you've come to the right place for some more classic reading :)
Hello! My name is Theresa (screen name OctoberLace~Theresa), and I actually joined this group on January 17th. I live in Texas but grew up in New York, married with two daughters. I love all sorts of literature, but classics are my favorite. I really like the mix of books you seem to read here.Pardon me if I'm a quiet member for a while. Long story short, I took my husband to the ER on January 4th after his doctor said the symptoms we described would probably need IV antibiotics. It turned out he had liver and kidney failure, and spent most of the month in the hospital and nursing facility. I brought him home on Thursday, and he's now under hospice care. Picking up the books the group is reading will mean one less choice I need to make right now. I've already gathered several books from your January, February, and March selections to read.
Right now I'm reading Can You Forgive Her by Anthony Trollope, after which I'll start Hard Times by Charles Dickens, one of the February selections. I'll pop in occasionally in that thread.
Theresa~OctoberLace wrote: "Hello! My name is Theresa (screen name OctoberLace~Theresa), and I actually joined this group on January 17th. I live in Texas but grew up in New York, married with two daughters. I love all sorts ..."Hello and welcome Theresa! I'm so sorry about your husband and wish him all the best! You take care of yourself too! Our group will be here when you want to become a little more active. Jump in and read when you can! :)
DRhodes wrote: "Hello! My name is Dottie. I'm from San Diego, California. I love to read all sorts of literature, but classic lit is my favorite."Hi and welcome DRhodes! Enjoy and happy reading! :)
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Welcome Theresa, I'm sorry to hear about your husband, but hope you'll find some time for yourself and solace in your reading. Don't stress over having to post regularly, we're a relaxed and friendly bunch here, just jump into discussions when time allows :)
Hi everyone. My name is Maggie. I am from Hungary, but I reside in the UK. I love reading., especially Russian and French classic. And I like drawing, learning languages. The books help me to improve my knowledge in languages.
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I'm Stefania, an Italian teenager in love with fantasy books, but lately I've been thinking about knowing something more about classics. Of course I read some of them (I love Charle..."
Hi and welcome Stefania! You've joined the right group to continue your classics journey! You'll find many members here who love Charles Dickens! Enjoy and happy reading! :)