Introduction

[Moto]

Thanks, let me check it out

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Charles:)
It seems you are living an interesting life.
Best wishes for your future as an author:)

[Jagadeeshwari]

Hello friends !! I'm jai from Chennai .I'm a senior in high school and I noticed everyone of u in this group are older than me so far.......I feel miserable :'( :'( . And I don't have many friends (@ all) I found that books are the best friends ever at the age of 8.since then my favorite books have changed but not my favorite genres . They are fiction ,fantasy,thriller ,horror ,sci_fi,supernatural ,paranormal -romance ,historic fiction ,etc. Any book which contains vampires ,werewolf ,ghost,fairy ,mermaids,gods and goddess reincarnation ,sirens......... .anything I will love it . My favorite series are
1) Abandon.
2) Mediator .
3)Vampire Academy
4) Bloodlines
5) Twilight
6) Host
7) House of Night
8) Divergent
9) Goddess Awakening
10) Hunger games
11) Revenant
12) Sookie stackhouse
13) Descent
14) Mortal Instruments
15) Vampire diaries
16) Morganville vampires
17) Immortals
18) Vampire journals
19) Avalon High
20) Angelbound
........................ .........etc etc etc. .......
And I love books with a kick-ass heroine .I don't like the idea of always a princess waiting for a prince to b rescued .I want something different from "damsel in distress " and "Knight in shining armour "I love when a girl fights and protect herself.I love books with strong ,female protagonist . And I totally adore Rose Hathaway from VA for her reckless personality . I like animals other than books . Nothing is better than a rainy day with a favorite book ,a comfortable place, a hot cup of coffee, a "do not disturb" sign on my bedroom door and a cute cuddling cat or dog on your lap to pet occasionally and hug at happy or sad situations in my book .hmmmmp..............now that is life ;):) Don't u guys agree???????!

[Utsav]

Hi all !

Just joined my first Goodreads group to see what they are ! I'm a final year engineering student and doing a couple of english courses have rekindled my love for reading.

I like mystery, drama, horror (though I haven't read any :P ) and some classics too. Non fiction is not my cup of coffee right now !

[Jarvis]

@Jai, welcome to the group. Your idea is so similar to mine in case of reading book. A rainy day and a cozy bed with a dog. Am not a cat person, I also think those little kittens are plotting against the human race O.O
Oh and you aren't the youngest here, I am younger than you 8-)

@Utsav, welcome to the group! Don't know about the other genres but you will surely get many recommendations for Classics in this group! :D

[Lian]

Hi everyone. My name is Lian, I live in London and I have varied taste in books, anything from the supernatural, unexplained, crime novels, historical fiction etc.

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Lian:)

[Sree]

Hi all. I am Sree. I am an Indian high school student. I started reading young adult books and for a few years my choice of books were restricted to this genre. Now, after joining good reads, I got inspired by you all to explore new genres and I am quite sure this group will guide me in the path
Love all.

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Sree and Michael :)

@Sree- I hope you'll have a good time here:)

@Michael- Thanks for joining us. We have a different folder for promotion and stuff like that. Please use that instead of posting about your book here and there :)
And best wishes for your book:)

[Dawson]

Hey Everyone! My name is Dawson and I am 16 years old. I know, much younger than many people that love to read.

Anyway, I've just begun on my journey of reading not to long ago. I mean I use to find no point in reading books, but now i'll have to say that it is one of my favorite things to do.

I'm a bit undecided of what I want to do with my life right now. I've been researching cultural anthropology for a bit now and it may be something to look forward to in my near future as I love learning about people and their cultures. ...however, as of now I do dabble in programming...and I also want to improve my photography skills. I love writing, I feel as if I can put things into a deeper meaning through words rather than speaking, I don't know...I'm a bit introverted with how I perceive and think about things but I also have an outgoing personality that many extroverts have.

I believe that my new found love for books came about from the enthusiasm in teaching of classics from my English teacher. He really opened up how I thought about things and about how so many stories have such deeper meanings.

