Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2017! Showing 151-200 of 1,540

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Hey y'all!

My name is Pam and I'm from Indiana. I'm a bookseller at an independent bookstore so I guess I can be called a professional reader :). However, despite to what most people think, I can't actually read on the job :(.

I mostly read fiction, the more character-focused the better. I'll also read history & religious studies.

I am a part of a reading challenge group on Facebook but at the end of the year I plan on leaving it for a more apolitical platform (and reducing my Facebook time a lot). I was looking for alternatives on Goodreads and here I am.

I'm not sure what my goal is for 2017, but I'm thinking 104, maybe a bit more. This year I have "read" 310 books, but more than half of them were children's picture books & cookbooks I read for the nature of my work. I won't count those in my official numbers here but may note them anyways for anyone curious.

Also, because of my job I'm graced with the ability to get advanced copies of selected books 1-6 months ahead of release. If I read them I'll make a note of their release date.

Thanks for having this group. :)

[Katerina]

Hi! I'm Iris. I live in West Texas. I enjoy a wide variety of books. Currently I am reading The Thing Itself and The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart Of God.

I found this group by looking for groups offering challenges. I like the variety that challenges bring, but since I am back in school, many of the challenges seem beyond my reach. This group offers flexibility and variety so I expect it will be a good fit.

I usually read about 40 books each year. I will likely keep that goal for 2017.

[Lisa]

Hello...I'm Lisa from Upstate NY. I've been looking to join a new group here on Goodreads since the one I'm in now is not as active as it once was when it was part of Shelfari. I read a lot of fiction...historical being a favorite. My reading goal this year is to read more history and books set in countries I don't know much about. I've read 60+ books in 2016...would like to hit 75 in 2017.

[Anne]

Hi everyone! I'm Anne from the Philippines. I've been in Goodreads since around 2013 and since then, I'm juggling my time between studies (now it's work!), k-pop and doing yearly reading challenge. :D Well, with books, usually I'm reading more of chic lits, young/new adults, historical fiction (especially about WWII/Holocaust), spiritual, and going-to-another-world/dimension/country-kind of books. But to sum it up, I can read anything that has romance in it.

For this year, my goal was to read 80 books and so far, I'm in short of 4 books. So for the next year, I'm looking forward to more books, more adventures, more fun and to share all my insights about all that with you guys. Btw, I'm open to any book recommendations!

PS: This is my very first time to join any group about books, because here in our country, everyone reads but I can't find any reading groups. So yeah, I'm new to this. :)

[Blagica , Challenges]

Hi Everyone welcome to the group we are very happy to have you we have just reached 11,000 members you are all in amazing company!

[Andre]

Greetings everyone. My name is Andre. I am a Jamaican living in Trinidad. I recently purchased a kindle and it is probably one of the best investments I have ever made. My goal in 2017 is one book per month.

[Kadijah Michelle]

Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you all are enjoying this time of year whether it's a time of celebration for you or not. In just a few days we are going to start 2017 and our new Reading Goals. We are so glad to have you here!

[Jennifer]

Hi all! My name is Jenn and although I've been on GR for almost 3 years, this is my first time joining a group. I'm from northwest Florida (USA) just minutes from some of the most beautiful beaches you'll find! I love reading fantasy, YA, science fiction, historical fiction/fantasy, mystery, and all kinds of thrillers. I was a huge bookworm growing up, but after having 3 boys in 2 1/2 years in the 90's, I got away from reading. My middle son is an avid reader (as well as budding professional photographer!) and got me reading again back in January. I saw GR had a reading challenge so I set my challenge originally at 100 (hey, I could easily read that plus some when I was young!) but between family and health issues, I had to cut that in half! Made it over halfway, but don't think I'll make reading another 20 books in the next week, especially considering I'm reading GoT A Dance With Dragons! I am up for a new challenge for the upcoming year of 2017 and thought this group was perfect for motivating me and keeping me motivated. Seeing as how this year's goal went, I think I'll start off by setting my goal for 24 (2 a month) books for 2017, maybe eventually up it to 48-50 (one a week?). I am so ready to get lost in the magical worlds of books!

