Introduce Yourself to the Group - 2020 Showing 151-200 of 1,238

[McKenzie]

Hi everyone, I'm McKenzie and I am from North Carolina in the United States.

I prefer to read non-fiction books and biographies, really anything that I can learn from. I like to absorb as much knowledge as possible -- But I am getting into fiction as of late, since I am improving my discipline and attention span and can appreciate the fantasy aspect more now.

I found this group while scrolling through the most popular group list today, and was surprised I wasn't already in it! Problem solved!

My reading goal this year is fifty, since I think I will be able to do it and not have to rush through anything, just enjoy myself. I do hope I'll be able to go over that amount, though. I'm almost done with my second book of the year already.

Nice to meet y'all!

[Patty]

Hi fellow readers, I'm committed to reading more and binging less on Netflix, etc in 2020. My goals are to learn more about Indigenous history and issues in Canada and to be more informed on environmental issues. Confession: Currently binging on Wentworth on Netlix. Just completed Season 3. I did however put 3 books on hold at our regional library. I'm #75 to get Margaret Atwood's The Testaments! I am looking forward to the group! Cheers! Patty

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Sarah wrote: "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 s..."

Hi Sarah,
Welcome! I think you will find our group is very motivating. I get that taking time to find your book love after college takes time. I hope you find many books and many friends here

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Aimée wrote: "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 a..."

Hi Aimee welcome! I am so glad you decided to join our group. There is lots to do here. Do you have a favorite author? I look forward to seeing what you read this year

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McKenzie wrote: "Hi everyone, I'm McKenzie and I am from North Carolina in the United States.

I prefer to read non-fiction books and biographies, really anything that I can learn from. I like to absorb as much kno..."

McKenzie so happy to have you! I love how scrolling has brought you here. I have recently gotten into bios and memoirs any suggestions? I hope 50 comes easy to you and you enjoy all your reads.

[Nerime]

Hello! It's very nice to meet everyone ヽ(*｡• ᵕ •｡)ﾉ ~~♡
I'm from Mexico and this is my first time on goodreads, (although I've been reading for a long time) also the first time taking a reading challenge~♡
My favorite things to read are thrillers and horror (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) so I hope to find some new favorite books in 2020.
Some authors I really like are Thomas Harris and Terry Pratchett.
I also want to read more in Spanish cause I've been neglecting it a bit and maybe some mexican authors~~.

Nice to meet everyone~♡ °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°

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Patty wrote: "Hi fellow readers, I'm committed to reading more and binging less on Netflix, etc in 2020. My goals are to learn more about Indigenous history and issues in Canada and to be more informed on enviro..."

Welcome Patty! Netflix can be great so I can't really discourage you! The topics on your list seem interesting so I can't wait to hear all about your book adventures this year

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Nerime wrote: "Hello! It's very nice to meet everyone ヽ(*｡• ᵕ •｡)ﾉ ~~♡
I'm from Mexico and this is my first time on goodreads, (although I've been reading for a long time) also the first time taking a reading cha..."

welcome Nerime! I hope that you enjoy our time here and hope that reading in Spanish goes well along with your other reading goals. Welcome again and happy reading

[HeatherH]

Hi all! Name is Heather, I'm from the USA, smack in the middle in Missouri. I found the group through another member whom I in another GR group with and am super excited to add some challenges to my reading goals this year! I just started participating in a few month challenges in other groups this past fall but have yet to jump into anything longer. I read mostly YA but just about any genre within it. I love talking books and seeing what others are reading so feel free to add me if you want :) In 2019 I set a goal to read 75 books and finished with 157! Record high for me. I decided in 2020 I really want to get back to writing more and editing current projects so I kept my goal down a bit, setting it at 80. I read a mix of physical books, ebooks and audio.

[Scott]

My Name is Scott and I am from Florida USA I like to read fiction psychological mysteries my goal for 2020 is to read 25 James Patterson Books I found this group by search engine

[Leah]

Hey, I'm Leah. From Florida love all kinds of fiction, Classics , SyFi, Thrillers, YA. I loved reading but have recently experienced vision problems. I am in a good place now and need to get caught up on my reading. I also have a new wonderful library that finds all the books, in every format, that I can dream up to read. I am determined to read tones of books, from every genre.

