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[Kim]

Hi everyone. My name is Kim. I'm a 20 year old student from Belgium. I started catching up on some classics about 3 years ago, because I knew I wanted to study English at university level. Right now I'm in my second year of English and Dutch language and literature, so I'm still very busy with reading and "learning how to read". I've been on goodreads for about 2 years already, but I've never been active in a group, so this is all very new to me! I hope I'll enjoy it. Either way I look forward to discovering how this works and getting to know some of you.

[MK]

Hi to Katrina, Kathy (*waves*), Portia, Edits, and Kim! Welcome :-)

[Jihan]

hey! I'm Jihan. I'm from Indonesia. I live in Jakarta, Indonesia. i think, this group is so interests :) thanks for invite me :) i hope we can learn books together and have fun! :D

[Sophia]

Hello everyone! I'm Sophia and I'm from Colorado. I'm a full time college student and I'm working on my associates of arts. I've loved reading since I was little and my favorite genres are fantasty, historical-fiction, contemporary/realistic, and sci-fi. My favorite classics are The Great Gatsby and Until We Have Faces. I joined this group because I want to read more classics and I hope this will be a motivation to do so.

[MK]

Hello, Jihan, Preeti, and Sophia! Welcome :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Thanks to all of our newest members for introducing yourself and letting us get to know you better.

[Ana]

hello I am from Venezuela and I'm reading "the red and the black" by sthendal...I join to this group of classics for share comments and hear recomendations

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Ana. We are happy to have you in the group. I haven't read Red & Black -- another one for the list.

by Stendhal

[Ana]

it's a really interesting book definitely a classic

[Tytti]

I have been meaning to nominate that, not sure did I do that already... I found a copy from my home bookshelf. The cover looked a bit like a romance novel (my mom sometimes got free books) so I didn't pay too much attention to it as a child, but then I saw it here in GR.

[Brianna]

Hello everyone! I'm Brianna, I'm from california, and I am a stay at home mom to two little girls who take up all of my time! I make sure to find ample time for reading, enough so that people often ask me how I manage to read so much with two littles running around. It's helpful to have a love of reading myself because I find it very important to instill a love of reading in my kids, which they already greatly display!
I was happy to find this book, since there are so many classics I want to get to reading, but find it tough to get through them by myself. So far I'm a big fan of The Great Gatsby and The Scarlet Letter. I usually leave classics sitting on my bookshelf forever since I fall victim to young adult fiction time after time after time :)
Oh, and I always leave out that 1984 is my favorite book of all time! Had to edit for that.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Brianna. Thanks for letting us get to know you better.

[Jalilah]

Hi Everyone!
I recently read To Kill A Mockingbird because my son had to read it in school. If I read it, it was so long ago I no longer remembered anything. Anyway I loved it. I realized I'd like to read all the "Classics" I've missed as well as reread some of the others in good company.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Jalilah! Nice to see you here in the classics as I have loved reading your comments in Into the Forest. Classics & Fairy Tales/Myths are my favorites. Oh and maybe just reading in general.

[Louie]

hi im louie from chatham in kent i just loving reading sci fi is what read i most

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Louie wrote: "hi im louie from chatham in kent i just loving reading sci fi is what read i most"

Welcome Louie. I love SciFi too, and there is some great classic SciFi.

[Rebecca]

Hello, my name is Rebecca. I love to read the classics and just about anything that I can get my hands on; right now I am on a classics and young adult reading spree.
The things that are taking up my time, besides reading, are being in college and being an intern at the local historical society.

[MK]

Hello to Ana, Brianna, Jalilah, Louie, and Rebecca! Welcome :)

[Cathy]

I am an avid, eclectic reader. I have calculated that if I read 50 books a year and can read until I'm 90 -- have approximately 1800 books left in my lifetime. To make it onto "the list" -- the book needs to have at least two of the following criteria: beautiful writing, compelling story, fascinating characters, enhances my knowledge, part of a group discussion, referenced by other literature, discusses a philosophical question, references a place I have been ( or am going), someone I think is interesting is reading it and so forth.

I read all genres except silly romances like Danielle Steele. A romance has to be the quality of "Lady Chaterly׳s Lover" to make my list.

My guilty pleasure is a good thriller -- but even that has to have decent writing.

I believe that Stephen King will be remembered as the Charles Dickens of the 20th and 21st century. His undulate writing is lovely, his stories compelling. I believe the Academicians ignore him because he is popular (as was Charles Dickens) and his genre.

I am happily married with two children. Currently reading "Rebecca" and "Shadows in the Wind"

I am a biblio-monomaniac!

