Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2019 Showing 51-100 of 1,126

[Katre]

Hello everyone! I am Asude, 25 years old and currently living in Ankara, Turkey.

I am a foreign trade specialist and my job takes most of my time. I realize how little time I spare for reading, and I want to change it. All I need is a trigger -which will be this group-.

I am into almost any kind of books. Actually, I might still look for my favorite genre. Currently, I am reading a manga called BLAME! and enjoying it surprisingly too much. At the same time, I am reading a Christmas love story. I am open to any suggestions. Please feel free to introduce me your favorites.

I am trying to reach my goal for 2018 which is 30 books. My goal for 2019 is 70. Hopefully, I can reach it and find lots of new books thanks to you guys.

[Ursula]

Hi all!

I'm Ursula, I'm 27 years old and I live in Toledo, Ohio! I have always been an avid reader but had to put it on hold a little the last 2 years since I was working on my Master's Degree in Special Education. I just graduated and am ready to have more time to read when I get home from work! I decided this year to join a book club and this group seemed like a good fit for me! My goal for 2018 was 20 book and somehow I managed 42! My goal for 2019 is going to be 50 books.

I enjoy reading historical fiction the most but I have really been on a non-fiction, self-help kick the last year or so!

Looking forward to some good recommendations and discussions!

[Ilona]

Welcome to the group, everyone! We are really glad that you joined our group and looking forward to seeing which books you'll pick for the 2019 challenge!
Happy Reading :)

[Sole]

Hi everyone! I'm Soledad from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I joined the group because I like discovering new books I'd never consider reading if someone else don't point them out, so I set to myself widening my horizons. Also, I've been going through a reading slump, so I hope this new year to have more people to discuss different views on books.

I'm not going to set myself a reading goal, as I'll be a bit busy, but I'll be thrilled if I manage to read 50 books.

I enjoy the most reading romance and fantasy (and fanfiction combining both), so please help me discover new jewels on 2019!

[Ashlee]

HI!!!!

My name is Ashlee, I have been a member for a long time but I haven't been on in over two years due to having a two year find me life.
Now I am settling down and wanting to get into reading and also achieving one of my bucket list plans - writing reviews on books - so I have set up my challenge and would love others to help and support
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

As for these questions
-Where are you from?
Australia


- What kinds of books do you like to read?
Young Adult, Adventure, Fantasy and crime

- How did you find our group?
Been a member for a long time


- What's your reading goal?
25-50 books with reviews

[Mere]

Hi all! My name is Meredith, but I go by Mere. I'm 26 and I live in South Carolina. I'm currently working in a library, and I love my job!

My favorite genres are fantasy, supernatural/paranormal, historical fiction, LGBTQ+, and as general as it is, some YA. I am not really fond of sci-fi at all.

My goal for 2019...is probably something like 50 right now. I know I did 250 this year, but I was sick for part of the year so I had the time. We'll see if I get even close to 250 in 2019. (I probably will. I may have to up my goal later if I find it too easy.)

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome to you all. The holiday has me busy so I am sorry for the delay i look forward to reading and getting to know you all.

[Paul Emily]

Hello! This is technically a reintroduction because while I was in the group before I took this year off due to other book-related things things, though I always knew I wanted to come back for 2019. Those other things are going to be going on for a good while longer so I'm not sure how much I'll be around, and I started a Master's degree this year which is taking up even more time, but I do definitely plan on taking part this year!

Anyway I'm Paul, I'm from Ireland, I've really honed my love for sci-fi and less straightforwardly epic fantasy this year, but I'm also into most kinds of non-fiction and more general/literary fiction too. From now on if not necessarily immediately next year I'd like to start branching out more into genres I've been neglecting, and basically keep on reading widely. At least I like to think I've been reading widely even if it doesn't always feel like it. Change is happening basically, and that's making me more willing to try things I usually don't, to see what kind of person I can feasibly be now.

OK that got pretty heavy, sorry about that, how did I find this group? Well, technically I never left so it's still in the list of My Groups, but somehow I'm not entirely sure that counts ;) Er, let's see... I don't know! You'd think I'd've mentioned why when I joined four years ago, but I didn't. Huh.

