Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2017! Showing 1,151-1,200 of 1,539

[Kim. E.]

Hi folks! I've been going through all these introductions and realized 2 things:
- it is fascinating to discover all the places around the world we come from (traveling is a favorite and I've been to several countries but now want to travel more)
- even though I started with this group in January I never formally introduced myself!

So, I am Kim É from Evansville, Indiana ( we are at the very bottom of the state against the Ohio River on the left corner next to Illinois). I can get to Nashville Tennessee, St. Louis, Missouri and Cincinnati, Ohio fasting than to Indianapolis, where I lived several years and still miss.
Professionally I was a Clinical Director and provided supervision of 2 programs while also doing intensive, specialized therapy for some of the most damaged children and teenagers etc in Indiana and part of Kentucky.
I loved my job but one day (was 39) I woke up and ended in the hospital that night from a stroke which led to retirement. I talk better than I understand, get confused easily especially when I'm tired, cry easily, and because I take much rehearsal and practice to learn new things. I use the phrase "give it to me at a kindergarten level" and it has taken Goodread's pals to help me learn how to do the easy tasks on here(I still can't get how to move something on here like a badge I've earned put onto either my personal log or at the top of a challenge in a thread) .
There have been blessings in my health issues. I was home all the time and available to a fantastic daughter as she finished growing into a the millennial she is now, I can enjoy all my creativity outlets, and I'm getting to read all the books I've missed over the years (once I learned to read again which took 3 years and lots of tricks).
My favorite genres are mystery, psychological thrillers, and true crime (I have yet to read a book that comes close to the situations my kids had), but am starting to read classics, biographies/memoirs, and love history. Two goals that will take a while is to read books from around the world, and to read at least one book about or by every president and every First Lady, as well at least one book about specific issues that happened during their presidency ( Watergate, Vietnam, Civil Rights, California gold rush, Gasden Purchase, etc.).

[Ilona]

Welcome to the group Kim É!
I am so sorry to hear about your stroke, and how that has affected your life. I think that you must be very brave to accept your situation, and to be able to share your story with us. It is amazing that you are so positive, I cannot imagine how frustrating it must have been not being able to read, but I am glad that you are now able to enjoy your forced retirement by reading everything that you didn't have time for before. It must have been, and probably still is, a long road to recovery for you, and I wish you all the best along the way.
Best of luck with your reading goals and please don't hesitate to ask if you need help with anything here!

[Mohit]

Hello!My name is Mohit Khatri and I am 16 year's old.I'm from Nepal.I to be fair is still new to Goodreads and join this group after my friend recommended this group and also after the reading challenge.My reading challenge is 100 and I have completed 48 books os far.My favorites are usually fantasy and historical fiction.
I also like to read books from by native land(but sadly I kind of suck in Nepali language and I mostly read of English translated books.)I want to complete my challenge within this year.

[Ilona]

Hi Mohit, welcome to the group! :)
Good luck with your goal, looks like you are doing great so far!

[Izzy]

Ilona wrote: "Welcome to the group Izzy! Good luck with your goal, and please let me know if you have any questions :)"

Thanks Ilona, nice to meet you!

[Andrea]

Hi Everyone! My name is Andrea. I am from Seattle WA. I like all kinds of fiction books but I particularly enjoy contemporary. I set my goal at 15 books but I have already read nine. I am excited to join a group that will help push me to read more.

[Susy]

Welcome Andrea! I think you'll find this group very helpful. I started out with a goal of 12 books for this year and already raised it to 24. Also, everybody is very kind and always willing to help in any way. I think you will enjoy it very much!

[Ilona]

Hi Sadia, welcome to the group!

[ambiekraftsreads]

Hey y'all!! I'm Amber and I'm from Georgia!! I found this group on the groups homepage, when I was going to my own group, Book Challenges!! https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
I also have a YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1Su...
My favorite genres are romance, fantasy (though I've only read a few), chick-lit, magical realism, middle grade, cookbooks, and craft books!! Some of my favorite authors are Nicholas Sparks, Kristen Hannah, Debbie Macomber, and Sarah Addison Allen!! My Goodreads goal for 2017 is 5 books! So far this year I haven't even read one! 😞 I hope this help me to get motivated and read the books on my TBR!! Currently I'm reading Savour the Moment (#3 in The Bride Quartet) by Nora Roberts.
Happy Reading and God Bless

[Naida C. Roden]

My name is Naida and I am from La Grange, TX. I love mystery books and my favorite author is Mary Higgins Clark. I found the group randomly on Goodreads and my goal is now to read 100 books this year. I had to up it from 50 mid year because I am almost to my old goal and still have half the year to go.

