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[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Hi Miranda, I'm sure you will find something here to inspire you to get reading! We have lots of challenges, and buddy reads, and our monthly themes, so you are sure to find something to suit you.

[Talita]

Jenny wrote: "Talita, welcome! 1984 is a very good book, I hope you are enjoying it!"

Thanks!! I'm loving it. So far it's levelling with Brave New World between my favorites!

[Talita]

Ashley wrote: "world war z is a book and where do you find it"

It's really cool! It portrays a zombie outbreak in such a realistic manner, not focusing on the horror of it, but a rather political view. It sort of ends up being even more disturbing this way cause it makes it all seem so plausible o_O

[Michaela in Bookish Wonderland]

Heyy!! I'm from West Sussex, UK. I joined Goodreads a while ago but couldn't understand it (not the sharpest tool in the box!) But I have finally decided to try to get it going as I would love to make some bookish friends :-)
A few of my favourite reads/authors are..
Harry Potter series
The Book Thief
The Hobbit
Jodi Picoult
Jane Austen

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, Michaela. Welcome. It took me a while to figure out goodreads too. It has been over a year since I joined and I have learned about a lot of great books. I am a big fan of Harry Potter too.

[Tr1sha]

Hello - I've just joined this group & am new to Goodreads too. I live in London UK. I'm looking forward to new reading challenges - after looking at the group discussions my book wish list has already grown rapidly!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Welcome, Trisha. We do have a lot of fun reading challenges, and my reading list keeps growing too. I also find that I read a wider variety of books since joining goodreads.

[Nursyafiqah]

Hi, I'm Syafiqah, I'm from Singapore. I want to try to read more, hence I decide to join this group. I'm interested in a wide range of genre, including mystery, historical fiction, magic realism and science fiction. I'm excited to read more.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, Syafiqah,welcome to the group. With such a wide range of books that you like to read, I am sure you will enjoy the challenges in this group. I like a wide range of books too, and enjoy magic realism too.

[Christine]

Hi I live in PA and really love the idea of a Monthly Theme. I loved to read and have set some goals this year to get back on track.

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Welcome everyone! Great to see all of your enthusiasm!

[Van]

Hi, I'm Hailey. I'm trying to branch out of my comfort zone of books and get back into reading like I used to.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Welcome, Hailey and Christine. This is great place to expand the variety of book you read.

[Carol]

Hello, I'm Carolina from Brazil. I like to read all sort of books, and reading your high goals for 2017 I'm really excited about improving mine.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

So many great new faces and voices! Welcome!

[Noori]

Hi everyone!
Well, I'm really fan of reading, no matter the work is by famous writer or young authr who has only few years of experience! I don't have favourite genre either.
I have my own 50 books challenge, but I wanted to participate something like this and interact with others, if it's possible here.
I found out that I registered her like almost 3 years ago, but I am not familiar with anything here, hope will get to know soon!
Hope to find someone to talk to and be friends with here :)

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome, Nurlygurl. Glad you've decided to reawaken your membership here. There are lots of new things to try.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, Nurlygurl. We have lots of fun challenges and lots of opportunities to char about books. Hope you have as much fun as I am. I also have way too many books on my to- read list ( that is a good thing!).

[Induni]

hello , my name is induni
i love reading
i started reading with Austen's Pride and Prejudice
but now i'm in love with Dan brown's writing
Not only his writing there are so many authors now ......

it seems like a great group
and i am looking forward for further discussions

[Jennifer]

Hello. My name is Lana and I am from Ohio.

My favorite genres are fantasy, mystery/thriller, horror and some romance.

My life is very busy but I try and read whenever I can.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Welcome, Induni and Lana.

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Welcome everyone! So good to see all these new people!

[[deleted user]]

Hi, I'm Carla. I've decided to read 50 books in 2017, so far I'm a bit ahead -- thanks to leaving Facebook, woo hoooo! I like nonfiction, literary fiction, magical realism, ghost stories, and horror, mainly. Howdy!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome! There's a 50 Book Challenge going in the Year Long Challenge folder. You can post your number-completed-in-January there. :D

[Goga]

Hello everyone.
I guess you can see my name so i wont start introducing part by my name :D.I live in Georgia (Country) . I've been a member of Goodreads for quite a long time but ive never been a member of any group so thats the first one for me. I don't really remember when i started reading (actually it was when i was 4) and neither why i started reading. was it to travel to places i couldnt in real life or to study something? any ways i dont know why i started reading ...
My favorite books are :
Lord of the Flies - William Golding
A Clockwork Orange - Anthony Burgess
Animal Farm - George Orwell
The Clown - Heinrich Böll
Actually there aren't many books i like. But if i like a book i can read them again and again. No matter how many times i read a Clockwork orange i always have different feelings about the character and the book and every time i read it i know that something changes in me just like in Alex. And the same applies to other books.
So Have fun and read books

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, Goga. Welcome to the the group.