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Hi Heather Scott and Leah Welcome! Happy to have you join us. I wish you guys the best of luck with your reading goals. There are 16 yearly challenges and lots more to do please look around and joins what looks fun! Again, welcome and happy reading.

[Melody]

Hi all I'm Melody, I'm from Idaho, USA

I love to read romance, suspense and paranormal but dabble and sample quite a bit of others

I was looking thru new groups to join. I took a hiatus last year and honestly forgot about goodreads with the start of a new year and a friend talking about the challenge I thought it was a good time to get back into it.

My goal for this year is to make more time for me and I'm hoping to be able to read 75 books

[Karyn]

Hi everyone,

Am Karyn originally from India, currently in the Dubai - UAE.
I love reading suspense, thrillers and chick lit stuff. Occasionally I read Biographies, if something interests me.

thanks to good reads I was able to join 2 book groups in the city last year and that has increased my book count.

My goal this year is only 25 books, but I believe I will touch 30 at least, unless Netflix and other stuff, pulls me away.

ready to make more book pals across.

[Lisa]

Hi Melody and Karyn, welcome to the group!
Wishing you the best of luck with your reading goals.
I encourage you to check out and join some of the challenges throughout the year. They're always a blast :)

[Amanda]

Hello..my name is Amanda and I'm 30 from New Jersey. Growing up I was an extremely avid reader. Over the last few years my reading habits have diminished and I realized in 2019 I did not read one single book. I will however blame the fact of becoming a new mom in 2018 and any free time I ended up having in my evenings I would use to catch up on some sleep!

I decided to push myself back into the game since I have several books I collected over the last few years that have remained unread so I am going to start knocking them out. I haven't been on GoodReads for probably over 2 years but I'm hoping using and tracking my reading on this site will help me reach (maybe go beyond) my 2020 goal of reading 20 books. Looking forward to the group and hopefully finding some recommendations along the way.

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Amanda wrote: "Hello..my name is Amanda and I'm 30 from New Jersey. Growing up I was an extremely avid reader. Over the last few years my reading habits have diminished and I realized in 2019 I did not read one s..."

Hey Amanda Welcome! I am also from NJ. Congrats on being a new mom. Baby boy or girl? I hope you enjoy your time with us and find a happy balance with everything.

[Laura ☾]

Hi - I'm Laura! Originally German and Indian, but lived all over, and currently based in Dubai, and I'm hopelessly addicted to books! I read across genres, but I have a particular weak spot for fantasy!

[Jane]

Hi! My name is Jane and I'm from Chicago, Illinois. I love to read mysteries, police procedurals, crime fiction, and even a thriller every now and then. I found this group searching for reading challenges. I'm a little technology challenged and I hope I am posting this as a message because it wasn't very clear on how to post here. Anyway, I am hoping to read a minimum of 12 books, but stretching that goal to 24 this year. I have already read one book, Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich (one of my favorite authors).

[Amanda]

Blagica wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Hello..my name is Amanda and I'm 30 from New Jersey. Growing up I was an extremely avid reader. Over the last few years my reading habits have diminished and I realized in 2019 I did..."

Baby boy! Maximus :) He is a sweet thing, 16 months old now but man he keeps me busy! haha

[Alex]

Hi! I'm Alex. I have always enjoyed reading and am now writing my own tales. (Yay!) I'm originally from Massol, a small town on the moon. No, not this one. Around Saturn. Nice little place but pricey. I like it here more. Better sunsets, interesting people. Plus, the air is free!

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Kristina wrote: "Hi! My name is Kristina and I'm from West Virginia. I love to read and will read just about anything. I love to read about ghosts and haunted places. I found this group through the Girlxoxo blog. T..."

Welcome Kristina happy to have you! You will find that this group has lots to offer and you will get to 45 easy! I hope you have a blast.

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Laura ☾ wrote: "Hi - I'm Laura! Originally German and Indian, but lived all over, and currently based in Dubai, and I'm hopelessly addicted to books! I read across genres, but I have a particular weak spot for fan..."

Laura so nice to meet you and have you join us! I was born in Macedonia and have always wanted to travel. I am always interested to see what draws people to fantasy? That is the one genre I can't make friends with. We will have to talk sometime. Welcome and happy reading.

