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message 1751: by [deleted user] (new)

EVGENY wrote: "Hi, Molly. How are you? Why are you always swearing here, please?"

Hi Evgeny 🙋‍♀️ I think It depends of your support... Using a phone, add an emoji keybord, hun 😉
I'm bored of being taken for a stupid women by men lmao Well thank you for asking


message 1752: by [deleted user] (new)

EVGENY wrote: "Molly is a beautiful name you have."

OMG Thank you 🙈😍


˚.🎀༘⋆ Jasmine (princessjas04) | 1 comments Hello! I'm a 15 year old from the U.S.!

I joined this group because in the school I go to, not a lot of people like to read. They are mostly all about Instagram and Snapchat. I believe that men and women are treated equally, no matter what the case. I saw this club on this website and I thought that I can make friends here who love to read and believe in women and men equality. It's very nice to meet you all! I accept any friend request. :)


message 1754: by Pam (new)

Pam | 1101 comments Mod
Hey Moonlight Eclipse Reader,

Welcome welcome! We're got plenty of books for you to look into. The ones we're read together :https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And then all the books that members and mods have added as recommendations for your own personal perusal. https://www.goodreads.com/group/books...

Enjoy! Ask question, and enjoy making new friends!


message 1755: by Aniket (last edited Oct 23, 2019 04:36AM) (new)

Aniket (aniketbarik) | 2 comments Hello, everyone!
I'm Aniket from India and I'm in my early 20's.
Preferred pronouns are he/him/his.
I love reading, writing, Science and Tech.
I have also always been a devout feminist. I believe in equality. I also feel very strongly against misogyny, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, racism and all the other forms of discrimination and hatred.
I just found out about this group and had to join.
I look forward to reading and getting along with the rest of the group.
Take care, everyone! Have a great day/night!

P.S. Fun fact: My name sounds feminine to people who are from countries other than my own but it is a male name here.


message 1756: by Aniket (new)

Aniket (aniketbarik) | 2 comments Thanks, Emma!


message 1757: by Jade (new)

Jade (readwithwine) | 4 comments Hi I’m Jordan,
28yo Aussie expat now in Texas USA.
I joined because I want to learn, grow as a person, read books that mean something. I used to work at a feminist organization in a Domestic Violence Centre but since moving country I feel I have lost that community of supportive and forward moving women in my life and I hope to get that here. I also have a lot to learn about the world I guess, outside of what I knew in Australia.

Looking forward to reading and observing the discussions.


message 1758: by Sophia (last edited Dec 28, 2019 11:51AM) (new)

Sophia Phillips | 2 comments Hello my name is Sophia, from California. I am a second grade teacher. I joined the book club to find books for my reading challenge for 2020. Im down to six if anyone wants to help: A book by a french author, a book about the medical profession, a book with a badger on the cover, a book written with a pseudonym, a book about brothers and a book set in the Renaissance.

Thank you to anyone who helps


message 1759: by Florian (new)

Florian (laughingflow) | 241 comments Sophia wrote: "Hello my name is Sophia, from California. I am a second grade teacher. I joined the book club to find books for my reading challenge for 2020. Im down to six if anyone wants to help: A book by a fr..."

Hi!

I think you might want to look at George Sand :)

She is a French author who used "George Sand" as a pseudonym, her real name was "Amantine Aurore Lucile Dupin". I have not read a book from her but you mentioned you wanted a Book by a french author and a book written with a pseudonym.

I hope that helps :)


message 1760: by Sophia (new)

Sophia Phillips | 2 comments Florian. Thanks! They can’t double count but I choose two books to fill slot. Four more to go (I started with 60)


message 1761: by Florian (new)

Florian (laughingflow) | 241 comments Your very welcome! 😊


message 1762: by Lu (last edited Dec 28, 2019 04:39PM) (new)

Lu | 3 comments Hi. My name is Luisa, I'm 17 yo and I'm brazilian. I joined because I love to read and I want to learn more about feminism, what it means to be a feminist and how it affects different people. I also want to improve myself, be a better person, and I think learning it's the first step to that.


message 1763: by Emma (new)

Emma | 2 comments Hello everyone ✨ My name is Emma, 27 from Belfast NI.

I joined the book club because I want to try and become a more active member and connect with those who share my love of reading. I’m aiming to learn more and read out of my own comfort zone; 2020 for me is about growth both personally and professionally.