I mainly enjoy non-fiction books because I feel as if what you learn from them can be better applied to the real world rather than what you'd learn reading fiction. Don't get me wrong though, I love mostly any book that captures my attention even if it is fiction. I also love learning about the philosophical teachings of philosophers such as Plato...which was one of the figures my teacher brought forth to us to read about. Mainly his famous Allegory of The Cave, which was so interesting that I went and bought the whole Novel containing it, which is known as The Republic.

Some other hobbies of mine include playing video games, binge watching Netflix series, learning guitar, music, and going outside to explore.

I am someone that wants to travel the world...I strive for bigger and better experiences and I want to also be a part of bigger and better things. I've set my goals high and I'll do whatever it takes to achieve them.

If you read this, thank you...I appreciate it a lot

I am usually called a nice person by the people who do know me, so if anyone needs anything feel free to contact me, I love interacting with others :)

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Dawson :)

First, thanks for joining the group, and best wishes for your future.

Second, it seems that our interests are very similar.

Introvert? Check.
Programming? Check.
love for books? Check.
Music ? check (but only listening.)
Travelling? Check.

So, I'm glad to have you here.

[Jenny]

Warm welcome to the Group!:Hope you'll have fun here!!!

[Dawson]

@Arpit

Thanks for replying... It's so nice to meet and talk to new people :) And yes we are very similar in many terms, which is awesome! I think I'm gonna enjoy this group a lot!

Btw what types of programming languages are you learning? I've always been more interested in the front-end web development side of things... So languages like HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, And Jquery.

[Dawson]

@Jenny

Thank you! :) I hope I do too!

[Aniket]

It's funny that I have been moderately active on this group but never actually introduced myself. I mean I thought I did, but turns out that I didn't. Weird, isn't it?

[Dawson]

@Aniket

I've just joined, but anyway nice to meet you!

[[deleted user]]

Dawson wrote: "@Arpit

Thanks for replying... It's so nice to meet and talk to new people :) And yes we are very similar in many terms, which is awesome! I think I'm gonna enjoy this group a lot!

Btw what types..."

@Dawson- let's move our discussion to PMs.

[[deleted user]]

Then welcome once again, Aniket :)

[Gorab]

Welcome to all the new members. The introductions are really getting interesting :) And the group is getting more vibrant!
Thanks for taking all the time to write about yourself in so much details.

@Dawson : Gaming - Check ;) (Which ones do you play? I'm an old school type and mostly play PS2 console games.)
Plato's Cave Allegory - double check!
Came across this movie "Ship of Theseus", which introduced me to Plato's allegory.

[[deleted user]]

Then wanna read Plato, Gorab ? ;)

[Aniket]

Hey, everyone.
I'm Aniket from Delhi, India. I'm a student, atheist, geek, gadget junkie, science freak, book lover. Other things that I love are nature, animals, birds, coffee, pizza, painting, sketching, writing. Favorite music genre is Rock n' Roll.
I guess I picked up the habit of reading from my parents (they read hell lot of books in their free time).
It's nice to meet you all. Have a great day (or night - depending on your time zone)! :)

[Aniket]

Dawson wrote: "@Aniket

I've just joined, but anyway nice to meet you!"

Nice to meet you too, buddy. Good luck for the future.

[Aniket]

Arpit wrote: "Then welcome once again, Aniket :)"

Thanks, Arpit. With moderators so good around here, I believe it's going to be REALLY nice.

[Gorab]

Arpit wrote: "Then wanna read Plato, Gorab ? ;)"

Not in near future... but yeah sometime.

[[deleted user]]

Well, I was just pulling ur leg, 'cause I thought that you would refuse. But I loved ur response. Certainly sometime :)

[Sreehari]

Hi, I ‘am Sreehari P.V. I ‘am a final year B.Tech student in Kerala (India). Right from a young age I had enjoyed reading books. I read books of all kinds.