My goal for 2019 will probably be a nice roundish 101 books, but that's very conservative as I anticipate reading at least three books at all times, just like I have been this year. I think I'm going to do what I've seen other people do and add one to my goal every time I read and add something small. So like... so far this year I have it down at 331 books, but a lot of those were absolutely tiny and the average page count per book turns out to be something like 170, which is probably about right. So yes, 100 to be cautious, but I expect to smash right past that. :D

[Abin]

Hi. I am Abin, an undergrad in Computer Engineering from Kerala, India. I used to read a lot in my young ages and I lost that good habit during the past few years. I'm thinking about reading 52 books in 2019. I am a lazy person and I fear that I will drop the challenge in the middle. Hope this community would help me stay motivated.

Looking forward to an amazing reading year ahead!

[Akshey]

I'm Akshey and I'm from very beautiful country called India.

I used to read Gujarati literature a lot when i was a child, then started reading English literature more to make myself comfortable with the language. Mythology and suspense thriller are the genre that I like to read most! Also i'm trying to read Non-fiction books as much as i read the fictions.

For 2019, my goal is to read 30 Fiction and 20 Non- fiction books. and I feel that psychologically this group will help me a lot to achieve the target.

[Jeannie]

Hi! My name is Jeannie and I live in North Carolina. I am orginally from New York. My favorite book genre is Historical Fiction. I am challenging myself to read fifty two books in 2019. I found this group by browsing Goodreads. I am looking forward to being an active participant in this reading group. I hope to read and contribute to the discussions.

[Danielle]

Hi! I'm Danielle, currently living in Louisiana but hailing from NY. I enjoy reading (almost) any sort of page-turning fiction, and I also enjoy nonfiction that brings me to new places & into new worldviews. I'm a former film student who imagines the books I read as movies in my head, so I'm excited about the upcoming book-to-TV/movie theme for the upcoming year.

[Katia]

Hi all, I love to read, non-fiction as well as fiction. I have some weird and obscure titles under my belt. I often search Google for free reads, including things like police procedure pdfs, air crash reports from the NTSB, anything as long as I find it interesting. My favourite non-fiction topics are: writing, WWII, LGBT history, women in the military, Victorian history, disasters, archaeology (I used to be an archaeologist), geology, history of medicine. My favourite fiction genres are: horror, thrillers (particularly medical thrillers like Robin Cook), some lesfic, historical, some police procedural. I also like to read short stories.
I've managed to surpass my goal of 120 books in 2018 already. I'm up to 150 at the minute. I hope to get a few more done by the end of the year. Not yet certain of my number for 2019. My typical rule is I set the next year a little higher than the number I read the year before, so if I get 155 done by Dec 31st I will most likely set a number of 160 or 165 for 2019...although that is a lot of reading time and I have a busy year next year!
I'm looking forward to interacting with this group through the year!

[[deleted user]]

I just realized I hadn’t done this.

Hi! I’m from New Orleans. I’ve been a pretty keen reader all my life. My main reading interest is British and Irish modernism (Woolf, Joyce, Eliot, Forster). I read a good number of both older and modern classics, as well as current literary fiction.

Lately, I’ve been reading some historical fiction set in Victorian England, specifically books that are concerned with the fascination the Victorians had with scientific inquiry and discovery juxtaposed with myth. A couple of examples of what I mean are The Essex Serpent and The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock. I’m looking forward to Things in Jars and Once Upon a Riverwhich seem to fit that theme. I read a good bit in translation and I like experimental fiction. Other than mysteries and thrillers, I’m not much of a genre reader, though I will read almost anything that is well-written and engaging.

My favorite authors include Jane Austen, Kazuo Ishiguro, E.M. Forster, John Banville, Salman Rushdie, Nancy Mitford, Barbara Pym, Ruth Rendell, Elizabeth George, and Ian McEwan.

I came to the group via oshizu.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Paul wrote: "Hello! This is technically a reintroduction because while I was in the group before I took this year off due to other book-related things things, though I always knew I wanted to come back for 2019..."

Hi Paul welcome back! I am so happy to see you found your way back. I wish you all the best in 2019. It seems like you are having a busy but fun year. I can't wait to see what you read.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Abin wrote: "Hi. I am Abin, an undergrad in Computer Engineering from Kerala, India. I used to read a lot in my young ages and I lost that good habit during the past few years. I'm thinking about reading 52 boo..."

HI Abin welcome very happy to have you!

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Danielle wrote: "Hi! I'm Danielle, currently living in Louisiana but hailing from NY. I enjoy reading (almost) any sort of page-turning fiction, and I also enjoy nonfiction that brings me to new places & into new w..."

