Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2018 Showing 501-550 of 1,368

[Susy]

Chrissie wrote: "My name's Chrissie, I'm living in Western Australia. I read a lot of general fiction, with some sci fi and historical fiction thrown in. I think I stumbled on this group a while back, but I don't think I participated properly so I thought I would introduce myself properly.
...I'm debating on whether to make sure a lot of what I read this year has a substantial number of pages - 2017 saw me read a few really short books, so I think I might look at aiming for a certain number of pages for the year too. Although I've not worked that out yet.."

Hi Chrissie, welcome! Happy to hear you'll be participating more actively. I think it's a lot of fun :)
If you decide to set a number of pages to read in 2018 you might be interested in the Let's Turn Pages Challenge!

[Helly]

Hello everyone, this is Helly. I am new to Goodreads and I look forward to using it for reaching greater reading goals. I want to hit a century in 2018, and push myself to my limits because I absolutely love books, but the past few years had put on so much of stress on me that I failed to read much of them.

Once again, lovely to join this group!

[Kim]

Susy wrote: "Kim wrote: "I'm Kim from Florida, USA and I like to read Christian Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction Fantasy, and Autobiographies. I found the group while searching for a 2018 reading c..."

Thank you very much, Suzy! :-)

[Susy]

Helly wrote: "Hello everyone, this is Helly. I am new to Goodreads and I look forward to using it for reaching greater reading goals. I want to hit a century in 2018, and push myself to my limits because I absol..."

Welcome to the group Helly! Hope you'll have an amazing time participating! I know I have this past year :)
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

[N]

Hello! I'm Niki and I'm from a small Midwest town in Iowa. I am a lifelong reader whose husband would say I have a book obsession. I have been teaching middle school language arts for 18 years, so reading is actually part of my job. One of the best parts of my job is recommending books to my students and then having conversations about those books to hear their perspective. I love to see that spark when they find a book they enjoy. I do read a lot of YA fiction to keep up with what my students are reading, but I love fantasy, dystopian novels, mystery and thrillers. However, I would like to broaden my horizons and break out of my comfort zone with some other types of books. I am pretty much open to anything, but will admit I struggle with historical fiction and non-fiction. I have discovered I love audiobooks as I commute to work each day. At first, I felt like I was cheating, but now I find myself thinking of how many chapters I can get done when I hop in the car. I found this group as I randomly explored the site one day and am glad I have found a place to connect with other readers. My reading challenge for last year was 30 books and I read 35, so this year I'm bumping it up to 40. Always looking for good recommendations and people to add as friends!

[Susy]

NK wrote: "Hello! I'm Niki and I'm from a small Midwest town in Iowa. I am a lifelong reader whose husband would say I have a book obsession. I have been teaching middle school language arts for 18 years, so ..."

Hi Niki, welcome to the group! Glad you have found us!
Have a look around at everything this group has to offer, like a lot
of great challenges and our awesome monthly group and buddy reads. I'm sure you'll find enough to enjoy :)
Looking forward to seeing what you will be reading. And maybe we'll get to do some buddy reads together (one of my favourite features of this group). Have fun!

[Lauren]

Good morning! My name is Lauren. I am from Alabama, USA.
My reading interest are varied; historical novels, Zen Masters, mindfulness, trillers that are not scary (Ninny here! LOL), history, biographies.
My goal for 2018 will be 25 books

[Eva]

Hi everyone. I'm Eva from Germany, I love fantasy and crime-novels and my tbr-pile very huge :D
I have tried and failed various reading challenges in the past (after the first couple of books I just couldn't find anything that fit the remaining categories) but now I just took part in a fun one that lasted from November 1st till December 31st and it made me pick up quite a lot of stuff from my tbr-pile that I had almost forgotten about so I thought 'Wait! This is actually fun! I should try to find something similar!' and so I went to look for challenges that were more than 'Read X books' but also not too concrete (my failed attempts were usually because too many fields asked for genres I had zero interest in or stuff like 'read a GR choice awards winner' which is unhelpful when I mainly want to clear out my tbr-pile'). Well and I found this group and it looks perfect :D

[Susy]

Lauren wrote: "Good morning! My name is Lauren. I am from Alabama, USA.
My reading interest are varied; historical novels, Zen Masters, mindfulness, trillers that are not scary (Ninny here! LOL)..."

Lol, for me the scarier the better! ;-)
Welcome to the group Lauren! Hope you'll have a wonderful time here!

