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[Marina]

Do you? I don't really care for the sea here, although it is beautiful just a little North from here, like in Senigallia and such.

[Leslie]

Welcome Marina!

[Marina]

Thanks Leslie!

[Julia]

Welcome Tracy and Marina!

[dely]

Welcome Marina, nice to see you in this group ;-)

[Marina]

Thanks guys!
Hey dely, nice to see you here, too!

[Diane S ☔]

Welcome Tracy and Marina.

[Greg]

Welcome Tracy and Marina!

[Tracy Marie]

Thank you for all the welcomes!

Leslie wrote: "Welcome Tracy! Oregon is a big change from Louisiana (although both have coasts); is coastal Oregon rainy the way coastal Washington state is?"

Yes, it is very different. I love it here though. Yes, it can be very rainy here, mostly in the winter months though. Im actually looking forward to it.

[Petra]

Welcome to all our new members! It's great to have you all here!

[LauraT]

Marina wrote: "Do you? I don't really care for the sea here, although it is beautiful just a little North from here, like in Senigallia and such."

I find the Conero the best part of that coast!!!

[Marina]

LauraT wrote: "Marina wrote: "Do you? I don't really care for the sea here, although it is beautiful just a little North from here, like in Senigallia and such."

I find the Conero the best part of that coast!!!"

Nice :-) It's near where I live. I like the Conero for the walks but not for the coast, actually, I prefer sandy beaches.

[LauraT]

Me too generally - being my mother Sardinian! But I lije the water to be transparent, and there is good, better than in the rest of the coast

[Andreas]

Hello :). I'm andreas and I love books. I have recently published my first book: Genesis. Pls check the description of the book at goodreads.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

I really hope you guys welcome me :)

[Andreas]

I'm a medical. I'm not yet married but I'm in a relationship. I love to hear your thoughts about the world for I have seen a lot.

[LauraT]

Welcome Andreas. As a policy in this group we don't accept self promotion, but a part from that you're really welcome!
Where are you from?

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to everybody who has joined since I last checked this thread, 30 messages ago! Hope you enjoy it here, get stuck in!

[Andreas]

I'm from Indonesia :). Sorry I didnt know. I'm not promoting per se, as I want to offer my book for free to any person who is intrerested. I'm really glad actually, to be part of a group. Cant wait to join the discussions. Whats hot in the discussions? Any particular title?

[LauraT]

Andreas wrote: "I'm from Indonesia :). Sorry I didnt know. I'm not promoting per se, as I want to offer my book for free to any person who is intrerested. I'm really glad actually, to be part of a group. Cant wait..."

No problem Andreas!
We have discussions on group reads or read a long; give a look at book chat!!!

[Julia]

Welcome to the group Andreas!

[Leslie]

Welcome Andreas!

[Darnia]

Hi, I'm a newbie here. I'm Darnia and I'm Indonesian. I joined GR since 2010 and read so many genres. Since English is not my native, I'm so sorry for my poor grammar. The description of this group exactly like what I'm looking for so far. I hope I could join for discussion in the future and get so many recommendation of good books here :)

Thank you

[LauraT]

Hi Darnia!
Welcome here, and don't worry for your English: a lot of us - I for one! - are not English mothertongue. So mistakes are allowed with us!!!!
I also hope you'll soon find discussions you can join: we read every months several books together, fiction, non fiction, poetry, drama ...
See you around then

[Leslie]

Hi Darnia, welcome to All About Books!

[Darnia]

Thank you, Laura and Leslie :)

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Darnia. What part of Indonesia are you from?

[Darnia]

Hi, Heather. I'm from Malang, East Java. Have you go to Indonesia before?

[[deleted user]]

I haven't but I would love to go

[Sarah]

Hi, I just joined the group. My name is Carissa. I love reading and writing. The fact that the group is planning on reading Margaret Atwood this month excited me, especially since the Handmaid's Tale has been sitting in my to be read pile for quite some time.
I am currently going to school studying English Literature and I have written several novels though I have yet to seek publication on any of them.

[Greg]

Welcome Darnia and Carissa!

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Carissa. You'll find out discussion of The Handmaids Tale has already got going so please don't hesitate to post your opinions when you start the book

[Leslie]

Welcome Carissa!

[LauraT]

Welcome Carissa!
I've just finished The Handmaid's Tale and lilked it quite, even if some other people here didn't at all. It will be interesting to see what comes ot in the discussion! Join is there then

[Ruth]

Hi everyone. My name is Ruth and I live in Rhode Island and I am a avid reader. I read The Handmaid's Tale a few months ago. I am looking forward to the discussion.

[Heather]

Hi Ruth

[Dave]

Hello everyone! My name is Dave and I am a habitual reader. I used to be a high school English teacher who taught lit courses, but don't hold that against me. I have read a bit of everything and currently am into contemporary, foreign and some historical fiction. Mostly contemporary stuff that would be considered literature. I live in Charlotte, NC. I am currently rereading As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. Not sure what that says about me. Discuss amoungst yourselves.

[Leslie]

Welcome Ruth and Dave! Dave, I reread As I Lay Dying a few years ago. Faulkner is one of my favorite authors :)

[Greg]

Welcome Dave and Ruth!

[LauraT]

Hi Ruth and Dave! Welcome

[Rowena]

Dave wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Dave and I am a habitual reader. I used to be a high school English teacher who taught lit courses, but don't hold that against me. I have read a bit of everything and cu..."

Welcome to the group, Dave!

[Brooklyn]

Hi all, my name is Brooklyn and I'm a bookworm :)

[Leslie]

Welcome Brooklyn!

[Rowena]

Brooklyn wrote: "Hi all, my name is Brooklyn and I'm a bookworm :)"

Welcome to the group, Brooklyn:)

[LauraT]

Welcome bookworn Brooklyn!

[Sam]

Hello everyone!
I'm Sam, I live in Germany and I love books, cats, baking, riding my bike, and traveling. (I'll visit Rome in September, yay!) My fiancé and I are currently preparing to move to Cologne this October.
Bookwise, I mostly read classics mixed with fantasy, but I like trying things out. Since realizing my female writers quote is shockingly low, I try to read more women's fiction (but I must say I despise chick lit, usually). In a next step I will try to discover contemporary German writers, which are underrepresented in my reading as well. Which is kind of funny for a German lit graduate. But hey, my expertise is the Enlightenment era, so that's that.
Glad to be here, guys.

[Leslie]

Welcome Sam! I can't give you much help with contemporary German writers but there are plenty of female authors who don't write chick lit! Hopefully you will find some that appeal to you here :)

[Alannah]

Welcome everyone!

[Benjamin]

Hello everyone.

My name is Ben and I live in central Kansas. I'm a college student in an apartment with my cat!

Until early June of this year I was definitely not a reader. I honestly couldn't remember the last time I had read a book! I thought that was ridiculous so I decided to try and read as much as possible over the course of this year. Once I started I couldn't stop!

[Alannah]

Welcome Ben, lovely to meet you.

[Leslie]

Welcome Ben!