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Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2018
Luís wrote: "Thank you, above all, to you and all the members of this group. I'll try to participate here on the most pastimes as possible. Sometimes I get tired of work. But I'll try. I'm very addicted to books and the proper reading."Welcome Luis! Looking forward to your updates!
Olga wrote: "Hi, everyone!(There must be a picture of some group therapy with something like: "Hello, I'm a new member and I adore reading -> Clap, clap." But I'm bad at Photoshop ;) )
LOL
My name is Olga, I'm from Russia. My favourite genre is fantasy but I also read sci-fi, classic literature and, when I feel up to it, non-fiction and history.
Hi Olga! Welcome to the group!
I've been looking for groups and found yours, let's consider this as a sign).
A good sign! ;-)
...P.S. I won't mind if you will point out my language mistakes). ."
Hmm, English is not my native language so don't think I'll be of much help.
Hope you'll enjoy the group Olga! Just have a look around at everything it has to offer and if you see anything that piques your interest, just jump in!
Have fun! And if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Colleen wrote: "Hello, everyone!My name is Colleen and I am from California!
Hi Colleen, welcome to the group!
I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that I absolutely love to read.
Lol, you sure aren't :)
I enjoy reading just about anything but my favorite books are typically fiction and fantasy.
Same here. Love thrillers, mysteries and horror as well.
My favorite author of all time is J.R.R. Tolkien. I found this group by clicking around on this site (I joined today so I was exploring). My reading goal for this year is 50 books.."
Sounds good! Will you be joining any of the challenges to help you reach your goal? Or maybe some of the monthly group and buddy reads?
In any case, hope you'll enjoy the group. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Laura wrote: "Hi All,I'm Laura Chase and live in Lawrence MA.
I found this group by just browsing around the Goodreads Site.
My goal is 48 books. I generally read what ever looks interesting although most of the books fall into fiction or mystery.
Welcome to the group Laura! Hope you'll enjoy the group and everything it has to offer like all the great challenges, the fun and interesting group and buddy reads and much more. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
General question: Is anyone going to participate in the PBS News Hour/ NY Times book group through Facebook? I thought I'd try it starting this month. ."
I think it's better to post your question in a thread in the Let's Chat thread (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...). More people will see it there.
Aisha wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Aisha.I'm from the twin cities in MN, USA.
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I found the group by browsing the community tab. I was exploring the website and thought I'd join some groups when this one caught my eye. I think it'll be fun reading with this group. I look forward to getting to know you guys better. :) "
Hi Aisha, welcome to the group! Glad you have found us. Hope you'll enjoy participating. Just have a look around and see what interests you. Looking forward to your updates!
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Welcome everyone to the group! We are so happy to have you!
Introducing myself quite late in the game, I'm afraid, but I joined the challenge on January 1.My name is Tam May and I'm both a reader and a writer. I am a huge classic literature lover so most of the books I read are classics. I also like to read historical fiction and historical mystery fiction (classic and written today) are my guilty pleasure :-).
I'm in West Texas right now but I really consider San Francisco and the Bay Area home.
My reading goal this year is 60 books, which I hope I can do. That was my goal last year and I feel short by 5 books but I didn't really start getting into more voracious reading until later in the year so I kind of had a late start there. Not so this year. I'm currently reading 6 books at the same time!
Tam
Tam wrote: "Introducing myself quite late in the game, I'm afraid, but I joined the challenge on January 1.My name is Tam May and I'm both a reader and a writer. I am a huge classic literature lover so most ..."
Welcome to the group Tam! Hope you'll enjoy the group and everything it has to offer like all the great challenges, the fun and interesting group and buddy reads and much more. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Hi everyone!I'm Andrea from Switzerland and I'd like to read more books. For 2018 I've set for myself the goal to read one book per week. I hope that I can keep up my pace because until now I am on time ;)
I've found the group by browsing through the different groups on goodreads looking for reading challenges to enlarge my reading spectrum...
Snoeflinga wrote: "Hi everyone!I'm Andrea from Switzerland and I'd like to read more books. For 2018 I've set for myself the goal to read one book per week. I hope that I can keep up my pace because until now I am on time ;)
I've found the group by browsing through the different groups on goodreads looking for reading challenges to enlarge my reading spectrum..."
Hi Andrea, welcome to the group! If you're looking to read more you have come to the right place! For me, joining this group in 2017 was a real help to get me to read more and get back into reading after a reading slump of many years. I started out 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, the great challenges, the awesome group and buddy reads and last but certainly not least, the amazing group members who were always supportive, motivating and encouraging. I hope you'll have a similar experience.
