Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2016! Showing 601-650 of 1,288

[Fadwa]

Hello everyone !

My name is Fadwa, I'm a 19 years old girl from Morocco.
I like to read a diversity of genres but at the moment i'm looking for more contemporary and historical fictions to add to my TBR because if you take a look at it, it is mostly filled with fantasy and sci-fi. I don't like biographies that much unless they're from someone I'm interested in or/and someone that has accomplished something meaningful.
I have been in a reading slump for 5 months - yeah that bad haha ! - and my studies have made it worse (I'm a medstudent) because I was telling myself I didn't have time which obviously was just an excuse.
I discovered this group just browsing around goodreads and I really like the concept so I joined.
If you have any suggestions, feel free to recommend and/or add me as a friend I would love that too.

Have a beautiful day

[Christa]

Hello everyone! I'm so excited to be an active member of this group! :)

Where are you from?
USA (North Carolina).

What kinds of books do you like to read?
Sci-fi/fantasy is my go-to, and I've read a lot of young adult based on recs from my friends.

How did you find our group?
I was searching around for some inspiration for some of the categories in the Popsugar Reading Challenge, and one of the results led me to a thread here. This group is perfect for me! I read SO MUCH and I'm always up for challenges.

What's your reading goal?
I've started the year at 300. Last year, I read 500, but half of those were graphic novels. I'm not putting as much pressure on myself for the number this year, but I'm looking for more challenges to read in new genres. So this community is perfect!

[Debbie]

Hi everyone! My name is Debbie and I am from Eastern Canada. I am new to goodreads and still trying to navigate my way through the website. I found out about the website through a friend when I was saying how I'd like to start keeping a paper journal of books I have read.

I am an avid reader but have found over the past couple of years, I have been reading mostly in the summer months and succumbing to the various tv shows in the fall/winter.

I have decide to set a 50 book challenge for myself to get back to my first love, reading year round.

I normally enjoy fiction but am open to all suggestions. I often find myself wanting to discuss a book after I have read it but have nobody to discuss it with. I thought this would be a good website to do so.

I have just started my fourth book of my 50 book challenge and am enjoying every minute!

Looking forward to meeting fellow avid readers.

cheers!

[Steph]

Hi there,

I'm Steph (Stephanie, but prefer Steph) from the Gold Coast, Australia.

I've decided to join your group because I want to meet like minded people, hopefully get great book recommendations and want to set myself reading challenges.
My reading has been quite Westernised, mainly only reading books published in England, USA and Australia, so I am keen to expand my library to include other Countries and cultures, so I thought by joining a group with a variety of people from all over the world I would have greater exposure to some amazing books I've never heard of.

I love all book genres and try to leave myself open for anything, but the books I like to read the most would be dystopian fantasy or end of the world type books.

Reading goal is 40 books for 2016. I'm really interested in doing the Popsugar Reading Challenge.

I am excited to be a part of what looks like a very warm and welcoming community. I'd appreciate any recommendations for any genre. :)

Thanks!

[Kay]

Hi, my name is Kay and I am from Braintree, Essex in the UK. I am not currently employed, due to disability and my children are teenagers so that means I have plenty of time on my hands to indulge my passion - reading!

I am happy to read anything except horror and romance, although my favourite genre is historical fiction.

My reading goal for this year is 30 books, although that may be revised at a later date. So far with three weeks of the year gone, I have read 4 books so I am well on target!

[Benjamin]

Hello my name is Ben I am from Florida. I mostly read mysteries and thrillers. Authors I like would include J A Jance. James Patterson, J D Robb, Clive Cussler. John Sandford.
I found your group by accidentally clicking a link.
Trying to read 40 books this year off to very good start.

[Dolly]

Hello everyone! I am new to goodreads but not to reading! :)

I would love to set a target of reading as many books as I can, my hectic schedule permitting... but the goal is not in the numbers but in the variety and choices I will be making. I would like to read books from different cultures and genres that I have not read so far and also try literature on and off... so I will be also taking inspiration from what the wonderful people in this group are reading.

Happy to be part of this group!

Happy reading!

[Winter, Group Reads]

Welcome new members :)

[Luce]

Hi!

My name is Lucia, I live in Germany and I am a student of English and Literature. I've always loved to read, especially fiction (mostly fantasy), but I'll read just about anything I can get my hands on. I haven't read as much as I would have liked last year, mostly because I've been struggling with depression (I'm still struggling, but getting sort of used to it?).
I'm going for a book a day in 2016, but secretly hoping for something around 500 (if I can afford it ;)).

