Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2017! Showing 301-350 of 1,540

[Jennifer]

Hi everyone. I tried a book challenge last year and thought it was kind of fun. I found a 2015 challenge on Pinterest and made a list from that one before I found the 2016 one, so I used a different list. I didn't meet my goal, and I expect this year to be busier than last, but the description of this group seems pretty forgiving, so that makes me happy. I am from Utah, and my favorite type of books tend to be Dystopian fiction, YA, and sometimes classics, fantasy, and other sci-fi and general fiction.
I found this group while looking for ideas to add to my new list for this year. I was going to combine several challenge lists to make my own, but still just choosing "some" of them to finish this year.
My goal last year was to read 20 of the books on my "list" of 52 (I counted everything I read, but tried to pick from my list), and I read 11, I believe. I think my goal this year will be 12, and that is somewhat ambitious so we will see...
I work two jobs as a school counselor, and I am a mom to 3 girls including one with autism. My other favorite hobby is birding.

[Blagica , Challenges]

welcome Martina and Jennifer good luck on your challenges next year is there a book you can't wait to start?

[Kadijah Michelle]

I'm so excited to see so many new members. Happy New Year to our members Down Under! How's 2017 so far?

[Jennifer]

Blagica wrote: "welcome Martina and Jennifer good luck on your challenges next year is there a book you can't wait to start?"

Thank you! I haven't narrowed down where to start, but I have several books already waiting around here for me to start with. :)
Happy New Year to everyone!

[Eddie]

Hello, everyone. My name is Eddie Merkel; I live in Edmond, Oklahoma. I have been a member of Goodreads for a while but only recently started looking into it in earnest. I have done challenge groups something like this on LibraryThing before but never on Goodreads. I like reading almost anything; it depends a lot on my mood or work or who knows what. I am like others here in that I am looking to read the books I already have. I haven't been successful doing that to this point, but I am stubborn enough not to give up hope!
My goal for 2017 is to read 40 books. Real life often intrudes and it likely will in 2017 as well, but that is the target, only time will tell if it is something I can actually accomplish or not.
I hope everyone has a great New Year and an awesome 2017!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome Eddie and have an awesome new year I hope life doesn't get too far in the way so you can read all 40 books and then some!

[Gini]

Hi, all! My name is Gini and I'm in northeast PA. Just learning to read for pleasure. GR has been a great help in the journey and I'm looking forward to this year. I'm think I'll try the Dewey Decimal challenge. Need to check in there too, I think.

[Wolf (Alpha)]

I Ginib.

[Winter, Group Reads]

Welcome everyone! We get lots of new members around new year. If you have questions don't hesitate to ask.

[Miranda]

Hey! I'm Miranda and I live in a small town in Georgia. I like to read a variety of things but mostly young adult, thrillers, and nonfiction. My goal this year is to read 60 books, up 10 from 2016. I'm also participating in the popsugar reading challenge. Have fun reading, everyone!

[Fame]

Hello! I am Fame and I'm from the Philippines. I am quite new in Goodreads. I was just exploring things here, and then I saw this group. I believe joining this group will help me become more motivated in completing my goal for 2017. I love reading Young Adult Fiction and Fantasy. This will be a busy year for me due to my academics but I'm hoping to finish at least 10 books.

[Jennifer]

Greetings from Vancouver, Washington. My name is Jenn. I read mostly fiction. I plan to read 80 books this year. I usualy read 30, but I want to push myself to new heights.

This group looks like a great gathering of people who read voraciosly. I am so glad to be a part of it!

[Ronda]

I'm Ronda from Phoenix, AZ! I have been on the challenge and goodreads for a number of years. I'm not a busy poster, but I try to read whenever I get the chance. My goal last year was 40 and I made it to 31 1/2... I won't finish that half today - so I'm going to stick with a goal of 40. I read pretty much anything put in front of me, even if I don't really like it I will force myself to finish. I'm also a mom of 3 very busy girls, a high school teacher and a real estate agent!

[Katie]

Hi all! I'm Katie and I'm from San Jose, CA in the US. I'm new to the group, but have been blogging and doing reading challenges for about five years. I mostly read nonfiction, historical fiction, and literary fiction, but I dabble in pretty much everything except middle grade and erotica. I found this group because I was looking for a group to help keep me accountable on my reading challenges this year and I'm excited to all help keep each other motivated! This year, I'm trying to read 116 books and I particularly want to read more books by people from marginalized groups and more translated fiction. Nice to meet you all!