[Nina]

Kadijah Michelle wrote: "Welcome, new members! Please stop in and introduce yourselves. We're looking forward to getting to know you.

If you don't know where to start, feel free to answer these questions:
- Where are you ..."

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

Hi,
I'm Nina :)
I'm from Massachusetts, USA.
I like to read a lot of different genres, but lately I mostly enjoy fantasy fiction.
A goodreads friend of mine joined the group, and that's how I heard of it.
I haven't decided what my reading goal is yet, but since it takes me one to two weeks to finish a book I'll probably set my goal for 25.

[Sarb]

Hi, my name is Sarbjot I am 13 years old I'm pretty young for Goodreads but hey, I love reading and I want to introduce myself to this world of books. So far I have many suggestions and I was surprised this website introduced me to many books I have enjoyed reading.

My goal is for 2017 to read has much books you can and find authors..

[Blagica , Challenges]

Hi Sarbjot and Nina welcome!

[Sarb]

Thanks for having me here.

[Ze Peng]

Hi everyone!

I'm Ze Peng. I'm from a small town called Bukit Mertajam, it's situated in the mainland of Penang, Malaysia. I enjoy different kinds of genre, but my favourite ones are YA fantasy, contemporary and YA romance. I hope that I can have more inspiration and recommendation on new books. In Malaysia, it's very hard to find friends that read English novels and if they do, it's almost the same books. Therefore, I decided to join this group to discover more books. My target for next year is 60 books, I do hope that I can make it. Excuse my English, I'll probably make a lot of grammar mistake. By the way, Merry Christmas and Happy new year everyone!

[Priyanka]

Hi all!
My name is Priyanka. I'm from Hyderabad, India.
I've tried to read in the past but could never completely commit to any goals.
I'm in YA, romance, fancy and historical friction.
In 2017, I plan to read 40 books. I hope I'm not being too modest and manage get through the year. (Making a public announcement/commitment so that I stick to my words)

[Ilona]

Welcome to the group Ze Peng and Priyanka! And Merry Christmas everyone! :)

[Jonah]

Hello my name is Jonah I'm 15 and from Australia. I absolutely love horror, romance and thriller books (in that order) and hope to read close to 30 books this upcoming year. I love talking about the books I've read which may not all be up here.

[Victoria Chen]

Hello, I am Amy. Thanks for having me. Merry Christmas to you all.

[Jonah]

Amycheng wrote: "Hello, I am Amy. Thanks for having me. Merry Christmas to you all."
Thank you for the welcome and a Merry Christmas to you too.

[Barbara]

Hi, I'm Barb from PA. I've participated in the read challenge for several years now. My reading goal this year (2017) is to read 30 books. One year I read 79 books, but for some reason I can't seem to get back there with the amount.

I just really started looking around on your group and love the challenges. The monthly ones seems to suit my taste the best. Most of the time I read Contemporary books, Inspirational, and sometimes Historical Fiction. Oh, and I will listen on audio books from writers like Stephen King, and fantasy like Terry Goodkind.

I like going out of my comfort zone when reading books, so the challenges will be a lot of fun. I found my favorite author by going out of my comfort zone a few years ago. I totally got bored with stuff I was reading, started to seem all the same. So, I got online and started to search for a topic I wouldn't normally read. I found Angela Hunt with The Fairlawn Series. It's about a funeral home. I started doubting as to why I'd read this, and thought, hey, I wanted something totally different. I loved the series. And, she is such a good writer. The Fairlawn Series is three books, and each one just got better and better. It's funny too and not morbid. So, that's how I found a new writer.

