Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2020 Showing 501-550 of 1,236

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome!

[Jordan]

Hello! I'm Jordan from Tennessee, USA. I'm trying to get back into doing things that I really enjoy, and reading is one of them! I set myself a gentle goal to read 20 books this year in the hopes of gradually getting through my overstuffed bookshelf lol

[Carol]

Hi, I'm Carol. I'm from Texas & I'm new to this group. I've been on Goodreads since Jan 2019 & belong to the Reading the Detectives group. I just saw this group mentioned on the main Group page and thought it would be interesting. I have very eclectic tastes in reading, and am currently reading books from several different genres, but my favorite is Golden Age Detective fiction. Thanks for adding me to your group.

[Francisca]

Hi, I'm Francisca, 20, from Portugal. I was an avid reader as a child but I slowly stopped reading an actual book, I mostly read poetry or short stories. In the past year, I didn't read anything other than Law books for University. I would love to read more for my own pleasure, but I'm having trouble getting started - although I read fast, I just lack the motivation to start or finish this activy, despite loving some stories. Complicated!

[AurorainBookland]

Francisca wrote: "Hi, I'm Francisca, 20, from Portugal. I was an avid reader as a child but I slowly stopped reading an actual book, I mostly read poetry or short stories. In the past year, I didn't read anything ot..."

maybe find a topic or genre that interests you? The lists section on goodreads can help you can even narrow the search to something like "Dragons YA" or "sports fiction," etc. hope this helps.

[Amanda]

Hey there! My name is Amanda and I'm from Idaho (US). I love to read fantasy, science fiction, young adult, historical fiction and really anything other than romance. I found this group by scrolling through the vast assortment of groups here on Goodreads, I liked that it wasn't specific to a genre. My goal this year is 24 books, some of the ones on my list are pretty lengthly, so let's hope I can get there!

[Maryk]

Hi Everyone, I’m Maryk from Idaho and happy to be part of the group. I’m a lifelong book lover and right now I am enjoying historical fiction the most but enjoy a little of most all genres. My favorite period of history is medieval, and I tend to be a bit obsessed with England. I’m also of Basque descent so I’m interested in Basque history and literature.

I’m in the 2020 reading challengers read 24 books this year, I’m a bit behind but currently reading The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers. A mystery in post WWI England. I look forward to hearing what others are reading and adding to my ever expanding “to be read” list!

[Aleesha]

My name is Aleesha and I'm from North Dakota, USA. I love to read thrillers but I'm hoping to expand my tastes a little bit! I just starting reading again on a regular basis last year and now I've got the itch to read more. I'm hoping the reading challenge will keep me motivated. I have set a very reasonable goal of 12 books this year.

[Nagan]

Hi everyone!
I am Nagan from India (Kerala),i like to read non fiction books on physics,cosmology,biology and religion.
My goal for 2020 is to read 25 books.

[Abbi]

Hi, I'm Abbi from California. I currently work in a library and am always finding new books I want to read. My taste in books is kind of all over the place. Right now I find myself reading more and more nonfiction (especially true crime), historical fiction, young adult, and fantasy.

I've never been involved with a group on Goodreads and thought it might be fun to give it a shot. My goal is 36 books, but I'm hoping to finish more.

[Anders]

Hi

I’m Anders from Norway (southern part).
On my spare time I read books.
I have not been a member of goodreads for that long. Joining this group seems like a good idea.

I like to read non-fiction but bumps into fictions and essays once in a while. I set my 2020 goal at 16 books, but will probably increase the number soon.

Currently I read “The idiot” by Dostojevskij. A big step outside my main core of interest. Let’s see how it goes, might be I fall in love with classics!

Cheers!

[Ashley]

Hey everyone!!
My name is Ashley. I just joined the group a few days ago. I love reading fiction and classical books. Som non-fiction as well. I’m also starting to get into philosophy books!
My reading challenge for this year is 20 books but I’m hoping I will be able to read more than that!
I’m happy to be apart of the group!

[Emma]

Hi, I'm Emma from Australia! I love reading and have reviewed over 200 books on GR. I'm really excited to be joining this group as am hoping for some motivation and new book ideas. I love reading historical fiction, true stories, contemporary drama....anything except Sci-Fi and Fantasy! My reading challenge for the year is only 30 but feel this is realistic with work/kids etc. Looking forward to "meeting" you all :)

[Veronica]

Really ? The judge book by cover thing ?

[Blakely]

Hello! I am Blakely. I am a middle schooler from Kansas. I really enjoy reading realistic and fantasy. :)

[Blakely]

Oh! And my goal is to read 200 books this year. I have read 30ish.