In any case I hope you'll have a great time participating. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Hi everyone,My name is Jess and I'm from and live in Canada. I'm happily married and we welcomed a little guy into our lives in 2016 so he will be two years old this year.
I enjoy reading many different genres of fiction books. The only genres I'm not to fond of are poetry and romance - but pretty much everything else is fair game! I'm a slow reader and now with the little guy I don't get too many books in a year but I try to make time everyday to read (even if it's only a few pages).
I look forward to being able to participate (at least in some capacity) within this group and always enjoy meeting fellow readers. I'm one of those people who tends to participate at times and lurk at other times. I hope everyone is having a great 2018 so far :)!
Jess wrote: "Hi everyone,My name is Jess and I'm from and live in Canada. ..."
Welcome to the group Jess! Glad you found us.
Sounds like we have a lot in common. I read about anything myself except for romance and poetry as well. And I too am a slow reader.
There are no rules to participating, some members are here every day, others check in once a month or so. It’s entirely up to you (and your possibilities).
Hope you’ll enjoy the group and everything it has to offer like all the great challenges, the fun and interesting group and buddy reads and much more. Just see what piques your interest and jump in! If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask!
Hello
I'm from the UK and while a member for years have decided this year I want to get more involved in the hope of broadening my reading tastes. I tend to crime and thriller with a bit of the classics, as well as some history/biography and some how-to and self help woo thrown in.
I used to read avidly but not so much recently and would like to get back to that point again, of reading for pleasure and reading current literature rather than only the old favourites all the time.
So I've set myself a challenge I hope will be more than achievable of 25 books this year.
I'm from the UK and while a member for years have decided this year I want to get more involved in the hope of broadening my reading tastes. I tend to crime and thriller with a bit of the classics, as well as some history/biography and some how-to and self help woo thrown in.
I used to read avidly but not so much recently and would like to get back to that point again, of reading for pleasure and reading current literature rather than only the old favourites all the time.
So I've set myself a challenge I hope will be more than achievable of 25 books this year.
Hi Jennie, Welcome to the group!!!!! I am very happy that you decided to join our group. Do you have a favorite biography that you have read I am always looking for a good read. Take a look at our yearly challenge folder and feel free to join in.
Yearly Folder
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Monthly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Quarterly
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Happy reading and best of luck with your 25 books!
Jennie wrote: "HelloI'm from the UK and while a member for years have decided this year I want to get more involved in the hope of broadening my reading tastes. I tend to crime and thriller with a bit of the cla..."
Good luck Jennie! Setting yourself a challenge is a fab way to discover new and wonderful books and resurrect your love of reading 💜 I look forward to seeing what you choose x
Hello everyone!! My name is Alex and my goal for 2018 is to read one book every month. This is something that I can commit to. I thought about doing two and I'm still going to try but due to my busy schedule I'm not fully committed to it just yet! I usually read YA but I want to try and venture out into other genres since I'm getting older. Reading about teen issues still interests me but I don't feel like I can relate to the characters as much as before! Another thing that I want to start is a book club. I've never been apart of one and I think it would be really cool to. If anyone has any information or whatever holla @ me! I really look forward to reaching my goals and helping others through this community to reach theirs as well!
Hi Alexandra welcome! I wish you the best of luck with your reading and an so glad you decided to join our group! I think you will have lots of fun here. I will link you the yearly challenge folder and the buddy reads I think you will like them. Yearly Challenges
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...
Look into the Dig Deeper one I think it will suit you.
Buddy Reads
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy Reading!
Hello fellow readers,I’m Hisham from Bahrain. I enjoy reading history and politics in English and love reading literature in English and my native language, Arabic.
My challenge this year is to read 30 books.
I am here to learn from you about good books to read. Also, I will do my best to post reviews of my readings.
Hi Everyone,I am Ashy from Singapore.I love to read romance,thrillers,mystery,crime,fantasy,YA and dystopian novels.
Reading goal is minimum 120 books for the year :)
HiThis is Jamuna from Bangalore, India. I'm not an avid reader like others in the community. I just like to learn a lot of things, which fuels my reading habit. That means most of my reading consists of non-fiction. I do read fiction occasionally, if it's captivating enough (I prefer thriller/fantasy types).