[Susy]

Alexandra wrote: "Hi, I'm Alexandra, from Stockholm (Sweden), I like everything from a Dan Brown to Pride and Prejudice! I didn't use Goodreads until recently ... So I ended up browing the site and came across this group, it sounded fun, so now I'm here"

Hi Alexandra, welcome to the group! It is a fun group indeed. I have enjoyed it very much this past year and I hope you will too! Have fun!

[Susy]

Aoife wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Eva from Germany, I love fantasy and crime-novels and my tbr-pile very huge :D
Hi everyone. I'm Eva from Germany, I love fantasy and crime-novels and my tbr-pile very huge :D
I have tried and failed various reading challenges in the past (after the first couple of books I just couldn't find anything that fit the remaining categories) but now I just took part in a fun one that lasted from November 1st till December 31st and it made me pick up quite a lot of stuff from my tbr-pile that I had almost forgotten about so I thought 'Wait! This is actually fun! I should try to find something similar!' and so I went to look for challenges that were more than 'Read X books' but also not too concrete (my failed attempts were usually because too many fields asked for genres I had zero interest in or stuff like 'read a GR choice awards winner' which is unhelpful when I mainly want to clear out my tbr-pile'). Well and I found this group and it looks perfect :D"

Hi Eva, welcome to the group! If you're looking for a fun and active group that can help you bring down that everlasting TBR pile, you have come to the right place. There are just so many great challenges to choose from, I'm sure there will be one (or more) to your liking, like:
Clear The Shelves,
The TBR Jar Challenge or
Let's Turn Pages.
You might also like to try our buddy and/or twin reads.
I'm sure this will be the year you bring down that TBR pile of yours! :) Good luck and have fun!

[Pia]

Hey :)
I am Pia and I live in Vienna/Austria (not Australia... no kangaroos here in Austria)
However I am 18 and I really love ya fantasy and contemporaries...
Goodreads recommended this group to me soooo I'm happy to be here :)

[Cathleen]

Hi all,

I am Cathleen from Mainz in Germany - not that far from Pia in Vienna :)
I mostly read fantasy but I also recently discovered "cosy mysteries" as light literature to relax. In addition, I read a lot of history books since I am a historian.

[Andy]

Hi Everyone, Im Andy. I'm from Minnesota in the USA. I never really got into reading as a kid. It kind of came as a chore. But now I've really been getting into reading more as an adult. I've been reading for a couple months now straight. I'm not sure what my 2018 goal will be yet, but ill set it when the new year starts. I really have been doing the e-book reading and reading on my personal kindle. I've been reading all different kinds of books really. Horror/Scifi, Fiction, books that have turned into popular movies and books on true life events/anything that sparks my interest really. Libby as been a good friend with the local library which is nice that they provide. Im not sure how I exactly found this group.

[Christina]

Hi, my name is Christina and I am from Indiana! I am 24 and absolutely enjoy reading. I enjoy reading young adult, thriller, as well as mysteries. I also enjoy reviewing books as well.

[felix]

Hi! My name is Felix and I'm into reading fantasy and some sci-fi. I'm gonna try to branch out a little in the new year with my 2018 goal of 52 books! Nice to meet you all!

[Kat]

Hi!
I'm Kat and I'm from Ottawa, Canada. I love so many genres, but I prefer fiction. I'm trying to expand my horizons and step away from YA. I really like historical fiction and dystopian novels.
I found the group while looking through the challenge section of the GR page.
A few years ago I set myself a goal to read a book a week and blew it out of the water and hit around 75. This year I'm hoping to read more than 100.
I can't wait to get started!

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone.
Im Lauren from England. Im brand new to good reads.
Im mainly read classics or thrillers but who knows whats next...
Hoping to hit 10 books this year as im a very slow reader.
Happy New Years Eve everyone!

[Lara]

Hello All

I'm Lara from Adelaide Australia

I don't have a particular genre. If something catches my eye I'll read it

I found the group when reviewing groups on goodreads

My goal for the year is 150

Happy New Year Everyone!

[Brianna]

Hello I'm Brianna from US, Florida. I usually like Fantasy or science fiction, but romance would be my favorite. A mix of the three would be even better. Although I am trying to get into other genres. I found this group by searching for other groups after a long hiatus. Believe me, it is good to be back. Since I'm kind of a slow reader and getting back to reading after a bit of a slump, my reading goal is 10. I know it's a little low, but if I aim too high I might stop all together from the stress.

