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Feb 17, 2016 01:37AM
Basically I am a singer and I play keyboard. My sing semi classical but my fav is ghazals and light music.
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Hi all! My name is Ella Joy Olsen (but you can call me Ella). I'm a reader and a writer. My debut novel is called Root, Petal, Thorn with a pub date of September 2016. I'm also a reader! The written word is where I find my joy (aside from it also being part of my name). My favorite reads come from Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir & Women's Fiction (book club). Here is a list of my favorite books over time. I posted this list a year ago on FB and it's actually a fun game (instructions included). Excited to get to know all of you!
The rules: List fifteen authors, including poets and playwrights, who have influenced you and will always stick with you. Do this in no more than fifteen minutes.
Here are 15+ in chronological order:
Ellen Raskin – Westing Game
Benedict & Nancy Freedman - Mrs. Mike
Lucy Maude Mongomery - Anne of Green Gables
V.C. Andrews - Children in the Attic (no judging)
Stephen King - It, Stand, Cujo, Salem’s Lot (my whole childhood)
Jean M. Auel – Clan of the Cave Bear
Ernest Hemmingway – For Whom the Bell Tolls
William Golding - Lord of the Flies
Upton Sinclair – The Jungle
John Irving - Prayer to Owen Meany
Mary Shelley – Frankenstein (proving that classics are fun)
JK Rowling – (of course)
Yann Martel - Life of Pie
Sue Monk Kidd – Traveling Pomegranates (inspired me to write – plus trip to Greece with my mom)
Diana Gabaldon – Outlander
Alexandra Fuller – Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight (and others) – a writer who didn’t give up
Laura Hillenbrand – Seabiscuit, Unbroken (personally inspiring)
Hello, I am ShreejitI have joined today and am pretty excited about this, as I am new to all of this
Welcome Shreejit.
We hope you will have a nice time here.
Have fun:)
We hope you will have a nice time here.
Have fun:)
Wilkommen Yoruai!Your English writing doesn't seem to have any problem whatsoever :)
Welcome Shreejit, Ella, Divya, Angela and all other new members. This was the first group I joined on GR and I'm very glad to have joined it. Hope you make the most of what you're looking for here :)
Welcome Yoruai :)
And your English is not gonna be any problem. But your name, I can't pronounce it :P
Well, do I need to say how much supportive our members are?
Thanks Manasa and Gorab :)
And your English is not gonna be any problem. But your name, I can't pronounce it :P
Well, do I need to say how much supportive our members are?
Thanks Manasa and Gorab :)
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Wow! Divya! You are a singer.. I play guitar, but not so fluently. Learned it by self after a two months crash course. :)
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and the name is a creation of two japanese words, yoru = night and ai = love, 'cause I'm a very nocturnal person. To pronounce it ..."
Do you know Japanese ?
Welcome, Danielle!!
Have a nice time in the group:)
Have a nice time in the group:)
Hello everyone my name is Wendy and I am a bookaholic. I a love reading and there isn't a time I don't have a book. I love all genre's but my favorite is romance and ya. I could sit cuddled up with a blanket and a nice cup of coffee or glass of wine and a book a day long. I live in upstate NY and love it. If we are not having a long winter it is wonderful here. Our summers are beautiful with the lakes and mountains close. I have two beautiful boys and a wonderful husband who is my best friend. Can't wait to discuss books with everyone.
Welcome Wendy:) And that weather report of NY was great:P Keep 'em coming:)
helloI am the third Jenny here? :D
Nice to meet you all.
Hello, folks!
My name is Vikram Bishla. I'm from Haryana, India. I'm an engineering student.
I love to read books from all genre. I mostly go for philosophical and psychological texts. I also love reading science fiction.
some of my favourite books are:
1. The Brothers Karamazov
2. The Alchemist
3. The monk who sold his Ferrari
4. how to make friends and influence people etc...
some of my favourite authors are:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pablo Coelho
Jane Austen
Khuswant Singh
Ramchandra Guha etc...
I love to talk about books. why certain books must be read and why certain ain't a worth read of even a single page. my most of the time in a day goes in reading.
let's know about each other's ideas!!!
My name is Vikram Bishla. I'm from Haryana, India. I'm an engineering student.
I love to read books from all genre. I mostly go for philosophical and psychological texts. I also love reading science fiction.
some of my favourite books are:
1. The Brothers Karamazov
2. The Alchemist
3. The monk who sold his Ferrari
4. how to make friends and influence people etc...
some of my favourite authors are:
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Pablo Coelho
Jane Austen
Khuswant Singh
Ramchandra Guha etc...
I love to talk about books. why certain books must be read and why certain ain't a worth read of even a single page. my most of the time in a day goes in reading.
let's know about each other's ideas!!!
Welcome to the group Vikram.Khushwant Singh one of my fav authors too :)
Hope you find all that you're looking forward to in this group.
Thanks, dear Gorab!
I'm glad to be here. it's a fun place!
happy reading :)
I'm glad to be here. it's a fun place!
happy reading :)
Welcome Jenny, the third:P
I hope you'll have a good time.
I hope you'll have a good time.
Welcome Vikram bro!!
Another Khushwant fan here.
You seem like a classic fan, huh?
Have a good time here:)
Another Khushwant fan here.
You seem like a classic fan, huh?