[Jarvis]

Welcome to the group! :D

[Julian]

Hi, I'm Julian and new to Goodreads, after it was recommended to me by my brother. Am hoping to get some new tips for books and discover some new writers.

[Sree]

Hi Julian...! Welcome to the group.

[Dr.]

Hi everyone,
Let me introduce myself. I'm Abin, working as a dental Professional,residing in the state of Kerala. People around me are aware of the fact that I've been into the world of reading since a long time, and were nodding there heads in approval. But, recently, when I took into my head to create a work by myself and completed it within an year, everyone became sceptical. They asked with knitting brows, 'What? You wrote a fiction!!! What was that made you write? Why are you into a field that you were not bred to?.....' Like the questionnaire goes on....Usually medical professionals are expected to talk only about Anatomy, Pathology, Physiology, effects of chemicals on immune system, whether alcohol is good or bad for the body, about loosening of teeth, how can a centenarian smile with glitter....and so on. But, amidst the drudgery of my profession, I weave hours for my passion -reading. Speaking about the aftermath of my literary work - TATTERED LOTUS, everything went bizarre; my buddies who were free to talk about anything under or above the sky are hiding from me, on the fear that I'd talk about my work. They say in unison, ' Buddy, You read whatever other great people have written. Heaven sake, don't create a work by yourself...' That's my first experience as an author. Sorry for the prolixity; I apologize for gnawing your precious time.
Thankyou,
Dr Abin.

[Gorab]

Welcome to this awesome group Abin!
Don't know about dental, but pretty sure you'll catch up with more than a couple of mental cases in this group :P

All the best for your work. You can promote it here and check out other budding writers works too.

[Dr.]

Thank u very much, Gorab

[Sundara]

Hey everyone!! I'm just exploring goodreads..and love to be a part of this book club. Am 20 and living in TN. I'm an avid reader and my reading habit is highly diversified...I don't hesitate to try new books and authors.

[Dr.]

Welcome Sundara. Have a good time with us.

[Sundara]

Thanks alot. So we read a common book together once a month?

[Dr.]

Of course, you can read

[Sundara]

So what's the book of the month?

[Annette, The Manager]

Sky - Talk Nerdy To Me - XD wrote: "Hello,
My name is Sky.. I lived in many different places so I don't really have an idea how to answer where I am from.
I can't really tell you what type of books I'm into either because I can't a..."

welcome Sky !! That is an unusual name :)

[Annette, The Manager]

Sundara wrote: "So what's the book of the month?"

This month its ->Of Mice and Men


https://www.goodreads.com/group/show_...

[Annette, The Manager]

you can nominate and second June BOTM here ->

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Dr.]

BOTM- Of Mice and Men. I couldn't join, as am a newbie.

[Sundara]

Okay..I'll join in :) Thanks..

[Gorab]

Welcome Sky and Sundara.

Sky - Talk Nerdy To Me - XD wrote: "I lived in many different places so I don't really have an idea how to answer where I am from."

Considering this, you have a very apt name :)

@Sundara, yes we read a common book together once a month. But this group is much more than that! Check out the discussion board here to browse through all activities. And do indulge in whatever captures your attention :)

[[deleted user]]

Who needs moderators when we have such amazing and helpful members. Thanks Gorab and Dr. Abin :)

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Sky and Sundara :)

[Dr.]

Thanks for your compliments, Arpit.

[Sundara]

Yeah I am exploring this group @Gorab.

[Jenny]

I agree with Arpit. Thank you,thank you very,vry much, Dr.Abin and Gorab!! :)

[Gorab]

The pleasure is all mine :)
And I hope the new members will keep welcoming and helping the future members to keep the ball rolling like it has always been in this group :)

[Dr.]

Gorab,
I'm at hand and it's my pleasure to welcome the newbies; however, the pity is that nowadays they are keeping away from introducing themselves. Only with more and more active members can this group become vibrant. Hope to see more members soon.