[Conscience]

Hello, I'm Martin
I decided to read more English books to improve my English. When I read The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde I was overwhelmed. Then I read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. I asked some of my friends to recommend some books for me, and most of those books were classics. When I joined goodreads and found this group I thought this would be a good place to find even more books to read and maybe share my opinion on some books.
I just started reading "The Shining", because I've never read anything by Stephen King. It'll take awhile because the book's pretty thick and I'm a slow reader (in English, in any case)

[Callum]

Hi everyone, my name is Callum and I'm really excited to be here!

I'm a 21 year old English Language graduate from the North East of England. I only recently joined Goodreads, so most of this is completely new to me.

I do a lot of reading in my spare time though, admittedly, I'm largely unfamiliar with classics despite having long been interested in literature. Most of the books I have read over the past few years have been of the Fantasy, Young Adult or Contemporary genres, however I consider myself an open-minded person and am always keen to explore new things and get a taste for new genres and writing styles. I've been waiting for the right time to dive into classic literature, and now that I am a Goodreads member and have discovered this community I feel prepared to take the plunge. I can't wait to get started!

Nice meeting you all! :)

[MK]

Hi, Cathy, Conscience aka Martin, and Callum! Welcome :)

[Cathy]

Hi M

[Cathy]

Hi Martin

There are so many books to read. Your friends are recommending the "classic" requirements for high school graduation in the US. I would recommend books like "Rebecca", "Lord of the Flies", Shirley Jackson (especially her short story "The Lottery"), Flannery O'Connor (especially her short story "A Good Man is Hard to find").


The list is endless. Where are you from and what do you like to read? Life is really to short to read anything you don't like -- no matter how how good they are for you. I read most all genres so if you give some specifics, I can perhaps help you with a list.

Cathy

[Michelle]

Hi I am Michelle. I live in Malta, Europe and I am a student. I am currently reading Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy and I like to read romance and historical books. :)

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome everyone!! Always fun to have more members. I love the diverse nature of the group!

[Natasha]

Hello! My name is Natasha, I'm 18 and usually stick to YA but I want to branch out and read more of the classics. Of the classics I have read so far: The Catcher in the Rye, A Clockwork Orange, Frankenstein, Of Mice and Men, The Great Gatsby, Dracula.
I can't wait to read more interesting books!

[Cathy]

Tasha -- if you like reading classics but a bit macabre try Algernon Blackwood or Patricia Highsmith.

[MK]

Greetings to Michelle and Tasha! Welcome :)

Cathy, I love your book suggestions! You have a wide knowledge of books. It's wonderful.

[Ndiritu]

Hi Guys,

I am Ndiritu Wahome from Kenya. I am the author of The Sad Artist and Other Fairy Tales, which was released last month on March 14th, and it is on offer both in Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
and Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Sad-Artist-Othe...

I love Classics, and every time I read one, I always write a review on my website: http://thesadartistandotherfairytales...
Currently I am reading Anton Chekhov, The Schoolmistress and Other Stories.
I look forward to reading and discussing Classics with everyone in the group, thank you.

Cheers,
Ndiritu.

[MK]

Hi Ndiritu, welcome :)

Best of luck on the launch of your new/first book! It looks delightful. I haven't read any Chekhov yet, but I will fix that, soon, I hope :D.

[Ndiritu]

Hi MK,

Thank you for your warm comments :) I trust you will enjoy Chekhov, his stories have a deep realism, and tend to show events of ordinary people in Russia :)

Cheers.

[MK]

Thanks to this group, I'm discovering I sort of love Russian literature. Who knew! :p ty :)

[Danielle]

Hi everyone, I'm Danielle. I'm an eclectic reader who likes almost anything that's well written. I'm an English Lit major with a Masters in History. I love classic lit because it forces self-reflection, and challenges me even as it entertains me.

While on the beach in Mexico earlier this month I had an Edith Wharton and Jane Austen marathon, and I'm currently finishing up Mansfield Park. I'm hoping to find the time soon for the giant biography of Dostoevsky I received for Christmas.

I also write. I'm a food blogger, I've published an allergy-free cookbook, and am finishing a gluten free pasta book and a historical romance set in Ancient Egypt based on one of Egypt's earliest recorded queens.

[Ndiritu]

Russian and French literature seems to be my best read:)I adore such writers like Guy de Maupassant, Victor Hugo, and Marcel Proust :)

[Ndiritu]

Hi Danielle,

Welcome to the group. I like the fact that you love Austen, I believe I have read most of her books, and I love them especially Emma. I have not read so much on Edith Wharton, but I believe the little I have read is fascinating, though I must make a point of reading more of her books especially The Age of Innocence. All the best with your blogging, your allergy-free and pasta cookbooks, and the historical Romance.

Cheers,
Ndiritu.