Hi Danielle,

I live in the NOLA area (Terrytown).

[Kelly]

My name is Kelly and I stumbled upon Goodreads last year- I had my bookclub follow the summer reading challenge and have now joined this group online. I have been an avid reader since I was a child, with my favourite genres being historical fiction and mysteries. I had a goal of 50 books for 2018 which I am on track to achieve. In 2019 I plan to tackle some large series and big "Epics" so with more 500+ page titles I will be lowering my goal to 25 titles.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Akshey wrote: "I'm Akshey and I'm from very beautiful country called India.

I used to read Gujarati literature a lot when i was a child, then started reading English literature more to make myself comfortable wi..."

hi Akshey welcome to the group. I think that it is great that you are trying to read non-fiction. I myself love thrillers, do you have a favorite? I hope you look around and join many of the challenges we offer to help you reach your goal.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Jeannie wrote: "Hi! My name is Jeannie and I live in North Carolina. I am orginally from New York. My favorite book genre is Historical Fiction. I am challenging myself to read fifty two books in 2019. I found thi..."

Hi Jeannie welcome to the group. I am so glad that you are looking forward to being active we love to hear about all the books you are reading. I think 52 books is a great goal. You will see that there are tons of challenges to help you get there. I hope you jump in to whatever looks fun.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Emily wrote: "Hi! My name is Emily! I’m from the US. I like to read poetry, self-help, business/finance, non-fiction, and contemporary. I found this group through google lol I was unsure of what group to join. I..."

Hi Emily I wish you the best of luck with your goal of 35 books. I like many others are very much looking to start the year. Do you know what book you want to start the year with or if you will be joining challenges? I hope you have a fabulous reading year.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Danielle wrote: "Hi! I'm Danielle, currently living in Louisiana but hailing from NY. I enjoy reading (almost) any sort of page-turning fiction, and I also enjoy nonfiction that brings me to new places & into new w..."
Hi Danielle welcome to the group! I am happy you love the theme I am a big fan as well. Do you have a number of books you will be reading this year? I think there are many books into movies coming this year and you will have a blast reading.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Katia wrote: "Hi all, I love to read, non-fiction as well as fiction. I have some weird and obscure titles under my belt. I often search Google for free reads, including things like police procedure pdfs, air cr..."

Hi Katia Happy to have you joining our group . I think it's fantastic that you surpassed your goal of 120. I look forward to seeing what you read this year.Out of all those genres you have listed Which one is your go to for your first Book next year?I wish you the best of luck.Also, happy reading in the new year.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Regina wrote: "I just realized I hadn’t done this.

Hi! I’m from New Orleans. I’ve been a pretty keen reader all my life. My main reading interest is British and Irish modernism (Woolf, Joyce, Eliot, Forster). I ..."

hi Regina welcome! So happy to have you join us, It is awesome when friends join the group together. I look forward to seeing what you read and how much fun you have.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Kelly wrote: "My name is Kelly and I stumbled upon Goodreads last year- I had my bookclub follow the summer reading challenge and have now joined this group online. I have been an avid reader since I was a child..."

Hi Kelly welcome! There are a few challenges to help you reach your goal. Which big books are you looking to tackle? I love big books and suggestions are welcome. Look around and let us know if you need anything.

[Katie]

Hi all, I’m Katie and am from a little town outside of Calgary AB, Canada, called Strathmore. I read across all genres but do have a tendency to get stuck in genre ruts. Lately it’s been domestic thrillers. Last time that happened it was dystopian fiction and joining a challenge here at GoodReads helped me break out of that. I’m here in this particular group at the suggestion of my lovely friend Jeannie, who is here somewhere too.

Glad to meet all of you!

[Vanessa]

Hi there! Vanessa from Maine here. I searched "2019 challenge" in groups and was excited to have found you! I just got into the reading challenges last year and I am now hooked. I have found it so fun and such a great way to keep up with my reading. I read mostly mysteries (from contemporary and classic, cozy to gritty), any short fiction, ghost stories, but LOVE to find new genres to enjoy. I crammed in 100 in half a year last year, so I want to meet and exceed that goal in 2019.

[Abi]

Hi! I'm Abi, and I did this challenge last year. It's been quite cool to see a list of all of the books I read in 2018, and I can't wait to do it again!

I love to read fantasy, but I also read contemporary young adult occasionally.

I want to read 400 books in 2019, which is a large jump from what I wanted to do in 2018 (167 books) but I actually have read almost 600 books this year, insanely enough.