Happy reading!

[EDIT: I'm also doing the BookRiot Read Harder Challenges for 2015 and '16 this year]

[Katzi]

hey there :)
i'm tonks/kathi from austria. I studied translation and am a big fan of everything language-related
I read almost anything, mostly fiction i'd say.. i'm maybe not that into historical things but it's really hard to say AS I try everything out
this year i want to at least read 50 books, although i may up that to 55. and i also want to read a wide variety - genres, cultures etc.

[Nona]

Hello everyone, my name is Nona and I am from the North of England. I decided to take up the 2016 Reading Challenge to get me reading books I wouldn't normally have chosen. My aim is to read at least 45 books during the year.

I look forward to having suggestions made for the more obscure genre's. I am also going to use the Challenge to read some of the books on my tablet if I can, as I have always felt there is nothing like having an actual book in your hands and being able to hear and smell them, that probably sounds weirder than it should :)

So 1 down all the rest to go. Happy Reading :)

[Luce]

Nona wrote: "Hello everyone, my name is Nona and I am from the North of England. I decided to take up the 2016 Reading Challenge to get me reading books I wouldn't normally have chosen. My aim is to read at lea..."

That doesn't sound weird at all :) If you're looking for books out of your comfort zone, you could always try a reading challenge (like the one bookriot is hosting). I'm doing the Read Harder Challenge 2016 and already found some surprisingly good books that I probably wouldn't even have picked up otherwise :)

[Hannah]

Hi my name is Hannah and I am from Alabama. I love all types of books and my reading goal for the year is 100!

[Tom Tonkin]

Hello everyone, My name is Tom Tonkin and I live in Castle Rock, CO, a little town between Denver and Colorado Springs. I enjoy business books and fiction. Oddly enough, I like paper for my business books and Kindle for my fiction books. I found this group when I through of joining a 2016 reading challenge. I through that Good Reads would have one and sure enough! I'm a pretty good reader, but if I can do 50 books this years, that will be great. Good luck all and nice meeting you.

Cheers,

Tom

[Haley]

Hello, I am Haley, and I'm from Georgia. I'm hoping this challenge will help me stick to my goal! I like a lot of different books, but tend to stick to fantasy and scifi, and avoid horror. Excited to be here! :D

[Robyn]

Hello, I'm Robyn. I am a long time book lover and love a good challenge. This group seems right up my alley. Looking forward to getting to know people.

[Chelsea]

Hey everyone :) I'm Chelsea from Oregon, US.
I love to read all kinds of books, but I'm especially fond of historical fiction (particularly the WWI/WWII era) and dystopian novels. I also love a good tearjerker! Pretty much if a book makes you think and evaluate how you personally view the world, it's right up my alley! I joined this group to help motivate myself to read more. I used to read a book every day or two, but as I've gotten older, I have to remind myself that reading is more important than facebook and whatnot. My goal this year is to read more, to evaluate if the time I'm spending it really being utilized in a positive way. I'm excited for all the recommendations!

[K]

Hey everybody! I'm Kirsty. I really want to read 45 books this year which I feel is an obtainable goal (if I don't procrastinate) because I did read 38 in 2015.
I will pretty much read almost any genre but I do really enjoy young adult fiction, particularly contemporary and fantasy (I go back and forth depending on how I'm feeling).
Anyway, good luck everybody in your own 2016 reading challenges!

[Kirsten]

Hi, my name is Kirsten. I'm army wife and stay-at-home mom of three. I was never a big "reader" but this past summer when I got my kids involved in a summer reading program they challenged me to sign up too, so I did. I surprised myself when I read past my goal of 5 books during the summer and by the end of 2015 read 23 books. So I wanted to see if I could keep it up for 2016.

I'm up for any genre but mostly I like myster, thriller, horror, fantasy, sci-fi. I found this group by accident playing around on Goodreads. I was looking for a bookclub/challenge but didn't want to be too strict about what I HAD to read this year. I will follow a couple of book challenges like pop sugar's and book riot's but very loosely.

There is more about me in the 1-50 books folder. I'm titled "Kirsten's 50 in 2016??!!!!"