[Cathy]

MK wrote: "Greetings to Michelle and Tasha! Welcome :)

Cathy, I love your book suggestions! You have a wide knowledge of books. It's wonderful."

Thanks! I am a book gatherer -- Sites like this, friends, New York Times Book Review, London Book Review. My "to read" list is very long. Thank you for putting together such a great site!

[Cathy]

Mk

Thanks! I am very excited about

[MK]

Welcome, Danielle!

Cathy, no no no .... I didn't put the site together! :D. Trisha (just stepped down) is the founder. She's still a member :). Kathy and Cindy have been helping Trisha for awhile. Bob and I just signed on to help a bit, last month. I'm fairly new, same as you. I just joined in the fall :D

(but I love the challenges, so that's where I help. heh)

You can tell you're a book gatherer. I love it! I kinda stepped away from reading during my 30s. So glad to pick back up, now in my 40s, a pasttime I enjoyed so much growing up, and in my 20s.

So MANY great books! Definitely not enough time to read them all. But I'll try! :D

[MK]

Ndiritu wrote: "Russian and French literature seems to be my best read:)I adore such writers like Guy de Maupassant, Victor Hugo, and Marcel Proust :)"

Still to be discovered for me! :)

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Hello everyone. And a big 'thank you' to Kathy for the hearty welcome :)

My name's Olga, I live in Slovakia and I'm graduating from secondary school. I hope I'll get to study in Czech Republic.

My favorite subjects are biology and chemistry` it all boils down to an interest in plants and invertebrates - their uses in everyday life of various cultures, in cuisine, in medicine, to hunt... and what exactly makes it possible chemically.

My hobbies aside from reading are music (songwriting, guitar, a little bit of singing and piano), sewing and various small-scale crafts.

I used to be a chain reader (really, akin to a chain smoker), however, I had a long pause until recently. I'm interested in many aspects of literature, still, I'm seriously lacking experience with classics, so here I am. Some works I have read and fell in love with their ideas right away were The Picture of Dorian Gray and anything I've read about Sherlock Holmes.

I definitely like fantasy and historical fiction, also science fiction, various dystopian worlds, things that force me to think. Then there's also manga (and comics and anime), they're mostly for entertainment, but still, some have pretty deep messages I can't help but notice.

[MK]

Olga wrote: "Hello everyone. And a big 'thank you' to Kathy for the hearty welcome :)

My name's Olga, I live in Slovakia and I'm graduating from secondary school. I hope I'll get to study in Czech Republic.

M..."

Kathy is great, isn't she? :)

Hello and welcome, Olga!

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Thanks MK.

And welcome everyone! Back in town, but really late and I'm ready for some sleep.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

1263 members. Just looked. Wow, seems that just a couple weeks ago we were celebrating our 1000th member. Growing fast.

[Ndiritu]

Kathy wrote: "1263 members. Just looked1 Wow, seems that just a couple weeks ago we were celebrating our 1000th member. Growing fast."

This is great progress. Hope more members continue to join.

[MK]

Kathy wrote: "1263 members. Just looked1 Wow, seems that just a couple weeks ago we were celebrating our 1000th member. Growing fast."

We were! Wow .... so fun, looking forward to all the great discussions with all the new members :)



Ndiritu wrote: "...This is great progress. Hope more members continue to join."

Me too, Ndiritu! :D

[Cathy]

Hi MK -- Thank you! I admire your personal responses to new members! I can tell already that this group can become addicting. Cathy

[Cathy]

Hi Danielle

If you like Jane Austin, I am going to take a leap of judgment that you also like Bronte and "Jane Eyre". If so, there is a wonderful short novel called "The Wide Sargasso Sea" by Jean Rhys. It was written in the 60's and is classic in and of itself. "The Wide Sargasso Sea" tells the backstory of "the madwoman in the attic," Bertha (who was renamed by Rochester). A wonderful novelette!!!! Cathy

[Linds]

Hey there everyone. My name is Lindsey. I'm a graduate student studying Special Education. My textbook reading as pushed aside novel reading for a while, as I've had classes back to back since September 2012. I have a long list of classics I've always wanted to get through and this seems like the perfect place to do it.

Other than school and reading, I dabble in many different types of crafts (knit, crochet, sewing, photography). I also don't really have a specific genre of books that I like. I read just about anything. However, my two favorite books are The Princess Bride and A Christmas Carol.

Looking forward to some great conversations about great books!

~Lindsey

[Neisha]

Hey everyone! I'm Neisha, and I love reading anything! Books, newspapers, magazine, you name it! I love books from the Victorian period, but lately i've been delving into dystopian novels. I'm trying to read books on the banned books list, and my favorite books is 1984 by Orwell! I am going to be studying history at Grand Valley, so I am trying to get as much reading done as I can before I have to read history textbooks non-stop!