I’m excited to begin reading and discussing along with you all. ✨✨✨


message 1764: by Florian (new)

Florian (laughingflow) | 241 comments Looking out of the box, out of the comfort zone. I second your wise words! Welcome! 😊


message 1765: by Lizzie (new)

Lizzie Peterson (snowlynn) | 1 comments Hello! I'm Lizzie, 26 years old, from Salt Lake City.

I joined because I want to spread my wings as a reader and read more than just generic fantasy novels. I've been very interested in the feminist movement, and I hope I'll be able to enjoy the books we'll read.


message 1766: by Diana (new)

Diana Beckham | 1 comments Hi! I'm new to the group and it's the first time I've joined a group so I will seem a bit dorky for awhile. I am looking forward to participating


message 1767: by UndeadArtist (new)

UndeadArtist | 1 comments Hello I am new to the group, I am looking forward to reading at least a few books from this group fiction or non fiction. What's on the shelf?


Live, Laugh, Love  | 1 comments Thanks for the add! I love all things dark and twisty! I can’t wait to find some new authors through the posts of this group. Thanks again. And Welcome Everyone!


message 1769: by Dan (new)

Dan Hill Hello, I'm Dan Hill and live in St. Paul and winter in Palm Desert, CA. I'm semi-retired, and can now turn my time, as I have, to writing the kind of books (non-business) I prefer and more time to read as well. I hope to learn about all sorts of interesting books from this group. I'm a life-long feminist, having watched my dad condescend to my mom way too many times. It's not every teenage boy who reads The Second Sex, and the writings of Emma Goldman (and got a little ribbing from my male friends)!


message 1770: by Arkady (new)

Arkady | 1 comments Hello there, everyone!

Dan wrote: "It's not every teenage boy who reads The Second Sex, and the writings of Emma Goldman..."

I'm loving your story. It gives me hope!

My name is Isabel and I'm from Spain. Currently I am looking forward to reading Little Women (for the first time!) using the momentum of the movie. Would anyone care to join? ^_^


message 1771: by Robert (new)

Robert Smart | 359 comments Adiela wrote: "Hello. I am Adiela.


I am a poet/writer from South Africa and my debut is Lost in a Quatrain, which consists of poems written over 18 years.


One of my favourite poems in Lost in a Quatrain is c..."




I second Emma Clement's statement. The rules of the group do stipulate No Self-promotion.


message 1772: by [deleted user] (new)

Robert wrote: "Adiela wrote: "Hello. I am Adiela.


I am a poet/writer from South Africa and my debut is Lost in a Quatrain, which consists of poems written over 18 years.


One of my favourite poems in Lost in ..."


hello! It appears that we may be able to value the work of moderators since they don't moderate anymore 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🙇‍♀️


message 1773: by Michelle (new)

Michelle Pabon (michmarie92) | 3 comments Hello everyone! My name is Michelle, I’m a 28 year old from Puerto Rico. I consider myself an farmer, even though I lost my farm after hurricane Maria, I am currently working on getting our farm project back in business. I’m very passionate about nature, science, wildlife, social justice, and food sovereignty for my island.

Equality has always been something very dear to me, even more so living in the Caribbean. But it wasn’t until watching the “Little Women” movie (such a beautiful movie by the way), that I felt the urge to read more and know more about the fight for equality and women empowerment. Since I’ve always been a fan of Emma Watson, and knew that she belong to an international book club, I started to do some research and came across “Our Shared Shelf” and I’m so happy I did.

I’ve already started reading Emma’s nov/dec book recommendations, and absolutely love them. I’m looking forward to being a part of this group and it’s journey, for a very long time. My only regret is not joining the OSS sooner.

Best wishes,
Michelle


message 1774: by [deleted user] (new)

Hello, I'm Hannane and I run a FARSI poetry deklamation page on Instagram.
Join me if you're interested:
https://www.instagram.com/hannanereco...
دوستان من یک پیج دکلمه خوانی در اینستاگرام دارم که اگر
علاقمند بودید می تونید دنبالم کنید. لینک هم در بالا ذکر شده
متشکرم


message 1775: by Rita (new)

Rita (ritsgc) | 1 comments Hi!

I’m Rita, 30yo (whoa!) and I’m from Peru!