Happy reading!

[Stacy]

Hi, I am Stacy from rural upstate New York. I used to be an avid reader but life happened and time for books wasn't as plentiful. I am hoping to change that in 2019!

I am planning on reading 154 books this coming year, about 3 books a week. I enjoy fantasy, sci-fi, and fiction most, I read to my 12 year old daughter so some of the books I read are Middle Grades books. I do plan on counting them in my challenges, hope that is ok.

I look forward to getting to know everyone!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Katie wrote: "Hi all, I’m Katie and am from a little town outside of Calgary AB, Canada, called Strathmore. I read across all genres but do have a tendency to get stuck in genre ruts. Lately it’s been domestic t..."

Hi Katie welcome to the group. I see a few friends joining and that always makes reading fun. What is your favorite author for thrillers? There is lots to join which will give you tons of suggestions to give you a sense of a rut free year. I wish you the best of luck.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Vanessa wrote: "Hi there! Vanessa from Maine here. I searched "2019 challenge" in groups and was excited to have found you! I just got into the reading challenges last year and I am now hooked. I have found it so ..."

hi Vanessa I hope that your excitement is infectious we are so happy to have you. 100 books in 6 months I am so impressed. Do you have a favorite book or a favorite writer? I look forward to seeing how you spend your year in books.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Abi wrote: "Hi! I'm Abi, and I did this challenge last year. It's been quite cool to see a list of all of the books I read in 2018, and I can't wait to do it again!

I love to read fantasy, but I also read con..."

Hi Abi welcome. I am so happy to see that you had such a successful year in 2018 I hope 2019 is just as good. You have to teach me how to read that many and keep everything straight. Best of luck.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Paris wrote: "Hi, my name is Paris and I'm from Virginia. My favorite types of books to read are YA, contemporary, romance, and a bit of science fiction. I found this group by searching "reading challenges", on ..."

Hi Paris wishing you the best reading year in 2019 here with us welcome to the group! I think 25 is a great goal do you know what your first book will be? I hope that you have a blast here and join any challenge that you see looks like fun.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Stacy wrote: "Hi, I am Stacy from rural upstate New York. I used to be an avid reader but life happened and time for books wasn't as plentiful. I am hoping to change that in 2019!

I am planning on reading 154 ..."

Hi Stacy welcome! I hope that you have a blast here with us. I think 154 is a great book goal. You can count any book that you want it is your challenge as long as you are having fun.

[Tonya Marie]

Hi y'all!!! I'm Tonya, originally from Texas but newly starting over in New York and loving it! I like to read many different genres but my go-to is usually YA fantasy/paranormal fiction. I was looking for active groups that set goals - mostly because I am remiss at keeping up with mine and wanted a little accountability, even if it's just a matter of not letting you all down! My long term reading goal is 100 biographies/memoirs by the time I'm 40 (just over 4 years), but I'm looking to getting back to my avid reader status. In the past couple years, it has been a bit hard for me to pick up a book to decompress and I end up in front of the TV instead. My 2019 goal is 35 books with 20 of them being biographies/memoirs.

Thanks for adding me to the group and I look forward to our future communications!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Tonya wrote: "Hi y'all!!! I'm Tonya, originally from Texas but newly starting over in New York and loving it! I like to read many different genres but my go-to is usually YA fantasy/paranormal fiction. I was loo..."

Hi Tonya happy to see you joining us in the new year! I think you will have a blast here. As far as accountability I know speaking for myself trying to finish the challenges I join is my big one. But as long as you are having fun that is what matters. Welcome again and happy reading.

[Trudy]

Hi folks,
My name is Trudy and I am from the North Island of New Zealand. I like to read and usually have a couple of books on the go at any one time. I tend like older writers like Poe and Lovecraft and also Buchan, Haggard and the like. My favourite author though is Tolkien and have read most of his works.
I have set myself the goal of reading 25 books in 2019, I think I will manage this but I have never counted the books I have read before so I am interested to see how many I do read.

[Jennie]

Hi everyone my name’s Jen and I’m from Wales. I’m checking in to try to keep myself on track this year as the last few years have been a bit rubbish for reading. I’m committing to 24 reads this year, but I really want to try for more than this - I’m hoping to spend a lot more time unplugged this year.

I read a pretty even balance of fiction and non-fiction. I love urban fantasy and historical crime fiction, and I listen to a lot of audio books (which I plan to count in my total) while knitting and spinning.