[Ashely]

Hey everyone. I'm Ashely and I'm from New York City. I've always enjoyed reading and I always wanted to be apart of a club/group in which the books I read could fully be appreciated. I hope to read about 15 books in 2017. I am very excited about this upcoming year because of the books I plan to read and also because I will be graduating university in May. That's all I have for now. Thanks for having me.

[Blagica , Challenges]

welcome to you both and good luck!

[Pietra]

Hello, my name is Pietra! But please call me HyunAe :)
I'm italian, but I actually live in Brazil (therefore I apologise for my "exquisite" English skills)
I read all types of books, except for those romance ones with rather corny characters and cliche or happy outcomes. In fact, I very much enjoy tragedy lol
My goal for 2016 was 30 books, and I've got two more to complete my challenge! Sadly, I won't be setting up any big goals for 2017, given the fact that it'll be my final year at high school so I won't have as much time to read as I please. Not to mention that I would probably feel gutted if I failed to achieve any reading goal.
But I want to read at least 1 book a month!

It's a pleasure to meet all of you!

[Dytana]

My name is dytana, I'm from Indiana. Love to read. Like to read romances, mysteries and some westerns. My goal is to read 55 books in the 2017 challenge.

[Nisanka]

Hi! I have been here quite a while but I wasn't that active. As of now I'm still trying to finish my reading challenge for 2016, thankfully there's only one book left. I haven't been able to read much due to exams and school for the past three years. So I'm trying to bring book-reading back to my life. So I hope to read more books, at least 30, in 2017.

[Amber]

Hi everyone! My name is Amber and I live in Minneapolis, but originally from western Alabama.

I love reading all types of books, but I've found myself reading a lot of young adult fantasy lately, which I wasn't into before. Before that, I was mostly reading Stephen King or Dean Koontz.

I joined Goodreads a few years ago, but I was on a long break from reading after college. Not intentional, but I found myself burning out because of all my high-level lit classes.

My goal this year is to read at least 1 book a week or 52 books this year. If I can fit in a bit more, that would be great! I also had a really rough year due to my mental illness, so I'm hoping to read more books about bipolar, those who face bipolar, or self-help books.

[Matilde Kaja]

Hi guys!
My name is Matilde Kaja.
I'm from Denmark and just started reading (for fun) a year ago. When I was 8 years old i loved reading, but I stopped for some dumb reason. But now I am back, and I read a total of 15 books this year (pretty proud). For 2017 my goal is to read 30 books.
Wish me luck! and good luck to everyone else (;

xoxo
Matilde Kaja

[Marcus]

Good luck Matilde!

[Karolina]

Hello, I'm Karolina, 20-year-old girl from Poland.

When I was younger I used to read lots of YA books, but I'm not into this genre anymore. Today it's mostly about predictable plots and naive, irritating characters, with some exceptions: a few titles which I've had much fondness for.

I may seem boring, but I'd rather stick to a few favourite genres like classic literature, historical ficton and non-fiction: biography, memory, history. I'm a fan of Russian literature (I consider Dostoevsky my favourite Russian writer) and appreciate a lot my native one, Polish, especially for great poetry and Romanticism's works (which many Polish students hate for being obligatory to read). I'm currently learning history for an exam and I'm going to study Eastern Europe so I tend to include a lot of historical literature related to it on my shelves, especially about Poland and Russia, but the fact is I'm fond of any.
I pay attention to nice, neat covers (however I won' buy a book if I'm not interested in content, of course) and albums, mainly about art.
Also, I sometimes re-read books from my childhood, because they mean something to me: the title of one of them is my name, because my mother loved this book when she was a little girl (and I loved it too).

1984, Animal Farm, Crime and Punishment, The Karamazov Brothers, Lolita, Anna Karenina, The Master and Margerita, The Great Gatsby, Harry Potter, The Hunger Games (only the first two), Pet Sematary, Nie-Boska Komedia (The Un Divine Comedy), Dziady (Forefathers' Eve), Balladyna, Lalka (The Doll), Wesele (Wedding), The Divine Comedy, The Sorrows of Young Werther, Faust, Macbeth, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Trial, The Metamorphosis, Madame Bovary, The Help among others are my favourite books.

