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As for now, I'd recommend getting involved with some threads, or making your 2016 Personal thread, like Renee said. :)
Hi everyone! I'm new here, just joined the group. It seems very interesting, with the challenges and everything. I love reading, and I can't commit myself to a particular genre; I'm now trying out new genres and its been amazing so far. I plan on joining a few readathons I can and I'll definitely be participating in the group reads from January! :) Can't wait x
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Hello, everybody, my name is Genna. I am from Florida. I have a bit of an odd taste in books, because some of my favorite books are for the very young, such as, The Narnia books, but I also love books like Crime and Punishment. I look forward to participating in your reading challenges.
Hi I'm Hannah. I enjoy reading all sorts of different books. I also love challenges that encourage me to read things I wouldn't normally try. Hopefully I'll find that here.
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We're currently gearing up for 2016 so you'll see new challenges and things going up soon!
Hope you enjoy 2016 with us! :)
Hi! My name is Kelly. I'm new to this group and SUPER excited to get started. I've been slowly crafting my 2016 plan and would love to get involved in this group! :)
Hi I'm Sarah. I'm really looking forward to reading more in 2016, and I think your challenges look fun!
Hi my names Alison, Really looking forward to joining in with this group so I can challenge myself to read something different. Also looking forward to seeing what other book lovers are reading.
Hi, I'm Maggie. I enjoy reading all sorts of different books and would like to chat about them with others. Some of the books I really enjoyed in 2015 were:
Everything I Never Told You,
Wild,
The Shock of The Fall,
Dept of Speculation
How to be both
The handmaids tale
I also like listening to podcasts like 'The Readers ' and ' Books on the Noghtstand'
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Hi!My name is Angie. I am an AVID reader of books--all books. I prefer horror/paranormal/sci-fi/fantasy...but have on occasion picked up a biography or two...not to mention romances, travel books, inspirational, etc.
Because of my love of reading, it was only natural that I would become an author as well. I have written a Christian Devotional book called JESUS LOVES US EVEN THOUGH. You can find it on amazon.
I am in the editing process of my second book, SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY, a 6-week Bible Study Guide.
I have recently discovered that I enjoy reviewing books for others as well.
I'm looking forward to the new year and all the wonderful books we're going to read together.
Hey everyone! I'm Val, I live in Buenos Aires (ugh) and I'm turning 18 this Sunday which is very very exciting. Anyways, I've loved reading ever since I was little, but I don't have a lot of time to do so, considering how busy school keeps me. However since I'm starting uni I hope I can read a bit more this year, and your challenges seem fun! I love anything except horror, and my favourite genres are crime (not too morbid though) and historical fiction. Happy new year! x
Hello. I'm Michelle from WI. I have always enjoyed reading, but just this past year I have really gotten into it again. I mostly enjoy psychological thrillers but will pick up just about everything.
Hi everyone, I'm Stacey from Philadelphia. 2016 will mark my 8th year on Goodreads. I love reading, and will read just about anything! I'm thrilled to have discovered this group---already getting started on Winter BINGO and the Genre Challenge. Happy new year and happy reading :) xx
Hi, my name is Kristina. I love biographies and most non-fiction but of course will delve into fiction. I would love to tackle the A Song of Fore & Ice series eventually, perhaps this is the year! Looking forward to participating in the group!
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Hi, I'm Margie from Columbus, Ohio. I tend to read mysteries, science fiction, fantasy and paranormal. I've just discovered reading challenges and am looking forward to expanding my reading habits. So far it's been fun to plan my reading a bit and see what others are hoping to read this year.
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Hi everyone, my name is Emma! I'm from Vancouver, Canada and I'm a full-time university student, majoring in psychology. This semester I want to read more for pleasure in addition to doing my course readings, and this group looks like a lot of fun! I read a lot of comic books and graphic novels, and I love things that are a bit bleak and/or dystopian. I'm hoping to broaden my spectrum a bit and find new reads, and your challenges look awesome! :)
Hi everybody I'm Hayley. I'm from England and I love reading and anything to do with books. I saw this group and thought it looked interesting. Can't wait to start new reading challenges! So excited! :)
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Hi, I'm new to the group. I'm Shelly and I'm a bookaholic! I love to read just about anything I can get my hands on. Looking forward to making friends and finding new books.
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Hi! I'm Jenn.I'm from Lancaster, UK. I mostly read science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, and history; but also anything that seems interesting.
I was motivated to look for groups to join as last year I took part in an online readathon, and probably spent about the same amount of time as usual but spent a lot of the time discussing reading with people and it was a lot of fun.
Hi, I'm Grace!I'm from the UK and I mostly read sci-fi, fantasy, historical or stuff that catches my eye.
Looknig forward to meeting lots of people and finding new books! <3 -Grace
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Hello to everyone. I have loved reading for as long as I can remember and could often be found with my head in a book when I was young. I enjoy all sorts of books and just wish there were more hours in a day as being a working mother to six and grandmother to two doesn't leave me as much time spare as I would like. I also enjoy crocheting, cross stitching, cooking and listening to music.
Hi, my name is Bojan and I just started organised reading :)Now trying to collect the 100 classics and see how much I have left out during the years. Any help would be much appreciated!
I am born in Croatia, lived for a long time in Austria, but now living in Ireland.
Have a nice day!
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I am vicky and live in the UK. There seems a lot of ideas here. Where to start..unsure!
