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Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2018
Hi I am Hanna, I am from France.I like to read pretty much everything that isn't contemporary (I am not a romantic) and really enjoy reading about science.
My reading goal is to read more 25 books this year and to read books that are very diverse to get a better understanding of the world.
Hello! I am Mary and I am from Indiana. I love to read romances, mystery, YA fiction, and classics. My main goal is to cut down on my TBR. My reading goal is set at 20 but I would love to read more.
Hello everyone! My name is Colleen and I am 24 years old from a little town in New Jersey. My 2018 Reading Challenge is to read 42 books in the year. I am clearly a scifi fan just based on my favorite number 42 (Douglas Adams is my all time favorite author). I also love fantasy, especially world building and character driven fantasy. I found this group through crazy random happenstance on Goodreads. I am glad I found a group to keep myself updated on my own personal challenge this year. I can tell 2018 is going to be a good reading year for me, I hope.
Hi my name is Ahmed I’m 27 years old from Iraq as i told someone here ... I only start reading in the past 2 years ...when I think about the years that i wasted without reading a single book i feel so sad and disappointed but i am doing my best to read more Cheers
Hi everyone! My name is Brandon McDonald. It's cool to see where everyone is from and to find a group of passionate readers. When I mentioned to one of my professor's about a year ago that I was writing a book, she questioned me and asked, "Are you sure people still read?" It's nice to see that people still do haha. Anyways, I'm from Kansas and enjoy a different variety of books. This year I hope to find the time to finish the lunar chronicles by Marissa Meyer, but all together, I hope to read at least 5 to 10 books this year. I'm interested in all types of books from fiction, fantasy, romance, mystery's, thrillers, and even history. If there's a topic or story that interests me or something that I can relate too, I will definitely check it out.
Hi Brandon welcome to the group! Tell your professor yes people read! There are tons of challenges and group reads for you to jump into. I hope you find something up your alley. Aside from the lunar chronicles are you looking forward to any other reads this year? Here are the folders for our challenges.Quarterly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Monthly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Yearly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Buddy Reads https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
and TBR Twins https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
if you have questions let us know happy reading and welcome!
Hi everyone, I am Anna from Germany, and I have a passion for reading and writing. Unfortunately my reading goals in the past have been neglected due to life's ways.
But, new year, new luck. :)
I mainly read fiction, but have recently developed an interest for biographies. I adore Virginia Woolf and Jeanette Winterson, however, I prefer reading them on the couch, opposed to in the subway, which makes me a super slow reader, who reads several books at the same time. ;)
I am looking forward to good suggestions and interesting discussions.
Brandon wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Brandon McDonald. It's cool to see where everyone is from and to find a group of passionate readers. When I mentioned to one of my professor's about a year ago that I was writing a book..."Welcome Brandon!
I love The Lunar Chronicles. Plan on reading Winter and Stars Above next month (if you'd like to buddy read them, just give a yell).
So how is your book coming along?
Looking forward to read your updates!
Anna wrote: "Hi everyone, I am Anna from Germany, and I have a passion for reading and writing. Unfortunately my reading goals in the past have been neglected due to life's ways.
But, new year, new luck. :) ..."
That's the spirit Anna!
Hope joining this group will help you reach your 2018 goals! There are a lof of great challenges you can choose from. Or maybe you'd like to join in on some of the group and buddy reads.
Just have a look and see what interests you.
Welcome and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!!
Anna wrote: "Hi everyone, I am Anna from Germany, and I have a passion for reading and writing. Unfortunately my reading goals in the past have been neglected due to life's ways.
But, new year, new luck. :)
I..."
HI Anna welcome we are glad to have you join us. I hope you find a challenge here that you love that helps you reach your goal.
Hi everyone, I'm Vy from California. Like everyone here, I have a great love for books. I don't have specific genre that I like as long as the books is good. Along with my goal to read 70 books this year, I also gave myself the goals of being more active in the groups that I joined and making some reading friends. As a result, I thought this place would be the perfect place to start and decided to introduce myself. I look forward to making friends and having some interesting discussion with you all.I wouldn't say no to some book suggestions either :)
Hello I’m a newbie to the store good reads site. Slowly and surely figuring things out. l am from WNY.. a small farming community called Ellington Ny. I am married to a hard working logger whom I adore with my whole being. ;) I am the mother of 5 sons ranging from 22-13. I read constantly... my books, my phone, my cook books, and whatever I lay my eyes on. My favorite books tend to be fictional.. love, adventure, mystery and psychological thrillers. I will attempt anything honestly but will not force myself to finish. A good story is a good story. :)
Vy wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm Vy from California. Like everyone here, I have a great love for books. I don't have specific genre that I like as long as the books is good. Along with my goal to read 70 books this year, I also gave myself the goals of being more active in the groups that I joined and making some reading friends. As a result, I thought this place would be the perfect place to start and decided to introduce myself. I look forward to making friends and having some interesting discussion with you all.I wouldn't say no to some book suggestions either :) "
Hi Vy! Happy to hear that you want to be more active in your groups. I can say from experience that it can become very addictive lol
Not sure what genre you would like to read next or if you have even read it already but one of my favorites from last year was The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer.