Like I said, Fyodor Dostoevsky is my favourite Russian author, but also George Orwell made an impression on me as well as I appreciate Adam Mickiewicz, William Shakespeare, Leo Tolstoy, Vladimir Nabokov (for the language in Lolita, I fall in love with a good literal language easily).

Listing all favourite (Polish) poets would take too long, because there are plenty, but Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński is my poetic prince.

I'm not crazy about completing a reading challenge for any price (seriously, some people should calm down and think for what reason they took part in it). I'm going to read 40 books in 2017, because I think I can do this.

That's all.

[Marcus]

Hi Karolina! Is there some book about Eastern Europe history and Poland history (in english) you can suggest? Thank you!

[Blagica , Challenges]

welcome to you all!

[Bibliophile On Fire]

Hi everyone. My name is Traci and I'm from Ontario Canada. I'm new to the group and to goodreads. Before this website I just tracked everything through a few downloadable trackers that are just on my system. I decided I wanted one to showcase my library etc and ended up here. So far I am not disappointed at all.

As far as what types of books I like to read I am a mutt. I like to read anything and everything that keeps my interest. I tend to lean more towards sci-fi vampires, werewolves and witches genre BUT I love me some chick-lit, romance, mystery, thriller etc so I can't really narrow it down. I do love finding a series to read though so I look everywhere for good ones.

My goal for 2017 is 50. It's a good starting point I think because I've never been involved in one and have always just read when I had time etc.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone and maybe even develop some book affairs with you :)

[Brianna]

Hi, my name is Brianna from Texas. I love to read, and this is my first time joining a group so I'm excited to see what is to come. I am currently finishing my last year at Texas A&M before I start medical school. I am always busy, but this year I have been trying to make more time for reading.

I literally read everything. Currently, I am reading the Game of Thrones series. I honestly will read anything as long as it is a good.

Since I am so busy, my reading goal is 24 books: two a month. Hopefully I can be able to read more!

I am looking forward to talking about books with fellow book lovers. Not a lot of people in my friend group read, so it's exciting to be able to discuss books!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Hi Brianna welcome to the group! I wish you lots of luck with the goal of 24 books and with school.

[Cassie_Reads_Books]

Hi everyone!! My name is Casandra and I'm from Kentucky. I enjoy fictional books as well has biographies. My personal reading goal for 2017 will be 100 books. I've never met this goal but I plan on trying :)

[Rebecca]

Hello all. My name is Rebecca. I have loved to read as long as I can remember. I also like to set reading goals every single day, not that they always get met but I like the challenge. I joined a book club when the Washtenaw County booklovers club met. I love to ready many genre. Classics, romances, mystery, history, science-fiction, and horror to name a few.

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Hi Casandra and Rebecca

[Blagica , Challenges]

Hi Rebecca, Casandra and Tura welcome! Good luck with your challenges, there are tons of challenges to jump into I hope you find something to join.

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Thanks Blagica

[Karolina]

Marcus wrote: "Hi Karolina! Is there some book about Eastern Europe history and Poland history (in english) you can suggest? Thank you!"

Hi! I'm not sure if I can help, because most of my shelf is about the specific events, periods or people rather than the overall view on the region's or countries' history.
However, if speaking of Poland I can recommend something:
Poland: A History by Adam Zamoyski (I read this one. Though I can't recall details it's quite a good example of Polish history in nutshell)
Heart of Europe: The Past in Poland's Present by Norman Davies (Haven't read this yet so I can't say personally if it's good or bad)
God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 1: The Origins to 1795 + God's Playground: A History of Poland, Vol. 2: 1795 to the Present by Norman Davies (same as above)

I'm not sure about Davies though. I haven't read his books yet but had a chance to get familiar with some fragments. I absolutely can't agree with some of his statements. He tries to be objective but I wouldn't say he always understands everything or is right, but well...I'm not an expert after years spent on studying history professionally (or I can't be objective about my own history though I try to be...).
I suggest to start with Zamoyski's book if you're interested, especially that Davies is rather "tough" for beginning.