Happy 2018 everyone! I hope to make many new book friends this year, and read many new books! :3

[Helen]

Hello all--Happy New Year!

I'm from sunny Tucson, Arizona, USA -- or at least that's where I've lived for many happy years. :)

I found GoodReads a while ago, but track my reading a bit sporadically. I found the Modern Mrs. Darcy book challenge for 2018, and thought joining this group might be a good way to track my progress. Also, I was hoping to find others who are doing the challenge, and get some ideas for the different categories -- especially the Read in One Day challenge as I'm a pretty slow reader!

I'm hoping to read at least the 12 books in the Challenge, but imagine I'll read more than that. I generally read fiction, but would like to branch out to poetry, essays, history, plays, etc. I tend to bog down with non-fiction; although I want to learn -- it's usually just a bit dry & detailed for me!

Happy reading to all!! :)

[Susy]

Pia wrote: "Hey :)
I am Pia and I live in Vienna/Austria (not Australia... no kangaroos here in Austria)
However I am 18 and I really love ya fantasy and contemporaries...
Goodreads recommended this group to me soooo I'm happy to be here :)"

Hi Pia, welcome to the group. We are happy to have you. I hope you'll enjoy the group! If you have any questions, just ask!
Have fun!

[Susy]

CathleenSarti wrote: "Hi all,

I am Cathleen from Mainz in Germany - not that far from Pia in Vienna :)
I mostly read fantasy but I also recently discovered "cosy mysteries" as light literature to relax. In addition, ..."

Welcome to the group Cathleen! Hope you'll have an amazing time in this group!

[Susy]

Andy wrote: "Hi Everyone, Im Andy. I'm from Minnesota in the USA. I never really got into reading as a kid. It kind of came as a chore. But now I've really been getting into reading more as an adult. ..."

Hi Andy, welcome to the group! It's never too late to develop a love for reading! Hope you'll have an amazing reading year and that participating in this group will contribute to that!

[Susy]

Christina wrote: "Hi, my name is Christina and I am from Indiana! I am 24 and absolutely enjoy reading. I enjoy reading young adult, thriller, as well as mysteries. I also enjoy reviewing books as well."

Hi Christina, welcome to the group! I hope you come to enjoy participating in this group as well! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Have fun!

[Susy]

Felix wrote: "Hi! My name is Felix and I'm into reading fantasy and some sci-fi. I'm gonna try to branch out a little in the new year with my 2018 goal of 52 books! Nice to meet you all!"

Welcome to the group Felix, it is nice to meet you too! Hope you'll enjoy the group and everything it has to offer like great challenges and, my favourites, the monthly group and buddy reads! Just have a look around and see what interests you :)

[Susy]

Kat wrote: "Hi!
I'm Kat and I'm from Ottawa, Canada. I love so many genres, but I prefer fiction. I'm trying to expand my horizons and step away from YA. I really like historical fiction and dystopian novels.
...A few years ago I set myself a goal to read a book a week and blew it out of the water and hit around 75. This year I'm hoping to read more than 100...."

Hi Kat, welcome to the group! That is quite an increase in your goal! Are you joining any of the challenges to help you reach your goal? In any case, hope you have a lot of fun in this group!

[Susy]

Lauren wrote: "Hi everyone.
Im Lauren from England. Im brand new to good reads.
Im mainly read classics or thrillers but who knows whats next...
Hoping to hit 10 books this year as im a very slow reader.
Happy New Years Eve everyone!"

Hi Lauren, welcome to GR in general and this group in particular! I'm a slow reader myself, but have read much more since I joined this group. Especially because there are a lot of awesome group and buddy reads I want to join... Hope you'll enjoy the group as much as I do!

[Susy]

Lara wrote: "Hello All

I'm Lara from Adelaide Australia
..."

Hi Lara, welcome to the group. Glad to have you! Have a look around to see what this group has to offer that might interest you and jump in! Have a great time!

[Susanne]

Hi! I'm Susanne and I'm from the US! More specifically, Waco, Texas!

I love to read all kinds of books, including sci-fi or fantasy, historical fiction, mystery, classics, bestsellers, or non-fiction books about marriage or faith or parenting or just about anything.

I found this group by browsing the groups tab, I've never been that active on goodreads and this seems like a good year to change that.

This year my reading goal is 40, about 30-35 of which will be for me, and 5-10 will be short chapter books I'm intending to read aloud to my kids. I can't wait!