Looking forward to your updates and comments! Hope you’ll enjoy participating in this group! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Alicia wrote: "Hello I’m a newbie to the store good reads site. Slowly and surely figuring things out. l am from WNY.. a small farming community called Ellington Ny. I am married to a hard working logger whom I a..."Hi Alicia, welcome to the group! At first it can seem a bit overwhelming and confusing but once you figure out how the topics/threads are organized, you’ll see it’s quite accessible. But if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Have fun!!
Blagica wrote: "Hi Brandon welcome to the group! Tell your professor yes people read! There are tons of challenges and group reads for you to jump into. I hope you find something up your alley. Aside from the luna..."Thank you for sending me those. I'm not sure yet. Do you have recommendation's?
Susy wrote: "Brandon wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Brandon McDonald. It's cool to see where everyone is from and to find a group of passionate readers. When I mentioned to one of my professor's about a year a..."Thank you and will do! Are those the last two? I've been behind for a while. My roommate got me into those and the last one I remember him reading was winter.
Thank you for asking. My book has been coming along pretty good I think and later this month I will be having a giveaway, so feel free to check out if you'd like too.
Brandon wrote: "Blagica wrote: "Hi Brandon welcome to the group! Tell your professor yes people read! There are tons of challenges and group reads for you to jump into. I hope you find something up your alley. Asi..."It really depends on what you like. I joined way too much this year but I will have fun trying.
Brandon wrote: "Thank you and will do! Are those the last two? I've been behind for a while. My roommate got me into those and the last one I remember him reading was winter. Yes they are.
Thank you for asking. My book has been coming along pretty good I think and later this month I will be having a giveaway, so feel free to check out if you'd like too. "
Cool! Just give a shout (cause I’m not checking them out every day and might miss it otherwise).
Hello Everyone! My name is Ashley from Phoenix, AZ. 🌵I felt like the previous years I didn't have enough time to read until the year of 2018 where I have set some time aside in the morning and before bed to sit, relax and escape reality.
I'm 24 days into my goal of reading 12 books this year and I'm on track! I would love to make some new bookworm friends. I'm currently reading and book #1 is Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman 😊📚
Karabo wrote: "Hi. My name is Caroline from Kenya. I love literary fiction and my goal is to read 84 books this year (that's 7 per month, up from 6 per month last year). So far I've read 6. It's too early to pick..."Hi Caroline welcome to the group! It is never too early to pick a favorite I will have to look into that title it looks good. If you are looking to discuss books I hope you find a Buddy Read, Group Read or a challenge to jump into happy reading!
Ashley wrote: "Hello Everyone! My name is Ashley from Phoenix, AZ. 🌵I felt like the previous years I didn't have enough time to read until the year of 2018 where I have set some time aside in the morning and bef..."
Hi Ashley welcome! 12 books is fantastic progress. Do you have a book you can't wait to read this year? Or maybe a book out of the 12 that you can't wait to tell a friend about? I look forward to reading and discussing books with you. Welcome again and happy reading!
Temitayomiyoshiseun wrote: "Hi Everyone"Hi Temitayomiyoshiseun, welcome to the group! Have you had the chance to look around and see what the group has to offer yet? Are you planning on joining any of the great challenges, or maybe some of the fun and interesting group and buddy reads? Or maybe you just want to keep track of your goal in your personal challenge page? Anything is possible! Have fun and if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Hello!I'm Sowndarya from India. I love Fantasy, Crime, Mythological fiction and Children's fiction.
Recently I've developed an interest in Classic poetry too.
I was just looking around for groups and this was the first one that popped up and the only one I found interesting... so here I am.
Really excited to be here!