[Ecem]

Hi everyone,

My name is Ecem, (means Queen in Turkish, well, yeah, mothers) and i am from Turkey. I'm a translator, editor, transcriptionist in three different magazines in Turkey, as well as in other fields. I'm a bookworm since i was four, for me the books are the lives that you can't get to live unless you read and disappear in them, they are great ways to escape from all the negativity in your own life and also the best friends when you need to be consoled. Well, yeah I know that all i said was clichés but it is what it is and keeps me go on reading. Last year i was a bit lazy in my challenge, but this year i wanna read 110 books and i read 9 of them so far. Hope to keep up with the rest of you. Good luck to you all with your challenges. :)

[Marina]

Ecem wrote: "Hi everyone,

My name is Ecem, (means Queen in Turkish, well, yeah, mothers) and i am from Turkey. I'm a translator, editor, transcriptionist in three different magazines in Turkey, as well as in o..."

Hey Ecem, we're colleagues! I'm a translator and editor, too (not transcriptionist, though).

Welcome everybody :-)

[Ecem]

Hi Marina, it's so nice to meet you, it is great to have a colleague in here ^_^

[Wanda]

Hello! I'm Wanda and I am from the southeastern part of North Carolina in the United States. This is the first Goodreads group that I have joined and from what I can tell it operates the same way yahoo groups do. My favorite genre is probably mystery, but I love just about everything but horror and smut. A good romance to me doesn't have to be full of graphic detail about the dalliances in the bedroom. Less is more if you know what I mean. I guess my favorite author is James Patterson. I got hooked on his Alex Cross books years ago, and since then he's added the Michael Bennett and Women's Murder Club series'. My challenge for 2016 is to read 100 books.

[Kerleen]

Hi from New York, I like to read anything that I find interesting really. Hard goal for this year is 45 but really aiming for 50.

[Kirsten]

Wanda, I'm in that part of NC too. Happy Reading :)

[Lisa]

My name is Lisa and I am in the US. My favorite books are light mysteries. I also like contemporary fiction and Biography. Most of what I read is not heavy reading because I have a lot going on in my life!

I only said 25 books for this year so I wouldn't disappoint myself. Haha.

I found this group by chance and I am super excited!

[Irene]

Hi

I am Irene from Scotland. Love reading and have since a very young age, sadly don't get time to read as much as I'd like to. I love the Diana Gabaldon books, Victoria Hislop, Adriana Trigiani, Paullina Simons and absolutely adore Fanny Flagg books. Suppose really I enjoy books set in places that hopefully one day I can visit. I was brought to good reads as I am looking for inspiration and to find authors similar to others I have read. my goal is to read all the paperback books I have to clear the stash away and have kindle items only - apart from much loved favourites which I can't get rid of. Looking forward to getting to know you.

Irene

[Abi]

Hi! I'm Abi from Vegas. I get insane migraines so I spend a lot of time in dark rooms with audiobooks. Like so many audiobooks. Like hundreds last year--enough that I enjoyed enough to stick with and finish 150 and still be in the middle of 80 at the end of December. I quit so many more.

I try to save my eyes for the interwebs and those few tragic books that simply cannot be had in audio format. I reeeeeeally like the Internet, so a book has to be wow so critical to my happiness--like graphic novels or Pop Sonets or the third book in a series that for some unknown reason the publisher has decided to TORTURE ME by not putting out as an audiobook even though they got my $24.99 for each of the first two books. So much worse than two books in hard cover and then the third in paperback!

But aside from pretty much requiring that it come out in audio, I will pretty much go for any kind of book. I will not finish it if I hate it, because I already have a freaking migraine, I don't need to spend 21 hours of that migraine with a murder mystery I figured out five hours ago with a detective I hate and a corpse raper. I like scifi, history, comedic autobiography, behavioral economics, linguistics, fantasy, chic lit, spy thrillers, heists, dystopian future YA with strong female protagonists, middle grade gross comedy (nephews are the best excuse ever), gay romance, paranormal badass female protagonists who get whatever paranormal hottie they want, historical fiction about queens/almost queens, steampunk, fantasy set in thinly veiled historical places that aren't Europe.

I also read (but often do not enjoy) biographies of women in science or historical importance, anything recommend to me by someone in person, whatever my sister is reading, books about science (written by scientists *and* someone who can write, because I took Shakespeare for Science Majors in college and we should have brought the football team in to tutor the other Chem majors and I don't hate myself), books by Margaret Atwood (because apparently I do hate myself), and the top books of the year on Goodreads (because I like to talk to people about books and I figure that way I will at least get the good books from a wide swath of genres.)

And then of course I read SheHulk, Wonder Woman, Bat Woman, Thor the Mighty, and I just started the Buffy Omnibus.