What about the rest...same, I can't find a lot general ones at the moment. Or I maybe I could but I don't want to throw titles without having any idea what they are. I also have these:
Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine by Anna Reid
The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999 by Timothy Snyder

Let me know if you're looking for something more specific than that or just look through my shelves, maybe you'll find something interesting ^^

P.S. Better write me a private message, because I guess it's not a topic for that.

[Marcus]

Thanks Karoline for the indications!

[Marie-Claire]

Hi, I'm Marie-Claire from Ontario. I'm a voracious reader and I read pretty much anything if the subject matter is interesting. This year I hit 100 books and my goal for 2017 is 105 books. I'm hoping to find a lot of interesting audiobooks to listen to so I can achieve that goal while still getting work done at school, and reading books on off days.

[Wilmer]

Hello! My name is Wilmer and I am from New York. One of the reasons I came by and found this group is because I wanted to become a little more committed to reading. I've currently read 49 books and reached my goal for 2016 (which was to read 20 books). The goal that I'm setting for 2017 is to read 30 books. If I make it a habit to read, I am sure I will reach it. Anyways, I love reading fiction, romance, young adult, comedy, and mystery. I don't know if any of you guys know but I, until now, have not found a book like "Clarity" written by Loretta Lost.

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Hi Marie-Claire and Wilmer.

[Nicola]

Hi everyone! I'm Nicola and I'm from Wellington, New Zealand. I've only recently signed up to the site and stumbled upon the group just now while browsing.

I've been an avid reader since I was young but only read maybe 5 books in 2016 (just finished The Girl on the Train). Looking to complete 25 books in 2017 & get back in my reading groove.

My favourite genres are probably thrillers and historical fiction, but like a lot of others I enjoy most genres.

Look forward to getting involved!

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Hi Nicola

[Kester]

Hello! I am Kester, and I am a high schooler living in a small town in West Tennessee called Paris, where we have a gigantic catfish statue and a replica Eiffel Tower.

I am an avid reader, which caused me to become a book blogger and reviewer at LILbooklovers. I have met so many great authors and read so many great books, and I want to share my love of reading to y'all! Please view my blog and subscribe to it and share it with your friends!

www.lilbooklovers.wordpress.com

My favorite book genres include young adult, historical fiction, dystopian, humor, and Catholic books and apologetics. Still, I like to read anything that either interests me or an author would like me to review (anything to help an author!).

My goal is to read 52 books in 52 weeks, and I'm trying to see if I could beat this year's total (63 right now). I stumbled across this group when looking up challenges, and I joined it ever since! I haven't been active for months, but I'll start participating more this 2017!

Hope you will check out my blog! Thanks! Nice to meet y'all! I hope to make more reader and author friends!

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Hi Kester

[Blagica , Challenges]

welcome to you both! First off good luck with your goals for next year. Marie-Claire I just got into listening to books do you have a favorite?
Wilmer you pretty much doubled your goal of 20 thats awesome what is Clarity about?

[Supriya]

Hi everyone! My name is Supriya and I live and work in the bay area in California. Like a lot of folks here, I have a big TBR pile and I figure the challenges are a great way to really attack the pile with gusto! I read mostly a wide range of non-fiction, history, interspersed with classics and some fiction.

In fiction, I'd love to read more Virginia Woolf, Penelope Fitzgerald and Mavis Gallant in 2017. I'm also hoping to read atleast a few translated works of fiction based in the South American continent.

I'd love to make some new friends via Goodreads, feel free to add me :)

[Ilona]

Hi Supriya, welcome to the group!