[Susy]

Brianna wrote: "Hello I'm Brianna from US, Florida. .... Since I'm kind of a slow reader and getting back to reading after a bit of a slump, my reading goal is 10. I know it's a little low, but if I aim too high I might stop all together from the stress.

Happy 2018 everyone! I hope to make many new book friends this year, and read many new books! :3 "

Welcome to the group Brianna! I'm sure you'll make a lot of new book friends and read many new books! :)
I'm a slow reader myself and joined this group in 2017 after having been in a reading slump for years. I started with a tentative goal of 12 books, upped it to 24 during the year and ended up reading 46 books. All thanks to this group, some great challenges, fun and interesting group/buddy reads and awesome fellow book lovers who encouraged me and helped me rekindle my love for reading.
It is good to start slow, reading should be relaxing and enjoyable and not bring you stress! Good luck!

[Susy]

Helen wrote: "Hello all--Happy New Year!
I'm from sunny Tucson, Arizona, USA -- or at least that's where I've lived for many happy years. :)
I found GoodReads a while ago, but track my reading a bit sporadica..."

Welcome to the group Helen! Hope you'll have an amazing time here and that you'll get to meet a lot of book lovers that join the challenge you mention.
Happy New Year!

[Matthew]

Hey everyone,

I'm Matthew or Matt either works. I'm am in the South East region of the U.S. I have just started using this site late this year (2017).

I set my goal to 30 but fell 7 short. I was caught in a reading block as I was reading IT. This upcoming year I'm planning yo use the same goal. I usually read sci-fi, horror, and graphic novels. I also enjoy movie novelizations for the fun of comparing book to movie or vice versa.

If there is any Steve Alten fans are they as excited as I am to see the movie adaptation of MEG. Hope to contribute to the group some how. Happy and safe New Year!

[Nicolle]

Hello all! My name is Nicolle and I am from Minneapolis. I have been a member of Goodreads for a few years but not very active.

I heard about this challenge from my sister and thought it would be fun! Like some already mentioned, I have been on a reading slump this year. To ease back into things my goal is 80 books this year.

I enjoy historical fiction, mysteries, and crime novels mostly. My goal is to branch out a little more this year and read some nonfiction and other genres.

I look forward to discussing books and reading all the other comments!

Happy reading!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Matthew wrote: "Hey everyone,

I'm Matthew or Matt either works. I'm am in the South East region of the U.S. I have just started using this site late this year (2017).

I set my goal to 30 but fell 7 short. I was..."

Welcome Matt and Happy New Year! I hope you reach your goal of 30 they say second times the charm!

[Lillian]

Hey, I'm Lillian from the USA. I love fantasy and nonfiction, as well as well written books from pretty much any genre. I recently started a bookstagram @mightofthepen so I could share my reading experience and have a public platform to discuss books. This year, I met my goal of 52 books, and next year I hope to meet my goal of 52 books again. Feel free to add me as a friend and mention you found me in this group if you'd like to see my reviews or chat about books. :)

[Ilona]

Welcome everyone, I wish you all the best for 2018! I hope that this group will help you all to have a great reading year! :)

[Zachariah]

Sunni wrote: "Hi I'm from Missouri, USA and i pretty much will give anything a try as far as reading goes, I'm not a big fan of fantasy, but some of my favorite authors are Oscar Wilde, Neil Gaiman, and Brian Ke..."

This lovely lady reintroduced me to literature and I couldn't be more thankful. I am here to discuss with like-minded people and to see if I can read as many books as Sunni.

[Michelle]

Hi! My name's Michelle. I'm from Minnesota. I like to read a little bit of everything, whatever catches my interest. I have loved to read since I was a kid. I haven't read as much the last couple years as I would like. I woud like to make reading more of a priority in my busy life. I'm hoping the reading challenge will help me put a dent in my to be read list.

[Angie]

Hi I'm Angie from Berkshire, UK. I like most genres but mostly thrillers.

I love reading but do not do enough of it, so this year I have set myself a goal of 50 books.

Happy reading!

[Susy]

Susanne wrote: "Hi! I'm Susanne and I'm from the US! More specifically, Waco, Texas!
I found this group by browsing the groups tab, I've never been that active on goodreads and this seems like a good year to change that. ..."

Hi Susanne, welcome to the group! Glad you have found us and decided to participate more actively. I really enjoy it and I hope you will too! Have fun!

[Susy]

Matthew wrote: "Hey everyone,

I'm Matthew or Matt either works. I'm am in the South East region of the U.S. I have just started using this site late this year (2017)...."