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Jane wrote: "Hi! My name is Jane and I'm from Chicago, Illinois. I love to read mysteries, police procedurals, crime fiction, and even a thriller every now and then. I found this group searching for reading cha..."

Jane welcome yes this is the perfect place to post you got it right! I think 12 is a great goal and 24 is a great long term but remember that it's about enjoying the reads not getting a number.

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Amanda wrote: "Blagica wrote: "Amanda wrote: "Hello..my name is Amanda and I'm 30 from New Jersey. Growing up I was an extremely avid reader. Over the last few years my reading habits have diminished and I realiz..."

Love the name! Good luck with reading and being a Mommy! enjoy both it goes fast!

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Alex wrote: "Hi! I'm Alex. I have always enjoyed reading and am now writing my own tales. (Yay!) I'm originally from Massol, a small town on the moon. No, not this one. Around Saturn. Nice little place but pric..."

Welcome Alex enjoy your time on earth with our group!

[Max]

Hello, y'all GoodReadians all the way from the UK :) I'm Max nice too meet you all.

As I'm super generic and don't have a clue what else to say so...
- Where are you from?
The UK aka England (But I did get born in Hong Kong the same place as Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee YEAH)
- What kinds of books do you like to read?
Usually, read Fantasy/Epic Fantasy. Big fan of big boss Brandon Sanderson.
- How did you find our group?
Google...I swear Google is slowly taking over the world and I don't know if that's a good thing?
- What's your reading goal?
Trying to challenge myself to read 24 books this year and try out other Genres and try out one of your group's Challenges as they seem fun *Insert that thinking face. (Any recommendations to try let me know)*

Other thoughts for anyone as I'm curious as a cat.
Do you count some games as books *insert thinking face*? Some examples may be: Fate Stay games, Life is Strange or Pillers of Eternity?

[Alex]

Blagica wrote: "Welcome Alex enjoy your time on earth with our group!"

Thank you! Enjoying the group so far. Looking forward to a fun and productive 2020!

[Clare]

Hello! I'm Clare, from sunny (and, unfortunately, fire-ridden) Australia.

I love reading historical fiction, crime/thriller and romance but will read almost anything I'm given.

My goal is to read 40 books this year and it would be great to branch out in the challenge and try some things I wouldn't normally pick (feel free to give me any suggestions!).

[Jillian]

hi everyone!
I'm Jillian and I'm from California. Going into the new year, I really wanted to jump back into reading. I always push it off and fall short of meeting my goal for the year but I was given advice to join a book club to help me for 2020.
I literally love to read books of any genre so I can't wait to see everyone's recommendations throughout their personal challenges for the year. I set a goal for a humble 10 books for this year and I'm hoping I can double it up and read 20.
Here's to more reading!

[Lucia]

Hi everybody my name is Lucia andi am from Buenos Aires, Argentina (South America). I am a Med student and i spend most of my free time reading.
I prefer to read romantic, historical novels. Jane Austen and Julie Garwood are my favourite authors. I also like to read thrillers and nonfiction material.
I found the group in the browse section and my reading goal for this year is 40 books.
Happy new year all around the world!

[BookWyrm]

I don't qualify as a newbie, but I have been absent for a long time for a variety of reasons. Things have settled down and I plan to do a better job of sticking with the site and the group. :)

My name is Mona and I live in southern Ontario. I'm semi-retired, currently working part-time and with a HUGE pile of books to get through. I've recently moved into a very small apartment and will have to cull my books, alas. (Either that, or throw out my furniture and pile up my books in place of each item. :D )

My goal this year is 20 books. I will read almost anything. Suggestions are always welcome!

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Hope wrote: "Hey there! I'm Hooe. I'm from India. I read each and every genre but my favourite is thriller. I came across this book through a friend and i think I'll enjoy my time here."

Welcome happy to have you!

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Clare wrote: "Hello! I'm Clare, from sunny (and, unfortunately, fire-ridden) Australia.

I love reading historical fiction, crime/thriller and romance but will read almost anything I'm given.

My goal is to rea..."