I LOVE reading, and I love educating myself with books that actually tell a story and bring knowledge to my world. I am so glad to be a part of this and I appreciate all the members!


message 1776: by B (new)

B (carolsofcardinals) | 1 comments Hi everyone! I’m Brooke. I’ve been a bookworm since middle school even though I have a learning disability, I still like to get through books. I joined this club because I’ve been way too quiet about my feminism and am too scared of being seen as “loud” and I feel like this is a step to help me use my voice.


message 1777: by Pam (new)

Pam | 1101 comments Mod
Welcome welcome Rita and Brooke!


message 1778: by Antonio (new)

Antonio Wats | 36 comments Hello I'm Antonio. I joined to read books with you. I am still learning about Feminism. I would say I'm a novice. I was not a fan of Miss Watson from the start but slowly after some years she convinced me to become a Feminist and a HeForShe. I am glad i'm finding all of you in her Bookclub. Hope we enjoy reading together.


message 1779: by Joseph (new)

Joseph (josephjmiccolis) Happy Tuesday from the Greater Tampa region! I've spent a while establishing my platform at Twitter and after growing to 21.1K connections I decided it was time to strengthen my presence here at Goodreads. I'm sort of a slow reader unless I'm obsessed with a TBR story and cannot stop thinking about it. I've authored 3 stories and I'm writing two. After purging my Friends and Followers list on this platform I'm excited to make fresh connections and discover other readers and reviewers. I joined this group because it seemed among the popular and most active. With all that, I'm eager to post interactive polls and blog posts and establish myself. I look forward to these opportunities and welcome you to invite a connection with me. (This is definitely more character space than Twitter!)


message 1780: by Florian (new)

Florian (laughingflow) | 241 comments Sameet, I think you meant "Welcome Joseph." because Pam has been a member for many years ;)


message 1781: by Joseph (new)

Joseph (josephjmiccolis) Sameet Zahoor wrote: "I mean Welcome Joseph"

I thank you again, Sameet. (other group thread as well haha)


message 1782: by Trisha (new)

Trisha (trishadunbar) Hello, I am Trisha from the UK, I joined because I would like to discover new books and connect with other likeminded people.
Nice to meet you all.


message 1783: by Valentina (new)

Valentina Apicella | 2 comments Hi I’m valentina! From Italy! Just joined coz i wanna learn about feminism and stuff like that.


message 1784: by Paula (new)

Paula | 2 comments Hey, everyone!
I'm Paula, I'm a university student from the very south of Brazil. I've loved reading since I first learned how to read and my favorite genres are fantasy and sci-fi.
I've been interested in equality from a young age, but only heard about feminism in my adolescence (10 years ago!). I love to have discussions about these subjects so I'm really excited to be here with you guys!


message 1785: by Paula (new)

Paula | 2 comments Sameet Zahoor wrote: "How old are you?"

24


message 1786: by [deleted user] (last edited Oct 09, 2020 04:05PM) (new)

Hello I'm Manousos, I do philosophy in Greece. I do many things, I read a lot. I believe Emma is very helpful for understanding. She does many things, she fights for women rights, she read hundrends of books, she distributes wealth, she is the ambassador of the UN.
Under Emma's supervision thinking is easier, words flow easier, everything is better. She likes everyone, she is against racism, against inequality. She is against all forms of bigotry. Under Emma's heels everything is aloud except bigotry. Hate-speech is not welcome here.
I'm happy to participate in her Team. Emma's Team works closely together to provide a good Home for everybody. I am happy to state that Emma for me expresses wisdom. I was searching in many books before like the Critic of Pure Reason. Critic of Pure Reason is right in many aspects, all of them. Emma's thinking approaches Kant. She states we can't know everything but we have to believe.
One time Emma stated that "I can't know everything, so I follow my Instict". It's an example of Emma's wisdom. Emma's leadership is unquestionable. She knows what is right and she does it. She owns millions of hearts in the Planet.


message 1787: by NIMESH (new)

NIMESH MAHIDA | 1 comments Hello Good Read Family!!

I am Nimesh Mahida From Mumbai, India.
2 years ago I have started my reading journey. I have read some beautiful books, so now I am keen to be a good reader.
Also I am Trying to Learn creative writing.

I have joined this group because I will get some idea and suggestions about new books that I haven't read yet.

Thank You for adding me in this group.
Love and Respect,
Nimesh.


message 1788: by Debbyanne (new)

Debbyanne Southwell | 22 comments Hello and my name is Debbyanne and thankyou for adding me to your group! I have a love of books and my Nanna taught me to read books that she had when I was a child. I have never seen the books like them since. I am from Australia and we have so many great Australian authors and believe we all should be treated as equals! Looking forward to learning more about different books and sharing some! I love anything on Fairies and fantasy as well as authors I grew up with and such books as Narnia,Lord Of The Rings, The Secret garden,Little Woman and Crime, romance. I also like to read Christian books and am at the moment and believe God has a special place in his heart for us as woman! I am trying to find out if there is a guide for the history of the kings in the Bible as I am reading a lot on them and it fascinating history and spiritual reading. love your site!!


message 1789: by Pam (new)

Pam | 1101 comments Mod
Welcome ladies!