[Veronica]

Hey Blakey I also want to read 200 books I’m almost at 40 your goal is admirable!

[Asia]

Hi! :)
I'm Asia, from Canada. I have a long break so I'm trying to read as much as possible. I love fictional books, any genre as long as the story is well-written, but I especially like YA. I also love writing and get inspired by books to do so. My goal this year would be to read 12 - 20ish books (just because I'm always busy) but I'd love to read more and discover new kinds of books, which is why I thought I'd join this group.

[Lucy]

Hi, I'm Luz, from Perú. Last year I didn't reach my goal, so this year I'm trying harder. My goal is 20 books, I know is not that big but I tend to procrastinate. I love to read YA books, but also fiction. Now I'm into fantasy 'cause I just read Brandon Sanderson's book, Warbreaker.

[Liam]

Hey, my name is Liam Stockton. I'm from Arizona. I like to read Psychology, Quantum Physics, Dystopian Novels, Poetry, Tech Novels/Essays, History, and a lot of B&N Classics! I found this group just by scrolling through the community tab. My reading goal is to try and finish all my books on my "2020-reading-list" shelf.

[Julia]

My name is Julia and I am from Philadelphia, PA
I like to read fiction, both classic and new. I am currently obessess with 'My Dark Vanessa' it quickly became on of my favorite books. I also enjoy non-fiction, memories and essays especially.

I am trying to read 18 books this year, which with two little kids and working full time seemed hard, but I am on a roll right now!

[Josh]

Hi , Am Josh Mathew from India . I came across a video of Bill gates ( he still reads one book a week) which really inspire me to read .I read Philosophy , fiction and Malayalam Books
I was a person who may read one book in a year , in 2020 after sequence inspiring friends and famous person's talks , I took a challenge in feb 23 2020 that i will read one book in a week. This is my 54th day completed 9 books .
GoodReads give a very good Support in this challenge.

36 books in 2020 is my personal challenge

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[Alain]

Hey friends Readers, my name is Alain, I'm from Cuba. I love FANTASY and mostly psychological and historical thrillers. I found the gruop in the list of popular gropus and my reading goal is 30 books, 10 more than last year! Hope i can made it, but most importantly have a lot of fun with the ones I pick to read

[Mireli]

Hi everyone,

I’m Mireli and I’m from Curaçao currently living in The Netherlands. I joined this group to stay motivated and to finally finish a reading challenge. I used to be able to read for hours, but I kinda lost my motivation.

I like to read fiction, non-fiction (History, self improvement, religion based), thrillers, biography, mistery and, a lot more😊

So here goes my 2020, 20 books reading challenge!

[Venus]

Hello everyone,
Am Ansu from India.
I like to read fiction mainly crime, thrillers, action-packed one but I try out all genres. So, in general, I read all fiction. Very recently I started classics as well. I joined good reads last year but was not using it at all. So now I decided to be more active. I am looking forward to getting some suggestions. When I read books I can read continuously but then comes a phase where I cannot even finish 1 book for months so I kept my 2020 challenge at 12 books. Hope will be able to outrun it.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome Everyone happy to have you! I hope you find a book or challenge to love this year.

[Chantal]

Hello everyone!
I am Chantal, from Canada. I read mostly in English but often also read in French.
My personal challenge this year is to read genres I don’t normally gravitate towards. I’ve gone through a list of bestsellers for every genre and am starting there.
I found this group while scrolling through Goodreads.
Happy reading !

[Danny]

My name is Daniel, and I live in Florida, closer to Miami. If I could latch onto any literary movement, then it would be realism—classic and contemporary. I love fiction and prefer to get my nonfiction as a byproduct of my fiction. I hope to read 40 books this year without loss of enthusiasm. I enrolled back in college for English so the lion's share of my selections are a mix of required readings and other titles by those authors I liked. I look forward to chatting with you all.

[Juliette]

I'm Juliette. Books I like to read are fiction (particularly thrillers, novels, or something to do with murder), dark fantasies, and paranormal books. I've been reading SO much lately because there is NOTHING else to do because of what's going on in the world today. Can anyone else relate to this and being TERRIFYED that they will run out of books?

[Kristen]

Hello, I’m Kristen from Southern California. I was looking for a virtual book club to take advantage this self-isolation time during the pandemic, and came upon Good Reads. I’ve enjoyed young adult series, a-little romance, mystery, etc. Pretty open minded. Have been an audible ‘listener’ but would love to get back to some reading.

[DieAReader]

Hi everyone! Thanks for the add. I’m 35, married & am owned by a 3 year old cat 😼 I’m from Ontario, Canada.

