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Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2020
Hi, Dave from the US (CT), I like most genres but Mythology, sci-fi and Medieval are my favorite. My goal is to read about 2 books a week and started using the site for book suggestions.
Hey everyone!I’m Melissa and I currently live in Pittsburgh, PA!!
I recently got back into reading regularly, and I love it!
I read mostly fiction and am open to try any genre!
I found the group through a friend who ultimately got me back into reading by telling me about the books he has read!
My goal for this year is 25 books, so fingers crossed ◡̈
Hi my name is tammie i am 46 I love to read and try new Genre to
David wrote: "Hi, Dave from the US (CT), I like most genres but Mythology, sci-fi and Medieval are my favorite. My goal is to read about 2 books a week and started using the site for book suggestions."
Hi David,
Well if Mythology is a favorite, you definitely joined us at the right time :) Our theme this year is Myths, Legends & Fairytales and there is a variety of challenges to go along with that.
I'd recommend checking out the A-Z Challenge aswell as the quarterly that takes place from January through March: Myths From Around the World
And ofcourse there are a bunch others well worthwhile looking into if you enjoy challenges and discussing books with other readers :)
Have fun!
Hi, I'm Lais! I',m from Brazil (sorry my bad english) and my 2020 goal is 50 books. This year I will try read more english books.Happy new year to everyone!
Lais wrote: "Hi, I'm Lais! I',m from Brazil (sorry my bad english) and my 2020 goal is 50 books. This year I will try read more english books.Happy new year to everyone!"
Happy New Year and welcome to the group Lais!
That's a great goal :) Best of luck with it!
Hi there, I'm Mae from Germany and I enjoy reading pretty much all kinds of books, except for thrillers. My goal is to read 150 books this year. I'm not sure if I'll manage that again though, I did it last year, but it wasn't easy, so we'll see how that goes :)
sarah wrote: "Happy New Year everyone! My name is Sarah and I am from California,USA. I enjoy reading YA books and mystery mostly. I recently got back into reading from my very long reading slump. (I had a lot g..."Hoping our group will leave you slump free. Welcome and happy reading. Just in case I am the cheerleader around here if you need encouraging I am a message away and buddy reads are great.
Hi, my name is Becky, and I'm a bookaholic...
Hi ! I'm Marie.I mostly like to read fiction books. In fiction mythology (especially Greek myths) , fantasy ,crime, action and sci-fi .
I came across this group while I was searched for joining a group to motivate me to read more books. Last year I couldn't read most of the books which I had planned to read . This year hopefully I would surpass my challenge of reading 25 books ..
Hi, I am Angel from Seoul, South Korea. I am preparing the exam to become an English teacher for public school in Korea. And I decided to read 100 books this year to have not only knowledge but also plenty of indirect experience for life, world, love, children, and myself. As I read more books, I also have a dream to write my own children books with my own drawing and illustration. Hope that I share my thoughts and listen to various ideas from you in the world so that I could have insight that I have never had before. I also want to make friends who can share ideas often. If you are interested in Korean culture, or Asian culture, human, philosophy, christianity, life, or spirituality, we can definately talk together with a lot of entusiasm.
Please leave me a comment.
And I support your goal this year, too!
Hello, I'm Sharon, from England, joining the challenge in my quest to clear my years-old TBR pile. 52 books in a year should make a dent. :)
Hi, everyone. My name is Emily. I live in California. I am still raising kids and I work as a librarian. I read slowly, so I often read easier things like chick lit and young adult. Lately I have read some mystery books thanks to my book club.I found goodreads a couple years ago, but I do not remember how I did so. I have underutilized it, so I hope to learn to use it better and more frequently.
I look forward to joining you as we share our joy of reading. :-)
Mae wrote: "Hi there, I'm Mae from Germany and I enjoy reading pretty much all kinds of books, except for thrillers. My goal is to read 150 books this year. I'm not sure if I'll manage that again though, I did..."Welcome Mae! Good luck with your goal this year :) May you find some great books amongst the 150. Remember the most important thing is to enjoy yourself and in worst-case scenario, you can always change your goal throughout the year ;)
Abiya wrote: "Hi ! I'm Marie.I mostly like to read fiction books. In fiction mythology (especially Greek myths) , fantasy ,crime, action and sci-fi .