[Akhash]

Hello Everyone, I am Akh and I live in SanFrancisco. I am new to the habit of reading and I trying to cultivate one in the past few months. I have completed 2 books so far and my biggest challenge at this moment is finding my next book. Good reads helped me to find my 1st two books , and I am kind of stuck finding my next one now. I currently using the choice awards list to find my next read. How to join a challenge with this group?

[Blagica , Challenges]

welcome to you all and happy 2017! I hope it is a happy healthy new year filled with books you love!

[Ashlee]

Hi fellow readers!
My name Ashlee
My age 24 soon to be 25 (10 days)
Types of books I read YA, Romance, Action, anything that intrigues me really.
How I found this group and why I joined I found this group browsing through the groups on the site, I joined because I think it might help me stay on track with my 2017 reading challenge.
My reading challenge goal 48 books

[Ilona]

Welcome to all the new members and I wish you all the best for 2017. Happy Reading!

[Samar]

Hi everyone! Samar here - currently living in HK but grew up in the US (Northeast). 39 yo, mother of three. I am really reading to learn and expand this year. Goal is 40 books. I wrote a blog post on Medium.com about my #YearOfBooks. Looking for suggestions along the lines of the books already on my list. Happy New Year!
https://medium.com/@samarshaheryar_77...

[Mx]

Hi everyone !
Call me Constance :) I'm from Belgium, I'm 23 and, well, I loved reading when I was a kid. With time passing, I had gradually distanced myself from the books so dear to me, but I've been rediscovering the pleasure I had when I was little.
I pledged to read 120 books in 2016, which was most certainly too ambitious. Nevertheless, I managed to finish 30 books, which is more than 3 times the amount I read in 2015.
For 2017, I pledge to read 50 books.

I enjoy a great variety of reading, and I won't want to limit myself too much. I've got a couple of biographies, journals and correspondence I'd like to finish. I've been offered a couple of books from Japanese author Junichirô Tanizaki, and, really, many other books. I'm probably going to finish books for my thesis as well, so, that counts. I also want to read more comics in the year to come. Self-help books are good, I read a lot of them in 2015 but I feel that I've grown somewhat bored of that genre.

Anyways, I'll try to focus my 2017 reading on finding peace and pleasure in its process.

Happy reading everyone !

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Hello. I'm Emma from Warrington, England. I've been on Goodreads now for a couple of years and am a member of a couple of groups but this one sounded great for in terms of keeping track of the books I've read and the challenges I want to keep up with. I read a lot of Young Adult, particularly different types of fantasy, dystopia and historical fiction, but I also love classics, crime/mysteries, autobiographical fiction, and historical non-fiction (Victorians, Home Front during WWI+II...). I'll also read in French from time to time.

My 2016 reading goal was 55 books and surpassed it with 80 (not including some re-reads). This year I upped it to 60 just because I do like a goal that's manageable and is by no means pressured, especially if I get hit with a reading slump.

[Schnee]

Hey there! My name is Kathy, I'm from Herford, Germany. I just saw this group after putting up my goals for this year.

I read... well, everything, usually in English or German, but I just started to read Harry Potter in Danish.

I've set my goal to 100 books, but I have no real idea whether that's enough... Might be that I'll read some more, I've never counted how much I read... We'll see!

[Andy]

Hello, my name is Sabina (obviously). I'm half Lebanese half Bosnian; living in Lebanon. I usually read anything that reaches my hands, but at this moment I'm focusing on classics and English books written by Lebanese writers.
My goal is to read 50 books this year. (Hopefully more)
I came across this group when I was looking for recommendations on books and a way to keep up my 2017 goal.

[Bijan]

Hi
I'm Bijan and I'm from Iran. My favorite genres include Science-Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Murder/Mystery, Romance, and of course well-written Erotica.

I've wanted to join a group to get inspiration for my annual reading challenges. I've searched a lot and found this group.

Last year my goal was to read 100 books, and I achieved only 58% percent of it. This year my goal is the same, but I want to beat myself and get more than 58% by the end of the year.

[Ilona]

Welcome to the group everybody!

[Vatsala]

Hi everybody. My name is Vatsala and I am from New Delhi, India. I have not been much of reader but I want to be. Whenever I read a book I really enjoy it. My goal for this year is to get into the habit of reading and keep learning new things. I like reading on topics that are business related, spiritual, true stories, historical.