I'm new to the reading challenge. My purpose of joining this year is to kick-start my reading habit which was lagging for last few years due to personal commitments. Also, I have a 3-month old boy who keeps me busy, so I kept my goal to a modest 10 books this year (completed 2 already). Hopefully my little one will give me enough free time to reach this little goal :)
Hisham wrote: "Hello fellow readers,I’m Hisham from Bahrain. I enjoy reading history and politics in English and love reading literature in English and my native language, Arabic.
My challenge this year is to ..."
Hi Hisham welcome to the group we are so happy to have you join us. I hope you have fun reading with us and find a challenge to help you reach your goal. I get most of my recommendations looking at the what are you currently reading thread or just challenge threads. Again welcome and happy reading.
Ashy Khaira wrote: "Hi Everyone,I am Ashy from Singapore.I love to read romance,thrillers,mystery,crime,fantasy,YA and dystopian novels.
Reading goal is minimum 120 books for the year :)"
Hi Ashy welcome to the group! 120 books is a great goal especially with the variety of books you like to read. If you are looking to dig deep and focus on one genre here is a challenge you might enjoy
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Happy Reading!
Jamuna wrote: "HiThis is Jamuna from Bangalore, India. I'm not an avid reader like others in the community. I just like to learn a lot of things, which fuels my reading habit. That means most of my reading consi..."
Jamuna wrote: "Hi
This is Jamuna from Bangalore, India. I'm not an avid reader like others in the community. I just like to learn a lot of things, which fuels my reading habit. That means most of my reading consi..."
Welcome to the group! I think 10 is a great goal. One of the good things about this group is we all encourage each other. I hope you find a great book to read this year and you surpass your 10 books happy reading
Hi everyone! I'm Stephanie and I am from New Hampshire USA. I typically like to read contemporary, mystery and romance books.
I've really been trying to broaden the genres I read though, so I'm willing to read anything!
I found this group just by going to the groups tab and I was intrigued.
My ready goal is 20 books this year! yay!!
Hi everyone!I'm Lucy from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
My favorite genre is definitely Dystopian. I enjoy sci-fi and fantasy as well. I try to diversify the genres I read though. Except lately I've been reading a lot of series so that keeps me in the same genres. oops.
I came across this group when looking at my current groups on the groups page, and liked the idea of it.
I'm hoping to reach my yearly hundred. Normally I would try to increase my challenge except I'm going to school and working more shifts so reading a 100 books will be a challenge for sure.
Happy Reading!
Stephanie wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Stephanie and I am from New Hampshire USA. I typically like to read contemporary, mystery and romance books.
I've really been trying to broaden the genres I read though, so I'm ..."
Welcome to the group Stephanie! Hope you'll enjoy it and everything it has to offer like all the great challenges, the fun and interesting group and buddy reads and much more! Just have a look around and see what piques your interest. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask!
Lucy wrote: "Hi everyone!I'm Lucy from Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
My favorite genre is definitely Dystopian. I enjoy sci-fi and fantasy as well. I try to diversify the genres I read though. Except lately I've ..."
Welcome to the group Lucy! Impressive goal you have going there, especially if you also have school and work! Glad you have joined us. If you're looking for a challenge to help you finish those series (so you can get to exploring different genres) you might want to check out our Serial Reader Challenge (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...).
And there are many more fun challenges you can check out. Also I always recommend our monthly group and buddy reads (I'm a fan...). It's a fun way to discover new genres and read books you perhaps wouldn't have otherwise.
Just have a look around and see what piques your interest. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Hi everyone! I'm Glitterbomb, I'm 36 from Australia. I have 2 kids aged 16 and 6, 2 cats a dog, a rabbit, and silly number of books. I've been devouring books from the time I learned to read, and its my favourite thing to do.I read pretty much everything; YA, poetry, contemporary, historical fiction, fantasy, classics, memoirs, non fiction etc. But I'm mainly drawn to sci fi and speculative fiction, it's definitely my weakness. I'm always up for recommendations, and love to discover new authors, so hit me up with your suggestions!
My reading goal this year is 250 and I've already managed to knock 50+ off my list, so I'm a tad proud of myself haha!
Its nice to meet you all, and I'm looking forward to talking books with you all.
Good luck on all your challenges, and happy reading!