[Cherie]

Talita wrote: "Hi! My name is Talita and I'm from Brazil... I love Tolkien's "The Hobbit", Neil Gaiman's Sandman series, Jack London's "White Fang, Huxley's "BNW", and basically anything by Douglas Adams I've rea..."

The Hobbit...yesssss....

Anything Tolkien is fabulous!

[Lynnette]

I keep trying to post pix. Maybe this works. http://hotteetrend.com/love-reading-b...

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, Hajar. Welcome to our fun group.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, MsG. Welcome.

[Wolf (Alpha)]

Hi MsG! Welcome to the group.

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Welcome! This is a great group for exploring genres!

[Jenny, Certified Bookworm]

Hello everyone! So glad to see you all!

[Wren]

Hello, my names Wren.

- I loved books as a child, and managed to get through a book a night, and fell into a pit for the last couple of years - but last year I managed to read twelve books. This year, I want to read double that!

- I want to read my Diverse novels (i.e. Diverse ethnicites, LGBT+, ect) alongside more Classics.

- I am aspiring to become an Author and Travelling English Teacher.

- I'm from Yorkshire, the home of many famous British Authors. i.e. the brontë sisters; joanne harris, kate atkinson, david peace, jon mcgregor, ect.


- I like to read books at night.

- I don't have a favourite genre, if it's good.. i'll read it.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, Wren, welcome to the group. I agree with your last comment about favourite genres- I just like to read good books too.

[Wren]

Rosemarie wrote: "Hi, Wren, welcome to the group. I agree with your last comment about favourite genres- I just like to read good books too."

I find it odd, honestly, restricting yourself to a particular genre. If its good, try it out!

[Wei-Ting]

Hello, my name is Wei-Ting. I'm from Taiwan, and I learned English as a second language. Not until three years ago did I start to make reading English books a big part of my life, so I have a lot to catch up on. <3

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Hi, Wren and Wei-Tang! There are lots of challenges going for you to join, and plenty of places to talk about books. Take a look around and feel free to ask questions. It's a very friendly group!

[Antonia]

Hello. Let's just call this individual Antonia, okay?
I am currently living in Austria (please note the absence of the letters AL). I joined this group to discover new genres and find like-minded bookworms. My favourite books include:
-Mistborn (love me some fantasy)
-Hangsaman
-Hamlet
and -The Portable Dorothy Parker.

I heard of challenges. I'm interested.

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, Antonia. Welcome. If you like challenges, you have come to the right place. The challenges here are a lot of fun, and we learn about lots of great books too.

[Caless]

Hello everyone, my name is Caless and i am from the state of Washington. I am an avid book reader and im glad to find a group that is all about reaching reading goals and finding new genres and books of interest. The genres i really love are nonfiction, sports, self help, psychology, biographies, history, film, and music. Look forward to connecting with some of you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Hi, Caless. Welcome to the group. You have lots of fun learning about new books here- and the challenges are fun.

[Caless]

That's good to know I love challenges so I am stoked!!!!

[Wren]

caless dAvis wrote: "That's good to know I love challenges so I am stoked!!!!"

Hey!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Definitely the right place for challenges and a variety of genres. Look around and see what you want to try. You might want to set up a topic thread for yourself in the Personal Challenge folder. It can help to keep track of the challenges/reads/games that you join.

[Anna]

Hi everybody,
I'm Anna from Germany an this is the first group I am joining on goodreads. I was pretty excited to see that there is a group dedicated to challenges only. I started one myself at the beginning of this year and I am a little nervous about it since it includes reading one book a week fulfilling certain criteria listed in the challenge.
I'm not quite sure yet what is expecting me here but I just saw the title of the group and thought: yes, this is perfect!

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Nothing is really expected of you, Anna. Just to be friendly. Look around. Join the challenges that interest you. Share what you're reading or how you're doing in the challenges you choose.

You might want to start a Personal Challenge thread. It can help you keep track of the things in which you participate.

Ask questions if you need clarification. Happy Reading!

[Rosemarie, Obsessive Reader]

Welcome, Anna. I hope you have fun with the challenges in this group. Some of the mini challenges include reading books on certain themes, which we then share with other members. I have learned about many new books since joining this group.

[Rohit]

Hello Everyone!!!
I am Rohit from India. I am an avid reader of Mystery/Thriller novels. Usually I love to watch movies whenever I am free but I have decided to invest my free time in reading books this year.

This is the first group I am joining here, I am not aware of most of the rules but I will look into it. I love challenges so I guess I will start with a mini challenge soon. However, I hope I am gonna enjoy it here.

Thanks

[Renee, Mistress of the Mini-Challenge]

Hi, Rohit! This is a great group to start with. The rules, etc. can be found on the homepage, then some of the sections/folders will have a topic thread with information as the first topic. You can also ask questions. Everyone here is very friendly and helpful. It's an excellent place to be.

You might want to think about starting a personal challenge thread for yourself. It helps you keep track of all the things you want to accomplish. Feel free to look at the personal goals of others. It's very helpful to see how members organize theirs goals.

I gave up television a few years back and have been reading instead. It has been an terrific decision for me. Books just feed your brain in a different way. :)