[Valerie]

Hi everyone! I'm new here, my name is Valerie and I'm 20. I mostly read young adult, sci-fi, fantasy and sometimes self-help (especially lately, since I have a term paper to write, haha). I only got into books that heavily november 2016, so I'm still catching up on everything I missed while I didn't read all that much (and boy oh boy do I have a long way to go XD).
I read quite fast, but my university stuff is keeping me busy, so I set myself a goal of 75 books this year. Hope I can do it and maybe even more!
Feel free to add me as a friend, I'm also new on Goodreads and could definitely use new friends! C:

[Jody]

Hi all...name is Jody and just made my goal of 30 books for 2016 very late last night with a Karin Slaughter book (love her mysteries).
Will try to keep the same amount. 30 books tough for me with my other passion of knitting!!! I have a ton of books "want to read"and I'm hoping to keep my goal and maybe pass it this year. Happy New Year to all and hope it's a happy & healthy to all! Happy Reading
Jody!

[Gloria]

Hi, I'm Gloria from Chicago, love to join challenges, and my real genre likes are: non-fiction, chick lit, picture books [I'm a teacher], and especially books about food. Looking forward to sharing with the group. My goal is to read 168 books total this year new, TBR, whatever-- wish me luck.......

[Kay]

Reading in the often rainy Pacific Northwest, I fell 11 books short of my 2016 goal and so am resetting that goal for 2017! Let's read!

[Claudia]

Hi everyone, my name is Claudia and I'm from Uruguay. I mostly read young adult, mystery and fantasy books.
I thought it'd be fun to join the challenge this year! 52 books is my goal, I'm looking forward to surpass that number :D let's see how it goes.

[Anja]

Hi everyone, my name is Anja and I am originally from Germany and now live in Austria. I have been a bookworm all my life, I love historical mysteries, urban fantasy, sci-fi and everything that captures my imagination. My goal this year is to read 90 books and I am looking forward to lively discussions and recommendations.

[Lenie]

Hi all... am lenie, residing in Dubai. Hoping to read more than or at least 75 books this year. I love reading YA, romance books.

[Sara]

Hi everyone !! Im Sara and im from shiraz!!!
I really love books because i love adding to my knowledge i love many types of books...in fact i read whatever i find exept oerhaps books that i dont like their writers...and books that are written to benefit some governmental porpuses...
I found this group cuz i was searching for a challenging group and this one looked the best
And my goal is to expand my mind and my understandin of the world so i may read philosophy or a novel or an engineering book!!! I dont know how many books i will read in 2017 but i hope its not less than 20!!!

[Jeanettecatherine]

Hi, my name is Žaneta and I'm a law student from Czech republic. I decided to join this group because I thought it could be fun to participate in something like this. :) I don't think I have a specific favourite genre but I read a lot of books set in war time. My goal is to read 100 books. Every year I have the same goal and I have never made it. Maybe I will do it this year with this group. :)
I wish to all of you great reading in 2017!

[Joshua Raphael]

Hi. My name is Joshua Raphael and I'm an nerdy Filipino who immigrated to America. I'm trying to read 20 books this year.

I prefer fantasy over any other genre. Like many people, I found this group randomly through goodreads as well.

Thanks for letting me in the group!

[Jessica]

Hello! My name is Jessica, from Council Bluffs, IA. I have been a member on Goodreads for several years, but have never been an active participant in any groups before. I am looking forward to tracking my books and connecting with people this year. I like young adult, mystery, true crime, paranormal and fantasy books...but I will read the one off non-fiction now and then.

[Blagica , Challenges]

welcome and happy new year!

[Bea]

Howdy! My name is Sarah, and as you probably guessed, I'm from Texas. I used to love reading growing up, but I slowed down as life got busy, so now I'm trying to get back into it. I usually read mysteries and sci-fi, and my favorite series is the Mary Russell series by Laurie R. King.

[Andrea]

Hi I'm Andrea! I've been in this group for a while, but I'll be honest, I never quite managed to figure out how to use this website very well. I'm reading in the rainy Mobile, AL. My goal is to read 100 books this year. I like to read true crime, mystery, and thriller, but honestly I'll read pretty much anything!

[Dorottya]

Hi!

I am Dorottya, from Hungary,
I remembered seeing a group for the 2016 reading challenges last year, but it was too late to join and last year was not a good reading year for me, because I had to get accustomed to start living an adult life, 9-to-5 work, having to do a lot more housework.

This year, I want to amp up my reading, mainly by 2 means: 1) reading more (substantially more - 75 instead of 55), 2) giving little challenges to myself. I thought joining a book club like this would give me even more motivation and would be a good way to track my readings, get recommendations, get ideas on how to improve my reading (of course,to an extent that still does not make my reading experience a "must" rather than enjoyment). The little challenges I give myself this year come in a form of a TBR jar, but there are "challenges", not book titles written in them. Some lighter, some posing a little bit of a challenge. Other than that, my main goals for this year: reading a bit more of fine literature and adult books with deeper themes plus reading at least 2 books which were not written by Hungarian, US or UK authors.