Hello my name is Paula. I live in Conrich Alberta. I am an elementary librarian and love to read. I live on 3 acres of land where we have chickens 3 dogs and 2 cats. I have a very special spot in my garden to read.
hello, i'm martha from lombok island, Indonesia. i'm 24 years old. i like to read fiction and fantasy book. i have been love read since i'm little and i love cycling.
i start my personal challenge on december 2017 and will end on december 2018. in my personal challenge i'd like to read 15 books but it can be more (i hope that)
Glitterbomb wrote: "My reading goal this year is 250 and I've already managed to knock 50+ off my list..."That. Is. Amazing!!!!!
Dania wrote: "Glitterbomb wrote: "My reading goal this year is 250 and I've already managed to knock 50+ off my list..."That. Is. Amazing!!!!!"
That's awesome goal.
Dania wrote: "Glitterbomb wrote: "My reading goal this year is 250 and I've already managed to knock 50+ off my list..."That. Is. Amazing!!!!!"
Thank you! 😊
Hi My name is TemitayoMiyoshi-Seun but everyone calls me TJ I am in North Hollywood, California. I enjoy mysteries, true crime, classics, YA, suspense fiction, and legal thrillers. I hoping that by joining this great group will help me pick up my reading habits. My goal this year is to read 101 books and read 39/79 Agatha Christie books. totaling 140 and books for the year.
Temitayomiyoshiseun wrote: "Hi My name is TemitayoMiyoshi-Seun but everyone calls me TJ I am in North Hollywood, California. I enjoy mysteries, true crime, classics, YA, suspense fiction, and legal thrillers. I hoping that by..." Hi TJ welcome! I hope you have fun reading your 140 books. I have a feeling you will do great. Will you be joining challenges to help you along? Best of luck and happy reading.
Glitterbomb wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Glitterbomb, I'm 36 from Australia. I have 2 kids aged 16 and 6, 2 cats a dog, a rabbit, and silly number of books. I've been devouring books from the time I learned to read, and i..."Welcome to the group Glitterbomb! Hope you'll enjoy it and everything it has to offer like all the great challenges (will you be joining any to help you reach your goal?), the fun and interesting group and buddy reads (my favourite part of the group) and much more. Have fun! And if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
Paula wrote: "Hello my name is Paula. I live in Conrich Alberta. I am an elementary librarian and love to read. I live on 3 acres of land where we have chickens 3 dogs and 2 cats. I have a very special spot in my garden to read."That sounds awesome Paula!
Welcome to the group! Hope you'll enjoy participating! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Martha wrote: "hello, i'm martha from lombok island, Indonesia. i'm 24 years old. i like to read fiction and fantasy book. i have been love read since i'm little and i love cycling.
..."
Welcome to the group Martha! I hope you will enjoy participating in the group! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!
Blagica Yes I am in a few challenges to help me reach my goal. Thank you for your encouragement and support.
Hi everyone! My name is Anne, and I’m from the Netherlands.I’m currently halfway through my Master of European Letters program at uni, which requires me to (obviously) read a lot of books. I try to read as many different things as possible throughout the year, and I kind of like everything: next to my ‘uni reading’ (which concerns mainly cannonical works) and all the joys I found there, I really enjoy fantasy, sci-fi, folklore and mythology, and all that good stuff 😊
Soo since my reading schedule also includes many academic articles and I also have my other hobbies I’ve set my reading goal to 25 books, quite a few of which will be books connected to my uni courses concerning Irish literature, Dutch literature and realism surrounding the 1880’s. Of course, I hope to cross that goal by a mile and a half, but since I always try to do/read too many things at the same time, I decided on 25 as a nice starting point.
If anyone has some awesome recommendations you think are absolute must-reads, or just wants to talk books, by all means!! I’m not really familiar with the social side of Goodreads, so not really sure how all of this works, but I can't wait to find out 😊
Happy reading!
Hi, I'm a formerly distracted but born-again reader and new to goodreads! My name is Caitlin and I'm from Houston, TX. I like a lot of genres like classics, thrillers, mystery, sci-fi, memoirs, and non-fiction science and psychology related books.I read so much as a child but fell off the wagon a few years ago. A year or so ago I rediscovered books and love reading again, but I've never been on a forum before. Goodreads was recommended to me recently, and I've just discovered the Groups tab. So here I am!
I set a goal of 10 books for the year, and with 2 books read in January, it's looking promising that I'll meet my goal! I'd love to know y'all's personal favorite books if you want to share, so I can read them all!