You're just in time as we're about to start our latest book The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende .


message 1790: by Zenobia (new)

Zenobia F | 1 comments Hello, I am Zenobia. i am looking for a summary / critiques. Any leads please?


message 1791: by Caitlin (new)

Caitlin | 0 comments Hi everyone my name is Caitlin, I love read but mostly anything that’s fantasy but am always open to other genres, am 22 years olds and am from the UK. I also like to think of myself as open minded I look forward to learning and growing more.


message 1792: by Udaii (new)

Udaii | 2 comments Caitlin wrote: "Hi everyone my name is Caitlin, I love read but mostly anything that’s fantasy but am always open to other genres, am 22 years olds and am from the UK. I also like to think of myself as open minded..."


Hi Caitlin, nice to meet you!!!


message 1793: by Udaii (new)

Udaii | 2 comments Ahoy there to every other person in this wonderful book club, I am Udai, a 15 YO Indian student, an Indian Civil Service Aspirant ,who is a supporter of each step towards equality. I came across OSS when I was reading an article in regard to feminism and came to know that Ms. Watson had created a book club for feminists readers , myself being a feminist and a bookworm, found myself joining this Group in no time, But my only regret is I that I should have joined this group earlier. I guess its okay now as I have finally joined it!!!


message 1794: by Oliver (last edited Jul 25, 2021 03:15AM) (new)

Oliver Z | 15 comments Hi, I'm Oliver. I think I am a little too old to be here. 41 years old from Hong Kong. You know what have happened here in the past recent years. And the relationships I messed up with the people around did irritate me. confuse me, push me to the bottom of sea and suffocate me hopelessly. Thank GOD, I've been through it with reading and I've gained back my confidence that could be the most paramount ego I cannot afford to lose again. The interesting part in this journey was that I found I'm an easy crier crying for any sympathy or empathy.

Now I'm planning to immigrate to a country in the free world, but before that I need to do more reading and improve my English in both written and spoken.

I'm grateful to be here and be able to share my views about life and book, hopefully you don't mind to be a friend of an old man. :)


message 1795: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 272 comments hey, oliver, no worries! i'm nearly 74 and have found this forum to be quite accepting and non-judgmental when it comes to age. glad you're here, and i hope your journey into a new phase of life goes smoothly.

by the by, i think your english is lovely. sorry you had such a rough time with relationships - i know something about that! sounds like you're doing a good thing for yourself by moving forward. best of everything to you!


message 1796: by Oliver (new)

Oliver Z | 15 comments Sandra wrote: "hey, oliver, no worries! i'm nearly 74 and have found this forum to be quite accepting and non-judgmental when it comes to age. glad you're here, and i hope your journey into a new phase of life go..."

Thanks a lot for your kind and uplifting words, Sandra. Appreciate!


message 1797: by Debbyanne (new)

Debbyanne Southwell | 22 comments Hope you can start a new chapter in your life and find happiness and joy? Our Father in heaven will provide what you need and ourselves! you are not old and we can learn from each other. Happy journeying and reading. God Bless


message 1798: by Oliver (new)

Oliver Z | 15 comments Debbyanne wrote: "Hope you can start a new chapter in your life and find happiness and joy? Our Father in heaven will provide what you need and ourselves! you are not old and we can learn from each other. Happy jour..."

Thanks a lot, Debbyanne. You are right! GOD will guide us who love freedom to the truth, and finally the happiness.


message 1799: by Jess☺️ (new)

Jess☺️ (jessicas1984) Hello everyone I'm Jess I'm 36 I'm from the UK.
I enjoy reading most genres of books thought I'd join this group because it's does point in a different reading direction.
I loved the fact that I almost left this group after reading the first few introductions because I felt I was a little old but I'm liking this end of the introduction list 👍


message 1800: by Sandra (new)

Sandra | 272 comments hey, jess, and welcome.

not to worry about age - i'm 74 in a week. we can bring wisdom born of experience to the table. glad you decided to take a chance. there have been some lovely, lively discussions from all ages. enjoy!


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