My favourite genres to read are adult fiction and psychological thrillers, but I also read YA, all sorts of romances (I love romance, but I don't always find good ones), historical fiction.

[Angela]

Hello, 2017!

I'm Angie, from Texas. I'm 52. Been married for almost 36 years to Lester. I have 3 + 2 kids and 5 grandkids. I am a Christian Author (Jesus Loves Us Even Though... ) and a reviewer for books of all genres. I love my job because it means I get to do what I love. READ!

This last year, 2016, I read 54 books. That is NOT a personal high for me. However, I thought it was pretty good considering I moved across the country in July and am JUST NOW getting settled again. I was raised in Texas and I love it. But, spent the last 13 years in Las Vegas, Nevada. I'm home again in Texas and it's wonderful.

This year, I PLAN to read 60 to 70 books. We'll see if I can pull that off. I thought when I retired I'd have all manner of time to read. That has NOT been the case. I seem busier now than I've ever been. I'm going to give this the old college try, though.

Good luck to each of you in your own personal goals!

[Angela]

Good luck!

[Monica]

Hi everyone!

I am Monica, 29 years old and from Denmark.
I completed my goal of 30 books last year, so this year I'm adding another 10.
It might be difficult since I am a new mom, but I like to challenge myself :)

Happy reading to all of you!

[Gaia]

Hello!

I am Gaia and I am becoming a Psychologist this semester. I love reading, traveling and dining-enjoying the refined pleasures in life. I love being mindful and having joy to breath and live! I love books, and I will be updating my goodreads profile once I have the time to list all of them.

Nice to meet you!

[Mary Pat]

Wow! Great to see so many new members! Welcome!

[Scallywag]

Hello Everyone, my name is Linda Stewart, from Toronto in Australia (yes Australia, I live in the land down under). This is my first year to join a group with an annual book reading challenge and I am excited to see what others are reading. My reading picks come by word of mouth, Kindle best-seller lists and of course the Goodreads email listings and updates.

I enjoy a range of genres: biographies, fiction, academic books (I'm studying), anything to do with writing, suspense and thrillers although not too freaky (I don't do Stephen King) although I am hooked on his work "On Writing". I also like metaphysical books and read a lot of Christian self-help books - like how not to be a nitwit when you don't have to be :) as well as the classics. In fact Stephen King is the only author not on my pleasure-reading lists and only because he totally freaks me out with his exquisite writing and descriptions of all things scary. I love his writing (in other works). In short if a book is written well and has a reasonable plot and plausible characters I'll read it.

I found the group when searching for a group such as this one: did the google search trick and there you all were - waiting. Thank you for being there to fill my gap. This year's goal is 15 books which doesn't include the academic reading because that isn't relaxing for me.

So that's it from me. Looking forward to being able to keep track of my reading as part of the 2017 Around the World trip. My first country is Austria as I'm reading Man's Search for Meaning by Austrian author Viktor Frankl.

[Mohamed]

Hello everyone,
I am Mohamed 22 years old and I am from Cairo, Egypt. Honestly I am new to the reading field. I have books in Religion but I am too lazy to read them . Its like I read 4 pages per 2 months like that. I took my initiative to start reading again actually from a video on the Youtube that was talking about how to make a new friends and go out of my comfort zone. One thing that the video mentioned is to start reading about everything to know how to open a discussion with your friends. I found your group by browsing goodreads groups' section and after I saw the 2017 challenge made by goodreads so the name of your group attracted my eyes. I like reading History, Religion, Fiction. My goal this year to start reading in Horror, Science, Fantasy or Fiction. Thank you.

[Sue]

Hi, I'm Sue from Auckland, New Zealand, semi-retired. My life-long interests are reading, wellness/fitness, nutrition, gardening and travelling. Last year for the first time I set a Goodreads 2016 reading goal of 50 books and managed to surpass that goal, reading 60 books. This year I have set a 2017 Goodreads goal of 80 books, with a commitment to expand my reading into genres I don't usually read. My genres of choice are historical fiction, travel, non-fiction and self-help. I read to learn, relax and get lost in another world. When I find an author I like, I find myself repeatedly returning to their other works. My all-time favourite books are Tess of the D'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy and Lord of the Rings by J.R.R.Tolkien, both of which I've read multiple times. One day I'd love to write a book myself, but as yet I've not had the courage to join a writing class or give it a go. In the meantime, I enjoy the writing of others and seek to understand what makes a book a great read.

[Ali]

Hi guys! My name is Ali, from a small town in Wisconsin. I have loved to read since I was a preschooler, and I still enjoy it today. The kind of books I like to read are definitely realistic fiction. Last year my goal was fifty, and this year I plan to get to 100 books.