[Susy]

Welcome Amber and Naida! Happy reading to both of you!

[Lisa]

Welcome to all the new members! I hope you enjoy the group :)
Best of luck with your reading goals!

[Ekin]

Hi, I'm Ekin from İstanbul. I joined in this group because I have da goal of 50 books for 2017 and I'm looking forward to reach it (at least I'm gonna try:) I like historical fictions, fictions with journey stories, philosophy, essays, novellas, stories. Currrently read Even Cowboy Girls Get Blues by Tom Robbins and Tol by Murat Uyurkulak (Tol was translated to German and French).

[Lisa]

Welcome to the group Ekin!

[Kim. E.]

Ilona wrote: "Welcome to the group Kim É!
I am so sorry to hear about your stroke, and how that has affected your life. I think that you must be very brave to accept your situation, and to be able to share your..."

Thank you for such a warm note.

Maybe I should not have written my intro? :-) Right after I spent the last days in the hospital after a horrible fall in my home that centered straight on the left side of my face/head. They thought I had another stroke but instead I'm just all cut up and suffering from side effects. Life is always an adventure!

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Hello! My name is Armida and I'm from Albania. I love reading clasicc but I read other generes too. I have chossen 24 book reading challenge for this year but this doesn't mean that I will read only 24... it's all about my free time. I use goodreads to see how others comment a book which I have read and in this way I found this group

[Susy]

Welcome Armida! Good luck with your goal and happy reading!

[Laura]

Welcome, Kim. Sorry to hear about your stroke. 39 is awfully young to have a stroke. The husband of one of our tennis friends had a stroke last year while he was out at our house playing tennis. He'd had his carotid arteries worked on a few days before and it wasn't a good idea for him to play tennis, but he did it anyway and couldn't move his hand and Mom and Dad and Amanda took him to the hospital in town, but the admitting nurse was very condescending with Dad and told him to keep calm and kept asking for Jeff's insurance card and flat out lied when she said that there were no beds available, when there actually were, so they took him up to Gainesville instead, to Shands, where the staff were way more professional and well behaved, and they had a great neurosurgeon on staff. He almost died but pulled through and had physical therapy at Ocala Health South for a while and is continuing with outpatient therapy. His left hand and arm are still paralyzed some and he can't use that hand much, and he gets tired easily, but he is doing well otherwise. He travels back and forth to New York City every other week or so to do contract work for FEMA, and when he is home, he comes out to our place to play a little tennis even though it makes Amanda nervous. His sense of humor survived the stroke intact and he will tease me a lot of the time when he comes to see me.

[Libby]

Hi my name is Libby and I'm from Canada! I saw this group while looking for groups to join. I enjoy reading fiction mainly mystery and drama. I also love graphic novels/manga! I've also become quite interested in reading more non-fiction (they never interested me as a kid) specifically in the historical genre.

My reading goal for this yr is 30. I've read 5 so far and currently reading 2. lol I'm actually quite behind so I need to kick myself in the butt and get to reading!

[Susy]

Hi Libby, welcome! I think you'll find this group very useful in getting to read more. I wish you luck with your goal and happy reading!

[BlurryBug]

I'm so happy to find this group never knew it existed
I'm Gisela I am from a small tiny town in Norway but currently live in the capital with my husband and our super spoiled cat Alfie. I'm legally blind but that does not stop my love for reading it just means I need a little extra gadgets to read ( though most days a simple 5x magnifier and reading glasses 3+ will do)
I Like to read contemporary/drama, YA, Non-fiction, middle grade, true crime, fantasy etc.
Found the group 'cause someone liked my updated reading goal.
My reading goal is currently 75 this might change. I started the year wanting to read 40 books, then up to 60 and now at 75. I've read as of yesterday 60 books, I put my challenge at twice what I read last year cause I lost my job in December '16 and now got a lot of sparetime in '16 I read 27 books my goal was 20 and in '15 (my first year doing the challenge) I read my goal of 50.

This year I'm doing a lot of readathons and I'm trying to do 2 book bingos (Library + Diversity)
I'm also trying to use the Library more as I neglected to do so while I was working.

[Susy]

Welcome Gisela! Seems like you're doing great on your goal. You'll probably end up reading even more now that you have joined this group. Everybody is very friendly and helpful. The challenges and buddy reads are a lot of fun and help you read even more. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I have! Looking forward to see what you will be reading. Good luck and happy reading!

[Shruti]

Hello! I am Shruti and I am from India.
I enjoy reading all kinds of books but my favourite genres are fiction,fantasy,crime,romance.
I was browsing through groups and stumbled upon this group.
My goal is to finish 50 books in 2017.I love to read and listen to audiobooks.Happy reading everyone!