Plus a terrifically terrifying and satisfying amount of fanfiction, buzz feed lists, articles spiraling me into the most amazing and random link holes, and rabid political rants on Facebook, because someone has to police my Libertarians without writing them off as racist lunatics.

[Grace]

Hi, my name is Grace and I generally read Fantasy, Crime and Historical Romance but I'm always up to trying new genres!

[Abi]

FYI Patricia, Zara, and Kevin:

I also use OverDrive through my library, but it isn't my favorite audiobook app. I currently have...7 books downloaded on OverDrive, including my current listen The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood. But it is buggy.

My favorite app is Audible. I pay like $22/month for 2 audiobooks and a subscription to the New York Times headlines edition which is about 20-30 minutes a day. The app is far and away more stable, but the thing I love about Audible is that you can return any book for any reason for up to a year. I own over 400 books through them and I must have listened to and returned at least 200 more. I have even listened to then entire series and didn't like the ending of the series, called them, and they let me return all 7 books. They are amazing about it. And the people there love books, and love to talk about books, so it is actually really nice to talk to them about how much you hated the ending of the book!

Anyway, I probably use my library apps as much as I use Audible, because you can't beat free, but there is something every bibliophile loves about owning their own books, even though you still go to the library.

I have been using Audible since before there was such a thing as an app. You had to download MP3 files onto your computer and sync them onto an MP3 player that you had to order from them, because there wasn't even an iPod yet when I first used them. They used to be a provider of books for the blind, but now they're owned by Amazon, so they share bookmarks with Kindle books, which is awesome.

[Lydia]

Hello, I'm Chloe,

I'm not knew to goodreads, but I am knew to this group. I am a huge fan of Harry Potter (read them all 15 times), and I'm currently reading Shadow Study by Maria V Snyder. Last year I read 49 books I think.

I mainly like reading dystopian books, but also fantasy, young adult, sometimes realistic fiction and a little science fiction. My non- book interests include everything Tim Burton, The Offspring, Foo Fighters, the White Stripes, Skid Row, Gaslight Anthem and a few other bands.

Any similar interests?

[CorrieGM]

Hello,
I am Corrie and I am from the Netherlands. I like a lot of different kinds of books. But at the moment I mostly read detectives (every second book), romances, rural romances, and children books. Although the first book of my reading challenge this year was fantasy.
I read about Goodreads on Facebook groups. And before that I found Goodreads when I was looking for the chronological order of the Christmas novels of Ann Perry.
My reading goal this year is "The Modern Mrs. Darcey Small Yearly Challenge", to which I added a german book, a french book and a russian story. So all in all 15 books.
That is why I do not understand Goodreads says I am three books 'behind': I have indeed not filled in my books yet, but don't you think it should be one?

[Marjolein]

Hi Everybody,

Totally forgot to properly introduce myself & dove straight into the reading challenge thread.. Sorry!

My name is Marjolein Jansen, 39 years old, I live in Haarlem, the Netherlands.
I love reading, always have, and love reading English (one of the greatest languages!), but try to keep up with my Dutch as well.

I work in Amsterdam for a charity lottery organisation and try to go on holiday as much as humanely possible (or as much as I'm allowed to by my boss ;)

So happy to have found GoodReads and am discovering how it all works.

Thanks!
Marjolein

[Angela]

Hello!

I'm Angela, from Citrus Heights, CA (just outside of Sacramento). I love reading just about anything in the adult, NA age category, though I have been into thrillers lately. My goal is to read 50 books this year, and I've completed two so far. The last was The Silent Sister by Diane Chamberlain. Loved the family dynamics in that story.

I'm searching for emotional women's fiction in the vein of Jodi Picoult - I'd love to find new authors in that genre. Suggestions are welcome!

Looking forward to a year of books and meeting new people!

[Yolandi]

Hi.

I am Yolandi from South Africa, my goal is 10 books a month this year. I enjoy almost any genre. Book recommendations are welcome.

Thanks

[Matthew]

Hi,

My name is Matt and I am from the United States I love reading and been doing it for years. The 2016 challenge is too small as far as I am concerned. I probably read 125 books in any given year. This year it is focused on the 2016 reading challenge. I am a retired military vet and training to be a gunsmith.

[Cait ♡]

Hi My name is Cait. I am from Australia and I am getting back into reading and have amped up my goal this year to 25. As I turn 25 this year! I am a new Booktuber as well. I am still trying to figure out what I like in books but I like, modern classics, thriller/crime, mystery, psychological, chick lit, fantasy, dystopian. I hope to condense that a little more as I read more.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Welcome everyone!:) glad to have you all!