I came across this group while I was searched for joining a..."
Welcome to the group! We have some great challenges this year surrounding mythology! You should check this yearly one out :)
May you have success reaching your goal of 25. Happy reading!
Welcome to the group, Angel, Sharon and Emily, and Happy New year! I hope you all discover some fantastic new books throughout the year. Best of luck with your goals :)
Hello,I'm Deba from US (Kentucky).
For the past 4 years, I have been setting up modest reading targets, but am able to complete them.
From this group, I hope I shame myself enough to read fewer but better books.
I like Sci-fi, non-fiction and historical books a lot.
Hello everyone! My name is Rose and I'm from Australia. As a former primary school teacher librarian my reading focus was children's books. Now that I am teaching again, I have more time to read books for grown ups! I am really excited to be taking part in this challenge at last. I have been a group member for a while but have never had time to participate. 2020 it is! I enjoy reading most genres of fiction (not a fantasy or sci-fi fan) as well as autobiographies. I am open-minded so willing to give any kind of story a go!
- Where are you from? Hi, I'm Yvette and I'm from Laredo, TX. In enjoy reading mostly fiction books, such as mystery, YA, Science fiction.I looked up about book challenges in the search bar. I started doing the PopSugar book challenge in 2017. I started to look for challenges to get me to read more, discover new genres, authors, etc. The challenges helped me find books and authors that have become my favorite. Unfortunately (depends on how you see it), I have bought more books then i can read for the yearly challenges. So by suggested by my sister and friends, I decided not to do this years Popsugar challenge to concentrate on the books I have now. I noticed most of them do not fit this years prompts.
So I am doing a personal challenge to read 20 books. All from my bookshelf or local library.
I would still want to find a challenge that can incorporate the books I currently have. But for now, starting on what I can.
Good morning, good afternoon and good night everyone!My name is Paul I am 18 now I turn 19 (in February) and I am from Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. (If I'm still in the Thousand Surprise Country)
I love reading fiction, history, Motivation, Marketing (Work on This) and Everything that has to do with Entrepreneurship
I'm slow reading (Really Slow, If anyone has Tips, Perfect!)
My reading goal for 2020 at least read one book per month. Saludos a Todos
Hello! I am Chastity from Charleston, SC USA. I am a busy full time working veterinary technician with 3 kids. I enjoy any "page turner" books. I think it safe to admit that memoirs are definitely a favorite too. I am aiming for 30 books this year. But hoping to exceed that goal. I mostly rely on my county library to supply my books, but I also listen to books in audible from time to time.
Hi everyone! I'm Hillary and 23 years old. I've always had a voracious appetite for reading but I'm returning back to my roots after abandoning that love due to life getting in the way. I currently plan on getting through 24 books this year and look forward to getting to know the other members :).
I’m Sarah - I am book obsessed and have the biggest collection of books in my house I could start a library! My aim is to read as many books as I can this year and I am looking forward to trying new genres. I am from Newcastle but live just outside of Cambridge and work in London so I have a long commute everyday - plenty of time to read!! I also travel overseas for my job regularly so love to read on a plane! My favourite genre is crime and thrillers, although I am up for trying anything!! Looking forward to this challenge
Hello fellow readers :)I'm Joanna and live in the Swiss alps. I work as a bookseller at a small indie bookshop located in an old town.
Obviously, I love readinf. My 2020 goal is 200 books. Since I love doing challenges I read a wide variety of books, including non-fiction. But my favourite genre at the moment is Science Fiction.
Now, let's get some reading done! :D
Hello!!! My name is Marcy and I've been using goodreads for a while, but not really as a social media, and just found out about the existence of groups. As I'd been wanting to join a bookclub for a while, I searched a bit and found this one very interesting, so here I am! I'm from Brazil and trying to read more, my goal for this year is 20 books at least. I hope this group will be a good way to help reach this goal and make friends!!
Hello! I am Walaa. I am from Egypt.
I discovered this group while I was searching gooreads' groups for a group to join.