Hello Sowndarya! Welcome to the group we are happy to have you. I hope that you find a challenge to fall in love with this year.I think you might like the Dig Deeper challenge here is the link.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
happy reading and best of luck this year.
Hello, This is Snehal from Chennai. Very new to the reading challenge! Hope I have joined at the right time. Excited to join this challenge.
Wow! We are 22 members away from 16,000 members!For me this is amazing. When I joined this group, we were just passing the 6,000 member mark.
I am so happy to see all of you new members.
Hi, I'm Barb. i live in Auburn, Washington, USA. I pretty much read a little bit of everything, I like to keep an open mind because you never know when your going to read a great book! My reading goal for 2018 is 40 books. i mostly do books on cd from the library because of chronic migraines
Snehal wrote: "Hello, This is Snehal from Chennai. Very new to the reading challenge! Hope I have joined at the right time. Excited to join this challenge."Welcome to the group Snehal! We're excites to have you join us. Hope you'll have lots of fun participating! If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
Barb wrote: "Hi, I'm Barb. i live in Auburn, Washington, USA. I pretty much read a little bit of everything, I like to keep an open mind because you never know when your going to read a great book!..."So true!
Welcome to the group Barb! Have fun and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
Hi -I'm Dianne from Connecticut in the USA.I've already been making a pest out of myself (I forgot to introduce myself when I first joined up!)
I read nearly everything (Note I did say nearly).
I am a firm believer in not finishing a book if I don't like it; you don't need more than a sip of milk to know it's bad, right? lol
I have a LOT of favorite author's and I am constantly re-reading their books. I tend to be a little cautious about new authors and books that are huge hits. I, for some reason, tend not to go along with the crowd in my likes.
My challenge this year is 355 books which is 5 more than last year -although I did actually finish 393 books for the 2017. (don't worry some had been very, very short!)
On the personal side :
I'm 60
I'm a bit on the ill side so I have plenty of time to read. I am always wondering if I will live to see my favorite series completed -imagine my shock when one of my favorite authors passed away without being able to finish her series! I never once thought of something like that happening.
Feb 13th I will have been married for 36 years.
I've been a member of GR for 10 years.
I lost my best friend and book buddy recently so if anyone is interested in book discussions just check out my books to see if we have anything in common and if so and you like to 'talk' just contact me!
Sorry for babbling!
Dianne
Hello, fellow readers! My name is Mariana and I'm 16 years old.
I was born in Portugal and lived there 'till I was 12, when I moved to Brasil!
I am kinda new to this community, because I didn't discover my love for books until recently, which I very much regret!
With that being said, please don't judge me for my ignorance in various subjects ! hahaha :-)
I don't really like books with a lot of romance, I don't mind if the main topic of the book isn't romance but there's something going on in there, if you know what I mean. HOWEVER there are some exception, like "The sun is also a star" (seriously, that book is amazing!)
Yeah...I don't know what else to say! So excuse me if i wrote anything wrong (English is not my first language, even tho I adore it) and I hope to get to know you!
Hugs and kisses!
Dianne wrote: "Hi -I'm Dianne from Connecticut in the USA.I've already been making a pest out of myself (I forgot to introduce myself when I first joined up!)
I read nearly everything (Note I did say nearly).
..."
Hi Dianne I am so glad you decided to introduce yourself welcome to the group. I am completely envious of your book totals my goodness. If you are looking to discuss books I think the buddy reads are perfect for you, or TBR twins.
I will link both below.
buddy reads
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Twins
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy reading!
Mariana wrote: "Hello, fellow readers! My name is Mariana and I'm 16 years old.
I was born in Portugal and lived there 'till I was 12, when I moved to Brasil!
I am kinda new to this community, because I didn't d..."
Welcome Mariana! I am so happy you found us. You are in good company no one will judge you read what you enjoy. Do you know how many books you will read this year? I hope you enjoy your time with us and join in the fun! Happy reading if you need anything just ask.
Dianne wrote: "Hi -I'm Dianne from Connecticut in the USA.I've already been making a pest out of myself (I forgot to introduce myself when I first joined up!)
I read nearly everything (Note I did say nearly).
..."
Welcome to the group Dianne! I would say better late than never right? Glad to have you on board and looking forward to your updates and book discussions! Will you be joining any of the group or buddy reads maybe?
Have fun and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Ps: which series/author were you talking about?
Faye wrote: "Hi everyone, I go by Faye here, and I'm from the United States. I've been on Goodreads a year now but this is the first group I've joined, so I'm really excited! I absolutely love to read and will ..."Hi Faye 50 books is a fantastic way to start. We are very happy to be your first group. I will suggest you look into the Dig Deeper Challenge to see if you would like to branch out from romance a little this year.