[Melissa]

Hi my name is Melissa, I live in Georgetown Texas. I read medical records for a living and since I was also attending college courses had stopped reading for fun for quite a while. Then I came across a book that really sparked my interest again "Brothers of the Sword/Children of Time". I really enjoyed it and since have started the Gina Mazzio series (Currently on Bone Pit - Lamb).
I love medicine (I'm a nurse) so medical thrillers are my favorite but also enjoy historical fiction, biographies, and self-help books (all kinds).
My goal is to read at least one book for fun each month. Not a lofty goal yet very doable for me:)

[Rook]

Hello everyone! I recently joined the group and thought I'd introduce myself while I get the lay of the land here, so to speak. :D

I'm Erin and I live in Michigan, USA. Normally, I'd be joking about being up to my knees in snow, but we've had a very mild winter where I live so those of you having to deal with Snowmageddon, I feel your pain :(. But, I am not envious of you at all, LOL ;P.

The majority of books I read are in the Urban Fantasy genre. I do like a bit of Fantasy now and then, but I feel that vampires, witches, and werewolves are the ultimate escape and the stories always appeal to me. The Steampunk genre is another favorite and one I don't read enough of unfortunately, but I've been building up my collection when I can.

I found this particular group through a Goodreads acquaintance, although she has not joined 2016, yet. I'm hoping to connect with more readers that will help encourage me to reach my reading goal of 12 books this year (if I exceed that... hey, hey!).

[Roli]

hi every one. i am roli from Mumbai India. happy to join the group. i have been on good reads for a while and now happy to join the group.

i love reading, specially books on history.
last year shifted to Kindle. am enjoying it totally.

cheers

[Monali]

hi.. I am Monali, from India...
books are my passion... specially fond of english literary classics, science fiction, agatha christie, history & theology... my target is 1 book per week...
last month i read, the Name of the Rose, 2 Agatha Christie novel & Farenheit 451... this month my target is Christmas Carol, Canterberry tales, Mein Kamf & Anna Karenina...
had read complete lord of d rings trilogy last year...
i have complete agatha christie, arthur c clarke, alistair maclean, sherlock homes, shakespear & all classics of victorian & elizabethean era...
also tintin & asterix in comics...

[Kubratok]

Hi! My name is kübra and ı'm from Turkey!

I love books and ı love series. I have a bookstagram account - @theimmortalbooks
This account, I write the books comment.

My goal for this year 50 books I think.

I enjoy to reading science-fiction, fiction, fantasy. But I want to read literatüre books and I hope I will read it. But currently I read fiction and fantasy.

[John]

I live in rural northern California. I'm retired and my reading goal this year is 100 books. I'm trying to catch up on reading 20th century American classic novels. I've read seven books so far.

[Cassandra]

Welcome! I look forward to getting to know all of you. :)

[Bella]

Melissa wrote: "Hi my name is Melissa, I live in Georgetown Texas. I read medical records for a living and since I was also attending college courses had stopped reading for fun for quite a while. Then I came acro..."

My husband is a nurse, too. And my son will, hopefully, be starting nursing school later this year.

Do you read all those medical records because you're in informatics? My son is thinking of pursuing that when he makes it to the master's degree stage.

[Kubratok]

Hi! My name is kübra and ı'm from Turkey, Gaziantep. I have a bookstagram account - @theimmortalbooks

I enjoy reading to fiction, science fiction and fantasy.

[Caronte]

Hello everyone, my name is Zaira and I come from México. So, if my english is not so good, sorry, I'm trying to re-learn the language.

Talking about books, I love fantasy and horror. But I always try to give chances for the unknown books and authors.

In this year, my reading challenge goal are 30 books. Ten more then the last year. So... Hello once again and, see you guys.

[Bella]

John wrote: "I live in rural northern California. I'm retired and my reading goal this year is 100 books. I'm trying to catch up on reading 20th century American classic novels. I've read seven books so far."

Welcome, John. My husband was prior Navy and Marines- he was a corpsman. Catching up on 20th century literature is always one of my goals- I took one one modern lit class in college even though I have an almost major in it. And for years and years I kind of regarded most of it as inferior, which is what the attitude was when/where I went to school. I think this is the year I'm going to try again to read Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace.

[Ashley]

- Where are you from? United States
- What kinds of books do you like to read? Mystery
- How did you find our group? Searched
- What's your reading goal? 20