Have a good time here:)
Hi all my name Tammie and i am new here. I love to read books and make friends to.
Welcome ma'am!!
I hope you'll have a good time here :)
I hope you'll have a good time here :)
Utkarsh wrote: "hello everyone! I am Utkarsh from U.P. I like reading fantasy and mystery books, i read anything but romance."
Hi everyone! I'm Varoon from AP. This group got me interested to join the community. I'm a doctor (forget I said that). I love reading and I've been reading since I can remember. And. Utkarsh here summed up what I had to say. I prefer Fantasy (Epic) and Mystery/Thriller and read anything but Romance.
Asslam-o-alaikum !! Namaste !!Hello, this is Mayank jain from m.p. india....
I don't know what should i say but the most important thing i wanna say, is i'm completely differ from this community or from all the members of Goodreads b'coz i don't like to read books ...huh yeah that's true ...but now i'm starting to grow my reading habbits....
by the way i'm not much interested in studying, so i'm not being an engineer or doctor etc which other people are doing in this group..
Khair, i love to do drama...I'm in indian people's theatre association(ipta)...
I also love to read urdu hindi poetry and sometime i write couplets too..
Thank you Arpit jain...perhaps i think u can make me a book-worm....hehe...
And sorry to all for an uninteresting type of intro...lol
Finally i wanna ask a question ,only english can be used here....??
Welcome buddy:)
Yep, with the help of other wonderful members, you will soon find yourself as a bookworm!! And we won't do anything; it's just natural:P:P
Regarding the final question: Well, since Goodreads is a large international community of book-lovers, members are requested to use a language everyone can understand. Guess that's English, so if you want to share your thoughts with everyone, then use English....but if you are talking to a particular person, then there's no such - official and unofficial- rule. You can use any language until your buddy understands it. Even a secrete language will do if your buddy knows how to read it:P
Hope it will clear your doubts. And once again, welcome, boy!
Yep, with the help of other wonderful members, you will soon find yourself as a bookworm!! And we won't do anything; it's just natural:P:P
Regarding the final question: Well, since Goodreads is a large international community of book-lovers, members are requested to use a language everyone can understand. Guess that's English, so if you want to share your thoughts with everyone, then use English....but if you are talking to a particular person, then there's no such - official and unofficial- rule. You can use any language until your buddy understands it. Even a secrete language will do if your buddy knows how to read it:P
Hope it will clear your doubts. And once again, welcome, boy!
Welcome to the group, Mayank :DAnd yes, what Arpit said. We will definitely turn you into a bookworm B-)
shukriya arpit ji..and thanks gehna ji...
Hi I'm Michaela from Scotland. I'm a nursing student who loves to read. I read a variety of different genres from fantasy, classics, YA etc. I love way too many books to be able to pick a favourite.
Omg I've just realised I never introduced myself Am Tadalisika from Zambia studying civil engineering in China
I read mostly YA or anything that catches my eye.
Hi there. The name is Anastasia, but Stacey is fine. I'm from the United States. My passions are music, art, reading, writing, singing, dancing,cooking, animals and my friends and family.
Well hmm my favorite books have been more wicca books on spiritualisim, Herbalisim and in that general feild but also on romance and mystery and classic books. My favorite author lately has been Colleen Coble.
I like the Harry Potter series and Vampire Academy as well. I'm a big manga reader as well. I'm always looking for more sugesstions!
Welcome to the group everyone. I hope you have lots of bookish discussion here :-)
Hi! I'm Anna from Greece... I really love reading, thus I can't really tell what my favorite book is... I mostly read romance or YA books and at times I read mystery or even science-fiction books!
Welcome Anna ... really i also don't love reading book...but all the other members of this group are in love with books...enjoy reading with them.....
Hello. My name is Jessica. I'm from Texas. I work as a writer; Not published yet, but hoping to be very soon. I fell in love with reading when I was very young. My mother and I had a tradition where we would go to the library every weekend and get a book. I would then read those books to my mom. I loved those trips and I miss them a lot. Since my mother passed away in 2009, reading for me has been a challenge. I'm wanting so much to get back into reading, hope that being in a reading group will help. What I like to read: I read a lot of Fantasy, Romance, and horror. However, I also like historical fiction and some YA. I love making new friends and talking about books, writing, and life.
Welcome Jessica:)
Here you will find lots of friends. Do participate in BOTM, they will be helpful to grow your reading habits.
We wish you a wonderful writing career:)
Here you will find lots of friends. Do participate in BOTM, they will be helpful to grow your reading habits.
We wish you a wonderful writing career:)
Am new to this so what does BOTM stand for ?
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It is like,a common discussion platform for readers,on one book which WE choose!
Tadalisika wrote: "Am new to this so what does BOTM stand for ?"
Book Of The Month.
Every month, we (member) choose a book by voting and read it together. We discuss its writing, characters, positive points, negative points etc.
Also we do lots of spamming:P Actually, spamming helps us to know each other.
Do participate in it. You'll have fun, and you'll make lots of new friends.
Vote for May BOTM: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
Book Of The Month.
Every month, we (member) choose a book by voting and read it together. We discuss its writing, characters, positive points, negative points etc.
Also we do lots of spamming:P Actually, spamming helps us to know each other.
Do participate in it. You'll have fun, and you'll make lots of new friends.
Vote for May BOTM: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/1...
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