I have always loved reading, from a young age. Some of my favourite genres are: psychological thrillers, romance, erotica, police procedural, some self-help, paranormal romances & mysteries. I also have a nice little collection of true crime that I’m looking forward to tackling.

I don’t like manga, comics (Archie & Jughead comics very rarely are the exception) or picture books. I don’t do children’s books & YA is a genre that I’m very picky/fussy with. Chic lit is rarely something I’ve enjoyed & popular reads are, in my limited experience, often overhyped. Nothing that can’t wait to be read usually.

[Càng]

Hello, Bonjour, こんにちは, Xin Chào
My name is Giang. I'm from Vietnam.
My favorite book genes are currently historical fiction, history, art, science nonfiction, classic,...
I accidentally bump into this group when I was looking for a place to make friends and talk about books.
This year, I want to read more classic and science nonfiction books.

[Ilona]

Welcome everyone! We are so glad that you joined the group :) Please have look around and join the activities.
Happy Reading!

[Norine]

Hi!

I’m Norine! After a month of snooping around, I’ve finally decided to introduce.
I live in Holland and am 30 years old. I’m used to barely reading a single book a year, to having a reading goal of 1 per week. And so far it’s going great! Participating in the march-challenge with 6 books and only 1 book left to read. So fairly proud as i’ve never done anything like it in the 30 years of my existence.
I really like all sorts of book and like to switch it up. Although I just dont find myself interested in non-fiction. I read chicklits, fantasy, drama, sci-fi, history and all that kinda thing. Really cant commit to one theme!

Cant wait to meer you all!

[Dani]

Hi everyone!

I’m Dani. I’m just south of Boston - over on the East Coast/New England.

I’m in my last year of undergrad and looking to do a Master’s in English, so I’ve been taking a lot of English classes! My hope with taking them, besides the transcript benefits, has been to increase my reading. So far, so good!

I’ve never been limited to a single genre, but I mostly enjoy realistic fiction, science-fiction, and fantasy. Currently I’m really into Woolf, though, and am making my way through many of her work!

Aside from books: I’m a lapsed powerlifter, I play guitar (relearning after years away!), I knit, I garden, and I’m a writing tutor. I speak bits and pieces of Spanish and Irish, and I’m working on making my Hebrew something beyond pronunciation and a handful of roots. I’m a Women’s & Gender Studies major as well, and my senior Independent Study on Martha Shelley took up a lot of my time last semester. If you’re into early LGBTQ organizingt, lesbian-feminism, etc., talk to me!

Do we have any interests in common? Let me know!

[Beenysh]

Hello,
I hope you all are doing great.

My name is Beenysh. I am from Karachi, Pakistan. I've been a movie buff all my life while reading articles, newspapers, sports-related articles, history, etc. But very recently I have developed this love for collecting books. I have read a couple of them this year ( we still aren't halfway yet and I am already doing so good :D). Very recently, I came across this suggestion on twitter made by someone to someone to know history is to read 'The Story of Civilization by Will and Ariel Durant'. I have chalked out a plan of ten books this year. All of them will have to be a hardcopy to make task easy for me, except of course 'The Story of Civilization' ( this I cannot afford).

To cut a long story short, I am to make my point that I've developed an interest in reading, many thanks to my time away from work.

P.S.: This group came as a suggestion. I liked it straightaway.

[Sheryl]

Hi all. I'm Sheryl from Canada. I became a member of goodreads last year, and I'm still learning new things here. I like to read different book genres, but I like most are thriller, crime, children's, mystery and romance. I'm exploring goodreads and I found this group. I'm challenging myself to read 8 books this year. I'm hoping I can surpass it. Hope everyone is well and keep safe.

Cheers.

[~Bellegirl91~]

Hi! I'm Belle as most call me on here :) and I'm from a small town in Northern Utah on the benches of the mountains not many know or heard of *laughing*

I'm obviously a huge avid reader, but also I'm the only nerd/geek and avid reader in my family haha. I'm 29 or actually turned 29 earlier this month

I have a bookstagram account I'm on more than my personal account (bookstagram is belles_book_club)

I'm also a sexual abuse survivor 9 years this year and my abuser who was the man I once called dad is now as of this year a couple of months ago in prison for quite some time now and even though I got blamed for talking *eye roll* I feel like my love of reading has helped me cope through trauma, become thereapeutic in so many ways possible and has gotten me through some rough patches and this year ever since after a rough year last year and trying to get through books with the process of my parents' divorce (which was a good thing because he was a narcissist and bipolar and abusive in other ways except for physical), waiting for him to own up to his actions and get him in prison for months after his arrest, and just a lot of things going on, I'm just glad this year for us as practically a new family in a way has become peaceful and we've never been happier since my parents' divorce.