I don’t have any specific goals beyond a target number for 2019, but I would like to get a couple of books marked off my to-be-read pile and one or two off my 1001 books challenge. Looking forward to seeing what everyone’s progress.

Happy reading in 2019 everyone.

[Bri]

Hey all,
I'm Bri. I'm from New York City.
I've been a bookworm all my life but fell off the wagon for years. I started reading and it helped me through some tough times.
For 2019, I'm challenging myself to read as much as much as possible and I've joined many yearly challenges.

My goal is to read 100 books and complete 6 yearly challenges!
I love reading mystery/thrillers, horror, and fantasy. I love exploring new genres and tend to read different genres all the time.

Good luck to everyone on their 2019 reading challenges! Happy reading!

[Blagica , Challenges]

Trudy wrote: "Hi folks,
My name is Trudy and I am from the North Island of New Zealand. I like to read and usually have a couple of books on the go at any one time. I tend like older writers like Poe and Lovecra..."

Hi Trudy welcome so very happy to have you join us. I like you recently have started having 3 books on at a time one in each format which has been fun. Do you know what book will start your 2019 challenge? I suggest looking to see what we have posted as far as challenges are concerned and seeing if it might aid you in your goal. welcome again and let us know if you need anything.

[Kindra]

Hi everyone! My name is Kindra. I’m 37 from the US. I love all different kinds of genres of books. This year my challenge is to read 150 which was my goal for this year but I didn’t make it. I’m hoping to read more of a diverse selection this year and get through some series as well.

[Ola]

Hi everyone!
My name is Aleksandra and I'm from Poland. I'm looking mostly for inspirations what to read next and would like to try to read 52 books in 2019. I love reading but it's hard to get out of busy mind and loads of work and other every day stuff. I love iberoamerican literature, some classics, Russian and polish writers. But I'm open to any new ideas what to read next :) currently reading Kundera.

[Debbie]

Hi everyone. I'm Debbie from Virginia. I've been on Goodreads for quite awhile now but new to the groups here. I love to read, have been using my kindle app and playbooks on google. I'm figuring out what my personal reading challenge for 2019 is gonna be.

[Layne]

Hi everyone, I'm Layne! I'm 28, from Florida. I read a little bit of everything, but am definitely a historical fiction junky, as well as biographies/memoirs, while also enjoying a good chick lit book here and there. I found this group by browsing and am looking forward to hopefully expanding my TBR list via suggestions here. Goal is 40 books for 2019!

[Danielle]

Regina wrote: "Danielle wrote: "Hi! I'm Danielle, currently living in Louisiana but hailing from NY. I enjoy reading (almost) any sort of page-turning fiction, and I also enjoy nonfiction that brings me to new pl..."

Hi Regina,

I'm on the North Shore. Less of an exciting book culture up here (without such places as Octavia Books), but I do enjoy the extensive library system!

[Danielle]

Blagica wrote: "Danielle wrote: "Hi! I'm Danielle, currently living in Louisiana but hailing from NY. I enjoy reading (almost) any sort of page-turning fiction, and I also enjoy nonfiction that brings me to new pl..."

Thanks for the welcome, Blagica! I am aiming for at least a book a week.

[Danielle]

Bri (brinocheeze) wrote: "Hey all,
I'm Bri. I'm from New York City.
I've been a bookworm all my life but fell off the wagon for years. I started reading and it helped me through some tough times.
For 2019, I'm challenging ..."

Wow - 100! I used to live in NYC and miss the book culture (esp. the Strand!)

[Juliefellioncomcast.net]

Hi my name is Julie Fellion and I look forward to this every year, setting my reading challenge goal. I would like to read 40 books. I really enjoy reading everyone's posts and feel lucky to learn and be guided by the reviews and reading recommendations of the good reads participants. Happy New Year everyone!!!

[Mary Ellen]

Hello everyone, my name is Mary Ellen. I'm originally from Chicago but have been happily living in central Florida for the past 16(?) years.
My favorite reads are mysteries and classics. I'm setting my goal at 18 books. I'm going to try to manage my time better this new year and part of that is setting aside time to read every day.

[Lena]

Hello, hello! I'm Lena from the Washington, D.C. area but I've called Tokyo my stomping grounds for the past couple of years. I haven't been reading much as of late, so I'm looking forward to branching out and talking literature.

Best of luck to you all with your goals!