My goal for 2020 is to read 60 books. I mostly enjoy reading history , fiction, YA books
Deba Jyoti wrote: "Hello,I'm Deba from US (Kentucky).
For the past 4 years, I have been setting up modest reading targets, but am able to complete them.
From this group, I hope I shame myself enough to read fewer bu..."
Hi Deba, props to you for choosing to focus on quality over quantity, but please don't shame yourself :)
Welcome to the group and good luck with your reading goals this year!
Hi everyone! I'm Amanda and I'm from the US. I love any good book but in particular I like to read fantasy and modern fairy tales, historical fiction, and literary fiction. I also enjoy nonfiction books on leadership, communication, and psychology. My reading goal this year is 60 books, but I also want to get more involved in the Goodreads community and get better at writing reviews. It's nice to meet you all!
Hello! I'm Surupa and I'm from Dubai. I have been doing the Goodreads reading challenge for the last 3 years, and have absolutely been loving it! My reading goal this year is to read 24 books. I enjoy reading almost any type of book nowadays, specially after being inducted into the Goodreads community, as prior to that I only read Thrillers (still have a real soft corner for that), but in the past 3 years I've acquired a new found taste in contemporary and off the hook Business books such as An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to Understand Risk (also the first book I'm reading in this new decade). Would love to follow through my goal this year, and keep up with everyone else's goals, so as to get a good idea of what's new in the Bibliophilic world, and keep myself updated with some good reads!
Hi! My name is Naomi and I’m a bookworm who’s having a reading crisis.I’m a lover of fantasy, paranormal, young adult, romance and more. To be honest I like all books except for the ones I don’t like...you get what I mean?
As for the reading crisis, I haven’t been reading as much as I do and this year I would like to change that by reading at least 60 books for the year.
I love meeting new people! So hopefully I will be around goodreads as often as I can :)
Hi all,Happy New Year!
My name is Jennifer and I’m from Colorado. My favorite genres are biographies and memoirs; I love learning about other people. I’ve had the same reading goal for several years, which is 40 books. I debated increasing my goal this year but decided against it. I’d like to read a couple of biographies by Ron Chernow and those are not quick reads. 🙂
I look forward to meeting you all and sharing book ideas.
Happy reading!
Happy 2020 Everyone!I'm Matt, and like some of the other newbies, I've used Goodreads primarily as a book log, but I've always wanted to find groups that fit my reading interests and background. I'm a high school teacher with a degree in engineering and also spent the first act of my life in the military.
Typically I like to read at least two books at once; a fiction book and the other a non-fiction book. I am always interested in something new, especially when it's science-related. My fiction preferences change pretty frequently; sometimes, I like dark and gritty and then need to find an upbeat story to balance out.
Thanks again for welcoming to your group, feel free to chat with me about anything.
Welcome to the group everyone! I hope you have a great reading year with lots of fantastic books and other experiences. We have some really fun challenges this year so check them out! If you have any questions on anything don't hesitate to ask :)
Happy reading!
Paul wrote: "Good morning, good afternoon and good night everyone!My name is Paul I am 18 now I turn 19 (in February) and I am from Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela. (If I'm still in the Thousand Surprise Country)
..."
Bienvenido Paul!
Hmm, I don't really know if I have any tips for reading faster. I think I only have tips for reading more, so sorry I can't help you out there.
However, the cliché "practice makes perfect" does come to mind. The more you read, the better you become at it.
Apart from that, I think acceptance is important. Reading shouldn't be a race. The focus should (imo) be about enjoying the read at your own pace :)
Goodluck with your goal of 12 books this year :)
Welcome Chastity, Hillary, Sarah and Joanna!Wishing you all the best of luck with your reading challenges this year. Hopefully you'll find some great books and have fun joining some fun challenges throughout the year.
Happy reading :)
Marcy wrote: "Hello!!! My name is Marcy and I've been using goodreads for a while, but not really as a social media, and just found out about the existence of groups. As I'd been wanting to join a bookclub for a..."Hi Marcy and welcome to the group!
That's a great goal :) I'm sure it will!
Joining this group has definitely helped me explore genres outside my comfort zone and read books I wouldn't necessarily have gravitated towards otherwise.