Annew wrote: Hi everyone! My name is Anne, and I’m from the Netherlands.Hi Annew, welcome to the group! Ik kom ook uit Nederland! :)
Soo since my reading schedule also includes many academic articles and I also have my other hobbies I’ve set my reading goal to 25 books, ...
Sounds good! What other hobbies do you have?
If anyone has some awesome recommendations you think are absolute must-reads, or just wants to talk books, by all means!!
At this moment this is my list of recommendations (next to the HP's of course):
- The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
- Sold
- Frankenstein
- Salt to the Sea
- The Nightingale
I see you like mythology; I really liked Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology.
I’m not really familiar with the social side of Goodreads, so not really sure how all of this works, but I can't wait to find out 😊
I send you a welcome mail with some info about the group. Just have a look around, see what piques your interest (the great challenges maybe, or the awesome group and buddy reads, twin reads are also a possibility and of course you can set up your personal challenge thread of member corner to keep track of you reads and challenges).
Happy reading!
Hope you'll enjoy the group! Have fun and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
Happy reading to you too!!
Caitlin wrote: "Hi, I'm a formerly distracted but born-again reader and new to goodreads! My name is Caitlin and I'm from Houston, TX. Lol!
Welcome to the group Caitlin! Glad to hear you have rediscovered your passion for reading!
I read so much as a child but fell off the wagon a few years ago. A year or so ago I rediscovered books and love reading again, but I've never been on a forum before.
Same here, though in my case if I hadn't discovered GR I would still be in a reading slump! For me, joining this group in 2017 was a real help to get back into reading after a reading slump of many years. I started out 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, the great challenges, the awesome group and buddy reads and last but certainly not least, the amazing group members who were always supportive, motivating and encouraging. I hope you'll have a similar experience.
I'd love to know y'all's personal favorite books if you want to share, so I can read them all!"
At this moment this is my list of recommendations (next to the HP's of course):
- The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
- Sold
- Frankenstein
- Salt to the Sea
- The Nightingale
Hope you'll enjoy the group and everything it has to offer! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Hey everyone! My name is Allyson and I'm from Acworth, Georgia, USA. My reading goal for this year is 50. my goal last year was 100, but I did horribly, so I figured this year I'd knock it down a bit. I used to be able to read much more than I can now, with planning a wedding, working part time at the library, and getting my Master's in Library Science, it's made reading time harder to come by.
My favorite genres (and the majority of what I read) are YA fantasy, science fiction, and dystopian. With the occasional adult or juvenile novel thrown in.
Thanks for the add! I'm excited to join the challenges!
Allyson wrote: "Hey everyone! My name is Allyson and I'm from Acworth, Georgia, USA. ..."
Welcome to the group Allyson! Hope you'll enjoy the group and all it has to offer. Have you had a look at all the challenges yet? And since I am a big fan of the monthly group and buddy reads, I feel I should mention those too!
Hope 2018 will be an amazing year for you! Have fun and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!
Susy wrote: Welcome to the group Glitterbomb! Hope you'll enjoy it and everything it has to offer like all the great challenges (will you be joining any to help you reach your goal?), the fun and interesting group and buddy reads (my favourite part of the group) and much more. Have fun! And if you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask!Thanks for the warm welcome!
I will most likely join in the challenges. I haven't had a chance to fully check everything out, but it looks like you have a great group here. Glad to be a part of it!
Glitterbomb wrote: "Thanks for the warm welcome!I will most likely join in the challenges. I haven't had a chance to fully check everything out, but it looks like you have a great group here. Glad to be a part of it! "
You're welcome :)
Glad to have you!
Temitayomiyoshiseun wrote: "Blagica Yes I am in a few challenges to help me reach my goal. Thank you for your encouragement and support."you are so welcome.
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I'm from the twin cities in MN, USA.
I'm open-minded and would love to give any genre a try. Anything with a good story, I'm down for it. As of now, I'm reading more fiction, young adult, fantasy, and historical novels. It's fun getting swept into new worlds. I also enjoy books I can learn new things from (educational, self-help/how to's, emotional, life in general) and with words and puzzles I can brew on (mystery novels, poetry, etc.). Sometimes, I do pick up the odd romance novel here and there. ;)
My reading goal for 2018 was 100 books at first. But after I started burning through more than I thought I would, I decided to challenge myself to 250 books. We'll see how it goes.
I found the group by browsing the community tab. I was exploring the website and thought I'd join some groups when this one caught my eye. I think it'll be fun reading with this group. I look forward to getting to know you all better. :)