Also I'm GLAD even more to be having an AMAZING reading and audiobook streak far better than any year in a very long time *heart eyes* and speaking of audiobooks, another think about me is I LOOOOVE challenging puzzles and will do/have a 2000 piece (or 1000) puzzle in my room while listening to audiobooks as a background so my sanity is sane for both activities hahaha. It also does wonders and I can even get through 2 or 3 audio books depending on how long they are. 2 at most it seems. :D so win-win for me.

Anyway, that's all I can think of atm and so yeah. You can call me Belle and if you have bookstagram feel free to follow too. If you don't have one then you should start one because it's so much fun ;)

[Caffeinatedfantasyreads]

Hey everyone! My name is Sush, and I’m from Maryland, USA. My usual genres of interest were fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, political fiction, thrillers and the occasional classics. Recently, however, I’ve been leaning more towards the YA genre.
Hope everyone is doing well!

[Jessalyn]

Hi! My name is Jessalyn! I love reading! My goal is 75 and as of today I have read 55 books this year!

Favorite Genres:

Historical fiction
Romance
Young adult
Fantasy
Dystopian world novels
Memoir

[Mariel]

Hello! I am Mariel and I am in France. I love to read many various books from paranormal, historical, fantasy, mystery, the list goes on...^^ I would like to set my goal at 25 books for this year...hoping to be more but I prefer to stay on the lower side for now.

[Erin]

Hello!

I’m Erin. I’m a history teacher and I’m from a suburb of St. Louis.

I just recently discovered goodreads and it’s been a game changer! I have always been an avid reader but the hobby had gotten away from me the past few years (mom life...)

I’m currently teaching from home due to COVID-19 and I’ve reignited my reading love. My goal is a conservative 50 books this year but at the rate I’m moving, I may blow that away!

I LIVE for domestic thrillers! I eat up the Gillian Flynn and the Liane Moriarty style books!

[luna]

Hi! I’m Nicole! I’m from New Jersey. My reading goal for this year is to read 13 or more books! I want to read more classics this year, but I mostly like to read fantasy and contemporary books.

[Tay ☺️]

Hi everyone! My name is Taylah, im a nurse from Australia. I have picked books up again this year after getting busy with life for a few years. My goal is 60 books for the year but will be happy with whatever i do!!
My favourite genres are historical fiction, YA, romance and thrillers. Also looking for new friends and other book lovers so feel free to add me :)

[Floor]

Hi! My name is Flora, I’m 17 years old and I’m from the Netherlands. My taste in books is very diverse but I prefer reading historical fiction, the classics and sometimes science fiction.
I’d love to connect with people on this platform to be able to discuss interesting books, it can get quite lonely all by yourself!

[Kristin]

Hello! My name is Kristin and I am from New Hampshire. I used to read all the time when I was younger but got sidetracked for a while. Im back now and for the last year, have always had at least 5 books lined up and ready to go (It gives me no excuses when I finish a book)

I have been enjoying books that have a "twist" in them, as well as books about WWII. My favorite author is Kristin Hannah (I got to meet her a couple of years ago when she was giving a talk on The Great Alone)

Looking for people who like to discuss what they are reading, and maybe get some new ideas to add to my "To be Read" list

[Edle]

Hi group! I'm Edle from Argentina (Tucumán Province).
I'm a historical novel fan. Currently I'm reading "The Plantagenet and Tudor" saga (by Philippa Gregory). My 2020 goal is to finish the entire saga till December. I'm also a Sci-fi fan (Asimov, Bradbury, Connie Willis and Le Guin are my favourite among others).
Definitely reading and writing are my main hobbies :)
I find this group through a friend.

[Blagica , Challenges]

Welcome happy to have you!!!!!!!!!! I am hoping everyone is enjoying there books this year, I am always looking for recommendations =)

[L]

Hi! I’m Eliza from the Philippines. I love YA and romance but I’m pretty much flexible to other genres. I live enemies to lovers, hate to love kinda romance. I’m currently reading the Lux series by Jennifer Armentrout. I would love to buddy read with anyone willing. Send me a friend request or a message!

[izzy]

hi! i’m isabelle and i’m from the us. i read a little bit of everything, so i’m open to anything. i wanted to join some groups and this one seemed fun so i decided to try it out. my reading goal for this year is 100 books, but i think i might have to adjust that since it’s rather ambitious.