Welcome to the group Matt! Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I have last year! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

[Susy]

Nicolle wrote: "Hello all! My name is Nicolle and I am from Minneapolis. I have been a member of Goodreads for a few years but not very active.

Hi Nicolle, welcome to the group!
I think it's like that for a lot of us. I myself had been a member of GR for almost 5 years before joining this particular group and becoming active. And I have LOVED it since then :)

I heard about this challenge from my sister and thought it would be fun! Like some already mentioned, I have been on a reading slump this year. To ease back into things my goal is 80 books this year.

It sure is fun, so you should really thank your sister :)
That is quite a goal if you have been in a reading slump, but I'm guessing you're a relatively fast reader?

...I look forward to discussing books and reading all the other comments!
Happy reading!"

Looking forward to discussing some books with you too. Have you checked our buddy reads? I just love those.
Happy reading to you too Nicolle!

[Susy]

Lillian wrote: "Hey, I'm Lillian from the USA. I love fantasy and nonfiction, as well as well written books from pretty much any genre. I recently started a bookstagram @mightofthepen so I could share my reading e..."

Welcome to the group Lillian! Hope you will have an amazing time here! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!!

[Susy]

Sunni wrote: "Hi I'm from Missouri, USA ..... I've been needing somewhere to discuss literature and feel connected to others that do, I don't know many people irl that actually read. This seems like a lot of fun and I'm excited!"

Hi Sunni, welcome to the group! It really IS a lot of fun. A lot of people come here to meet likeminded fellow book lovers because they don't know many people who love reading. So I think you have come to the right place and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did this last year. Have fun!

[Susy]

Zachariah wrote: "This lovely lady reintroduced me to literature and I couldn't be more thankful. I am here to discuss with like-minded people and to see if I can read as many books as Sunni. "

Well welcome to the group Zachariah and thank you Sunni! :)
Hope you both will have an amazing time here!

[Susy]

Michelle wrote: "Hi! My name's Michelle. I'm from Minnesota. I like to read a little bit of everything, whatever catches my interest. I have loved to read since I was a kid. I haven't read as much the last couple years as I would like. I woud like to make reading more of a priority in my busy life. I'm hoping the reading challenge will help me put a dent in my to be read list. "

Welcome to the group Michelle! You have come to the right place if you're looking to read more, at least, it really has helped me to do so. I hope you'll have the same experience. Just have a look around at what this group has to offer like all the great challenges and the awesome monthly group and buddy reads. If you see anything that interests you, just jump in!

[Susy]

Angie wrote: "Hi I'm Angie from Berkshire, UK. I like most genres but mostly thrillers.

I love reading but do not do enough of it, so this year I have set myself a goal of 50 books.

Happy reading!"

Welcome to the group Angie! Nice goal you have set for yourself. I hope that participating in this group will help you achieve it! But above all I hope you'll enjoy yourself!

[Lu]

Hello, and happy new year everyone. I'm Sun Lu from China (Sun is my surname by the way) and currently studying in Singapore as a Ph.D. candidate.

I am a slow reader of English books due to my very limited vocabulary pool, especially when the books are not much related to my research background. Sometimes I feel reading a 600-page textbook in control engineering with tons of equations easier than a 200-page novel. But I have a long list of fantastic English-native-speaker writers and I really enjoy reading excellent books in their original language instead of a translation version into Chinese.

With all these things being said, let's see whether I can accomplish my 2018 challenge of 16 books, most of which in English and the minority in Chinese and Japanese. If I encounter good Chinese books and Japanese books, I will recommend them to you. And you may want to find an English translation version for them then :)

[Susy]

Lu wrote: "Hello, and happy new year everyone. I'm Sun Lu from China (Sun is my surname by the way) and currently studying in Singapore as a Ph.D. candidate.

Welcome to the group Lu! Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did last year (my first year in this group).

I am a slow reader of English books due to my very limited vocabulary pool, ...

Limited vocabulary??? It looks like you have less difficulty writing/speaking it than me!
I do find that reading in English is a great way to improve one's English, so I try and read as much as I can in English (although if I were to read in Dutch I'd probably be able to read a lot more books).

Sometimes I feel reading a 600-page textbook in control engineering with tons of equations easier than a 200-page novel.

Lol, can't imagine...

If I encounter good Chinese books and Japanese books, I will recommend them to you. And you may want to find an English translation version for them then :) "

Cool, looking forward to it (I have a very limited TBR list...ahum...)