I hope you'll join some of the challenges throughout the year and check out the group and buddy reads.
Happy reading!
Amanda wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Amanda and I'm from the US. I love any good book but in particular I like to read fantasy and modern fairy tales, historical fiction, and literary fiction. I also enjoy nonfiction ..."Welcome Amanda! It's nice to meet you too:)
We have some great challenges this year based on the theme of Myths, Legends and fairytales so I hope you'll find something that appeals to you :)
Goodluck with your goal in 2020
Hello, Dorthea from Michigan (USA). I love sci-fi, mystery, and detective books as well as anything comic related. Dean Koontz, Patricia Cornwell, Star Trek and Star Wars are my favs. I don't usually count things I read for professional reasons. Mostly I use audible versions, but also read books from library sales and kindle sales. I am setting a goal of 20 books but hope to actually get to 50. Good luck all and reach out if you like.
Hi all! Tina here, I’m from the US(Pennsylvania)I found the group from other friends-good reads.
I enjoy non-fiction books around psychology, social & racial justice, pos psych, etc. I like fiction love stories, mysteries & historical fiction. My 2020 reading goal is 80 books.
Hi ! I'm Sinisa from Serbia (Europe).
I mostly read fiction books of all kinds but I also love to read classics. For 2020 I want to make it my goal to also read other genres. I found this group by accident while scrolling. My reading goal is to go trough 1 book per week.
Welcome to the group, everyone! We are pleased to meet you all :)
Hi! I'm Jessica from the Philippines now living in Japan.I'm not new in Goodreads but I made a new account to kind of renew my reading life after not reading for 3 years because I had to ban myself from the English language to study in Japan.
I love fantasy, fiction, and recently, I'm into nonfiction books. I found this group because I want to participate in group activities. I've been a solo reading journey my entire life so I've decided to join a community and make new friends who also love books. I never had a friend who read books.
My reading goal is to read at least 2 Japanese novels because I have to practice reading in Japanese and read at least 10 nonfiction books. The rest is fiction.
Good morning Baltimore! I live in Baltimore, Maryland, USA where I teach high school English. My goal this year is to read 30 books! Last year (2019) my goal was 20, and I managed 25, so here we go! I love reading because it’s traveling for free - but I also love reading because it’s great to do on and to prepare for vacation. I travel as often as I can, usually 2-3 times a year, and almost always for historical sites. I love reading historical fiction, non-fiction, and classic literature, mostly British lit, and then doing my best to see the places I read about. The most memorable experience I’ve had traveling and reading is a Jane Austen tour with my mother, seeing every place Jane grew up and lived in, and also some filming locations for series and film adaptations, across the UK for 4 weeks. We read all her novels and some supplemental non-fiction leading up to the trip that made every place we saw feel like meeting her in some way. I also like that reading takes me places I can’t go at the moment, especially ancient times! The anthropological side of reading is my favorite, really putting myself in the shoes of people I’ll never meet, who live lives I’ll never truly relate to directly. Reading is transportive!
Hi all, I’m Jennifer, from Columbus, Ohio. I have committed to reading 24 books this year. I tend to read l/listen to historical romances, biographies, fiction, and business/self help. But am really much open to any good book.
I joined because while I love to read books, I would like to get better at discussing about them.
Hi! My name is Lauren and I live in Portland, Oregon. I love all sorts of books but have been getting into a lot of non-fiction lately. Though my favorite book will remain The Phantom Tollbooth forever :) I am doing some book bingo, so aiming for the blackout - 25 books!
Hello Everyone,I'm Sarah. =)
1) I'm from Cheyenne, Wyoming in the United States.
2) I read many different books when I was younger but as college textbooks became more important while I was in school, reading for pleasure became less of a priority. I'm exploring what I love to read for enjoyment again.
3) I was browsing through the site when I found this group. I was looking for books to get motivated to read.
4) I would like to read at least one or two new books each month.
I’m Aimee. I live in Australia. This is my second time doing the reading challenge. I read a wide range of books but I mostly enjoy fantasy and YA, as well as crime and thriller. Looking to try and read one book a month from a genre I wouldn’t normally read.
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2025 Reading Challenge
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