[Ilona]

Welcome to the group Shruti! Feel free to join the challenges and buddy and group reads if you feel like it. Good luck with your challenge! :)

[Lisa]

Welcome to the group, Libby, Gisela and Shruti! Nice to meet you all. Good luck with your reading goals!

[Kadijah Michelle]

Welcome everyone. We are so happy to have you in our group! I hope you enjoy all of our challenges and set up a member's corner.

[Paula]

Hello there! I'm Paula from North Wales in the UK. My choice of books is quite eclectic but I don't read particularly quickly (I'm full of admiration for those who can get through 100 or more titles in only twelve months), hence my goal of 40 books in 2017. Last year I went for (and exceeded) 30, and I'm currently just over half way through this year's list, so I may well up my challenge to 50 at some point.

Anyhow, it's lovely to see everybody's fascinating choices for their 2017 Challenge. Good luck to all of you, and I hope very much to talk books with other members of the group.

TTFN.

[Susy]

Welcome Paula! Looking forward to see what you will be reading and perhaps discuss some books during a group or buddy read. Good luck to you too and happy reading!

[Zofia]

Hi everyone! I'm Zofia, I'm 20 and I live in Poland.
I enjoy all kinds of books, maybe apart from horror stories and really heavy sci-fi ;)
I'm totally new to goodreads, so I found this group just by randomly browsing the page, and thought it would help me stay motivated to read this year :) Hopefully with time, I'll figure stuff out, 'cause I'm still not entirely sure how this all works haha.

My reading goal for this year is 25, and sadly, I am very much behind at the moment! I'm currently in my first year of uni, so that's taking up most of my time, but I'm hoping to really get back into reading as soon as my summer vacation starts :)

[Ilona]

Welcome to the group Zofia! Take your time figuring things out and let me know if you have any questions :)

[Lisa]

Welcome Paula and Zofia! Good luck to you both on reaching your goals this year :)

[Liv]

Hi. My name is Olivia and I reside in New Jersey. I love to read, I just unfortunately don't have the time to dedicate to reading as substantially as I used to. In an effort not to ditch my old love entirely, I've maintained a Good Reads account. I enjoy writing reviews to the books I've read when complete, as it's something I've always desired to do.

Not real good at introducing myself, so using Kadijah Michelle's suggested bulletins:

- Where are you from?
New Jersey

- What kinds of books do you like to read?
Urban Fantasy and Paranormal mostly, but have been trying to expand my repertoire in the types of books I read. I'm open to suggestions and discussions, as I often tend to get lost within the lovely confines of paranormal and urban fantasy.

- How did you find our group?
I was looking for active groups that would stimulate me reading wise. This group looked really good.

- What's your reading goal?
I set my Good Reads challenge to 12 books this year, but I would really like to make it 24 or higher (average 2 or more books a month). So far I am only at 6, though am close to being finished another book. I have a little more free time lately, mostly due to the time of year, than usual, so I will be able to read a bit more, hopefully rack up past 12 books. :)

[Lisa]

Welcome to the group, Olivia!
Best of luck with your goal and happy reading :)

[Danni]

Hi, I'm Danni. I live in Brooklyn, NY. I've recently rekindled my love of reading. I'm a writer and figure I should never not be reading a book. I confess that I'm a slut for a good book (lol), so I'm open to book recommendations. Admittedly, I do tend to read more fiction than nonfiction, but I'm open to all genres within each category.

I set a goal of 25 books this year. I've read 15 so far. I'm currently reading The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie.

[Lisa]

Hi Danni,
If you keep up the pace, I'm sure you'll have no problem with reaching your goal :)
Good luck with it and welcome to the group!

[Ilona]

Welcome Reagan! Good luck with your goal and happy reading! :)

[Lee]

Hello. I’m Lee from Wisconsin. I enjoy reading everything really, but harbor a particular fondness for fantasy themed novels. Since I’ve been hoping to complete as many books as I can this year, I thought it would be be fitting to join a group with similar goals. I am hoping to complete at least 50, although it may be quite tricky between all of my classes. So far, I've only completed two of my goal. Time to pick up the pace!

[Susy]

Welcome Lee and good luck with your goal!

[Ecem]

Hey everyone!

I've just joined Scribophile! If you are a member already or thinking of becoming a member, make sure to drop by and say hi to me. :) My pen name is Ecem Yucel. Hope to see you there! ^^

[Mike H]

Hi everyone
My name is Mike and I'm from Sydney, Australia. I'm new to this website but I love books and I'd love to connect with others who love reading.
I love autobiographies, biographies, history and horror. I'm currently reading The Surgeon of Crowthorne by Simon Winchester.