Dig Deeper
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy reading and best of luck!
Mariana wrote: "Hello, fellow readers! My name is Mariana and I'm 16 years old.
I was born in Portugal and lived there 'till I was 12, when I moved to Brasil!
I am kinda new to this community, because I didn't discover my love for books until recently, which I very much regret!..."
Welcome to the group Mariana! So happy for you that you have discovered your love for books! It’s never too late and you are still young so you still have lots of time to discover a lot of amazing reads!
I didn’t know people were still emigrating from Portugal to Brasil? What was your (family’s) reason to do so if I may ask? And how are you liking it?
Well, I hope you’ll have lots of fun in this group! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Faye wrote: "Hi everyone, I go by Faye here, and I'm from the United States. I've been on Goodreads a year now but this is the first group I've joined, so I'm really excited! I absolutely love to read and will ..."Welcome to the group Faye! Excited that you have found us. Will you be joining any of the great challenges or maybe some of the group and buddy reads?
In any case I hope you’ll have an amazing time in this group! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Hello from Australia the land down under.Why: My reading goal is 52, which is close to the amount of books I have read in general. Why, well I've been on an information diet from books, news & social media. To cut that fast I've decided to delve into a lot of books to help expand my mind.
How: Types of books, I'm reading are things that help stretch my understanding of the world we live in be that technology, human interaction, art, science, spirituality. Also books that stretch my imagination are equally as interesting to me.
Found out about the group on the main page of Goodreads.
If you'd like to checkout what books I've got in the list check out my profile. Would love some suggestions based on the reviews I've left as well if anyone has the time to check them out :-)
Hi Luke from NJ USA! I like your large variety of different things to read. I will definitely look and see if I can find a recommendation for you. In the meantime have a look around at everything we have to offer and happy reading!
Hello, my name is leah from Gaborone Botswana, Southern Africa. i like to read historical romance, christian novels and motivational books.my Goal for 2018 is to read 60 books so far am doing pretty well reading book 7 of 60
Hi! I'm Sheila from Indonesia. I found this group when i was surfing in Goodreads interface and i think it'd be nice to meet other people who also loves reading. I've read many books in my life and tbh i like every genre as long as it's fiction lol. My reading goal is 100 books in 2018 and i hope by joining this group i won't be as lazy ass i was in 2017.
I know that we have lost many authors in 17' but the one I was talking about is Janet Chapman.Sorry, I tried to quote you Susy but it seems the 'reply to' function isn't working correctly for me.
Leah wrote: "Hello, my name is leah from Gaborone Botswana, Southern Africa. i like to read historical romance, christian novels and motivational books.my Goal for 2018 is to read 60 books so far am doing pretty well reading book 7 of 60"
Welcome Leah! Sounds like you're off to a great start! Hope you'll enjoy the group. Have fun and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
Sheila wrote: "Hi! I'm Sheila from Indonesia. I found this group when i was surfing in Goodreads interface and i think it'd be nice to meet other people who also loves reading. I've read many books in my life and tbh i like every genre as long as it's fiction lol. My reading goal is 100 books in 2018 and i hope by joining this group i won't be as lazy ass i was in 2017. "Hi Sheila, welcome to the group! I'm sure participating in this group will help you to keep motivated and reading! I know it helped me :)
Have fun and if you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
Dianne wrote: "I know that we have lost many authors in 17' but the one I was talking about is Janet Chapman...."
Oh, I completely missed that.... :(
Hi I'm Alex from Missouri USA, recently got back on Goodreads. Instead of wasting time on social media, etc. I made one of my New Years resolutions to read more books and expand my mind. Right now I set my goal to 40 books. For genres, I like sci-if/dystopia, historical fiction, and I'm definitely going to try and read more classical works by authors like Dostoyevsky, Dumas, and I'm not sure else! I definitely would appreciate any suggestions based on my reading list or generally great works of literature not more than 1000 pages (only if it's really good) thanks!
Hello everyone,I am Salwa, I am from Syria but live in Turkey.
I used to read in fields of Religion, Psychology, Philosophy and Novels, these fields attract me a lot.
I was looking at section of (Community) when I found this Group and it is pleasure that I am here.
My reading goal is to read 75 books in 2018, hope I complete my goal
Greetings to everyone
Salwa Orabi
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