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You, too, Lee. Welcome! ;)
Hi, I'm Amanda. I used to read voraciously but over the last few years I have stopped reading completely for a number of reasons. I miss being able to slip in and out of different worlds so I am challenging myself to read at least 52 books in 2016 to get back in the habit. I liked the look of the various challenges in this group and will definitely benefit from the motivation reading alongside others gives me. I love reading fiction, especially sci-fi and fantasy. Also mysteries, thrillers and anything that keeps me on my toes. I'm keen to read outside of my comfort zone and try out genres that I wouldn't usually consider.
-- Hello,I'm happy to have found this group.
My fav. books contain "Gone Girl" but also "1984".
I enjoy reading and discussing books within a group of avid readers and am looking forward to the group discussions.
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Amanda,
I was in exactly your place three years ago. The GoodReads site really helped. It's great to have a place to get ideas and talk about books.
Hi all!My name's Rylie, and I'm really glad I found your group. :)
Favorite types of books include romance of most kinds (PR, historical, some contemporary,) just about all YA, especially distopian, fantasy, supernatural, just about anything with time travel in it, I go in and out of enjoying hard SF. A new genre I've been enjoying is fairy tale retellings of any kind. It's hard to narrow it down to favorites; I love so many. :)
I'm glad you have different genres and world lit challenges. I think it'll help me to read outside of what I am usually interested in. I can read extremely quickly, so reading a lot isn't going to be what challenges me. It's reading books that I don't think I'll enjoy, but then I usually do end up liking in the end. That's why I want to join challenges.
I'm almost a month in to the year, but that won't keep me down. :D
Can't wait to meet and connect! :)
Hi!I'm new to this group.
I like reading various genres but I'm trying to challenge myself this year by reading some classics, as well as up my reading time generally.
I've set myself a target of 25 books for the year, not many to some but last year I read 14, so its a leap for me. I'm on book 6 so far.
I've joined the alphabet soup mini challenge and I might join in the 'Alternate read' in March for March as its a classic.
Looking forward to new reads....
Welcome Jill.I am the same way about my number of books to read in a year and how much is actually read. This year I lowered my number to 15 because I anticipated not having much time to devote to my concentrated serious reading. I guess I average about 20-25 books a year normally.
Hello Everyone, My name is Michelle and I just joined your group today. I am a wife, mother of 3 beautiful children - trust me, I'm not the least bit biased ; ) - and an avid reader. Typically I read nonfiction or suspense novels. I am looking forward to broadening my horizons this year by completing the Pop Sugar Reading Challenge.
Hi. My name is Gillian. I live in the United States. I will read just about anything as long as it is interesting and holds my attention. If I had to pick a favorite book it would probably be the entire Harry Potter series.
Hi everyone, my name is Leila. I live in North East England on the coast. I just joined your group yesterday. I am a widow in my later years with three adult sons, eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. I live alone apart from my three beautiful female cats - I read a lot and my favourite genres are historical fiction and fantasy but I enjoy many other kinds of books too. I also like to write as a hobby. My challenge is to write 750 words plus daily. My reading challenge this year is to complete 100 books.
Hello All,I am UrumPen(Pen name) from India. And am a newcomer to social media. I am releasing my first book titled "Pierced Souls" on 27th March 2016 through Amazon KDP. My website is piercedsouls.com.
Tha manuscript unfolds a plethora of treasures from the Bible that eluded our understanding for the last two millenniums. I assure that this book shall captivate you irrespective of your beliefs and shall reinforce the belief in God.Thank you
Hello, everyone! My name is PJ. I'm originally from South Korea, currently living in New Jersey. I love reading books, mostly non-fiction, science-related ones. following is my favorites:'The future of everything'
'Probably approximately correct'
'Fermat's enigma'
'Thinking fast and slow'
'Social physics'
etc.
and recently I have visited Caltech and got 'Six easy pieces' by Richard Feynman from its bookstore. It was a fun read as well to peek at his perspective on basic physic concepts differently and uniquely.
I have been reading books like a hermit:) so I always wanted to have partners whom I can share any thoughts or ideas gleaned from the books I read. Boom! I found Goodreads and this group! I'm looking forward to getting actively involved in challenges and activities!
Hey everyone!! My name is actually Sophia, and I live in NY! I love reading most types of books, as long as they stay with me! I especially love classics (I tend to sway towards darker and more emotional books), friendship and family stories, and also books about overcoming hardships!On the other hand, I also love very interesting scientific and historical books!
Some of my fave books:
-A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
-Harry Potter series (yes, I know its not one book)
-Catcher in the Rye
-The Kite Runner
-Jane Eyre
-1984
-Kira Kira
Although I'm a teenager, I tend to not like YA books as much as more mature books (ex. I would definitely rather read any of the listed above rather than Percy Jackson or the Divergent series).
I'm hoping to find more heart-wrenchingly devastating books and more "Wow, I never knew that!" books this year. Also, I want to read more poetry since I love reading and writing poetry.
Basically I will read any absorbing and passionate books.
For now, I'm just trying to remember all the books I've read and review them...quite a challenge in itself! ;)
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Thanks to all the active members who have gone out of their way to make the newest among us feel welcome. You guys are terrific!
Hello, I'm Cecilia. I'm Taiwanese but I now live in Shanghai. I just started using Goodreads, and I'm still trying to figure out how to join groups or find friends.
I enjoy YA, fantasy, fiction, and occasionally some sci-fi.
I hope to find some interesting books to read with the help from this group.
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