Thanks for having me and I can't wait to dive in and get started.

Mike H.

[Susy]

Welcome Mike! Are you planning on joining any of the group challenges?

[Mike H]

Susy wrote: "Welcome Mike! Are you planning on joining any of the group challenges?"

Hi Susy.
Yes I am planning on joining the group challenges. Where would I find the information, in one of the threads I'm assuming?

[Charles]

Hi everyone, my name is Charles, I am new to this group and joined because I want to challenge myself to read more. So far, I've only read around 70 books, give or take. Accordingly, I have challenged myself to read at least a book a week from now until the end of 2017. That's around 25 books, which isn't a lot, but it's definitely an improvement. After a week since I started, I think I'm doing well so far ;)

Also, I'm from the US but I live in China now. I'm interested in reading on many sorts of topics. I just finished reading Confessions of an Economic Hitman; The current books I'm reading are Norwegian Wood and Germs Guns and Steel; and I'm interested in reading Crime and Punishment, among many others.

Can anyone help me find out how to find a reading buddy? I'd like to start reading books with others to share our thoughts with each other. Let me know if you are interested. If you suggest a good book and have good reasons for reading it, odds are I'll check it out.

My favorite genres are Business, Classics, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, and Travel

Thanks!
Charles

[Lisa]

Welcome to the group, Mike!
Yes, you'll find all the information for each particular challenge in the threads.
yearly challenges
quarterly challenges
monthly challenges

There are also a bunch of buddy reads happening during the month of July aswell as several planned for the upcoming months. And Slaughterhouse-Five is the group read for July, if you'd be interested in joining in for that one :)

Have a look around and feel free to jump in on the challenges or other group activities if you want :) And please don't hesitate to ask if you need help with anything!
Best of luck with your reading goals!

[Lisa]

Charles wrote: "Hi everyone, my name is Charles, I am new to this group and joined because I want to challenge myself to read more. So far, I've only read around 70 books, give or take. Accordingly, I have challen..."

Welcome Charles!
I just want to get this straight...The 70 books you've read so far, have those been in the course of a week? If that's the case, that's fantastic.
I think you'll find that reading more won't be an issue whatsoever after joining this group :)

As for buddy reads, you can see the ones that will be ongoing during July here.
Feel free to join and discuss if any of them grab your interest. If you, on the other hand, have a particular book in mind and would like it to read it with someone, you can suggest it on this thread.
As long as there is a minimum of two that are interested, a thread will be created and will be posted around the end of each month.

You can check out any information I may have missed on the first post here.
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any other questions :)

[Lisa]

Also, I forgot to mention, TBR Twins. If you have an idea of what books you'd be interested in, during the upcoming month, it's a fun way to be appointed with other people that are interested in the same or similar genres.

And if all else fails, stalk people. I'm only joking, of course. What I mean is on the update feed and here you can see what others are reading, and sometimes nothing beats the direct approach and asking people directly if they'd be interested in a buddy read.

At least that's what I do. That and browse through people's bookshelves (gasp! my secret is out)

[Mike H]

Lisa wrote: "Welcome to the group, Mike!
Yes, you'll find all the information for each particular challenge in the threads.
yearly challenges
quarterly challenges
monthly challenges

There are also a bunch of..."

Hi Lisa
Thank you so much for the information,I'll be sure to look at the challenges. The book for the July read looks interesting so I'll have to get it

[Alexandria]

Hello everyone!!! My name is Alex. I'm new to Goodreads and this is my first group. I enjoy reading a few different genres. In still trying to figure out what I like best. I figured join this group would open me up to new and different books.

I was wonder how your monthly group reads work. I was that they are broken down by groups of chapters. Do you read the chapters in each group within a certain time frame or is everyone working on it at their own pace? I'm excited to join in for July and don't want to miss anything!

[Lisa]

Welcome to the group Alex!
There is no time frame for the monthly group reads. Everyone starts whenever they want and can within the month and read at their own pace. Splitting the book into sections make it easier to discuss things without giving anything away to others that may not have gotten there yet :) Still, please do remember to mark spoilers.

The topic is closed for new comments after the end of the month. And there is a general discussion section, aswell as a review section you can contribute to if you wish.

[Laura]

Hello! My name is Laura and I am from the midwest (currently living in Iowa). I have been a member of Goodreads for awhile but have never joined any groups. I am a teacher so reading is my life. I will read just about anything but always love a good thriller or mystery with some romance mixed in. My current goal is 50 books for 2017 and hope to fulfill most of that goal during my summer break!