HI Clare! I am hoping you are staying safe I am hearing lots of things from friends in Aussie. Welcome to the group. We have many challenges that will hopefully stretch your reading. Please look around and see what looks fun

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Alex wrote: "Blagica wrote: "Welcome Alex enjoy your time on earth with our group!"

Thank you! Enjoying the group so far. Looking forward to a fun and productive 2020!"

glad to hear!

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Jillian wrote: "hi everyone!
I'm Jillian and I'm from California. Going into the new year, I really wanted to jump back into reading. I always push it off and fall short of meeting my goal for the year but I was ..."

Hi Jillian welcome to the group! I think 10 is a great goal as long as you are having fun balancing life and books. I hope you find many books you love on your reading journey this year.

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Lucia wrote: "Hi everybody my name is Lucia andi am from Buenos Aires, Argentina (South America). I am a Med student and i spend most of my free time reading.
I prefer to read romantic, historical novels. Jane A..."

Lucia Happy New Year to you as well! I think 40 books is great considering your in Med school that is impressive I hope school is a breeze for you and you have lots of fun here

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BookWyrm wrote: "I don't qualify as a newbie, but I have been absent for a long time for a variety of reasons. Things have settled down and I plan to do a better job of sticking with the site and the group. :)

I l..."

Welcome back! I am so glad to see that you are back! I think furniture might be important. I also know that reading is awesome tough call. (joking) Good luck with your challenge and books.

[lostinbooks2021]

My name is Ary, I live in California, and have enjoyed and loved reading since I was small. I always manage to read, but because of kids and work, I definitely don’t read as much as I would like to read. I LOVE reading actual books and just recently got into reading electronic books, audio books is something that I would love to explore, and I’m currently looking for a good audio app. I hope that joining this community helps me read more this year and the years to come!
I enjoy reading different types of books and am always looking for a good review! 😊

[Veysel]

Greetings :) My name is Veysel and I am from Turkey. I am fresh mechanical engineer. I am planning to read psychology,child development books, world's classics and some of philosophy books.

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Max wrote: "Hello, y'all GoodReadians all the way from the UK :) I'm Max nice too meet you all.

As I'm super generic and don't have a clue what else to say so...
- Where are you from?
The UK aka England (But ..."

Didn't mean to skip you in the slightest welcome to the group!

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Ary wrote: "My name is Ary, I live in California, and have enjoyed and loved reading since I was small. I always manage to read, but because of kids and work, I definitely don’t read as much as I would like to..."

Welcome to the group! So happy to have you join us. I usually have one of each kind of books going at once so I am never bored! I think you will find this group has lots to offer.

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Veysel wrote: "Greetings :) My name is Veysel and I am from Turkey. I am fresh mechanical engineer. I am planning to read psychology,child development books, world's classics and some of philosophy books."

Welcome that sounds like a great mix can't wait to see how you liked everything you picked!

[Echo]

Hey, I'm Echo, and I hail from sunny Florida.

I found this group while looking for reading challenges, and decided I would join up and see what sort of communities exist. I am still fairly new to Goodreads, but very grateful for it as a resource to track and get suggestions.

I read a lot of fiction, currently splitting a lot of my focus between murder mysteries and Sanderson's Cosmere setting. Most of my reading is done via audiobook, but I want to challenge myself to read more of the physical books on my shelves/piling up this year.

[Max]

Blagica wrote: "Didn't mean to skip you in the slightest welcome to the group!"

Don't worry, and thanks for the Welcome :)

[Cayla]

Hi, I'm Cayla, from the US (Georgia).

I joined goodreads years ago but was never consistent with using it. Last year my goal was 50 books and I met it, so this year I'm trying for 60! I'm going to try to use goodreads more often and found this group.

I would love to have some book buddies! I'll read just about anything but I love a good mystery or thriller. History, and historical fiction, and YA books - if they are good! I'm always trying to expand and read more classics and different types of books though!

[Cheyenne]

Hey! My name is Cheyenne! I am a senior in undergrad from Upstate New York! My goal for this year is to read 20 books. I know that seems small compared to others, but I haven't been able to enjoy a book for myself in YEARS. I am excited to get back to it, but I am a VERY busy person, so I think 20 is a safe and obtainable goal. If I go over, it will be even better! I am looking forward to reading new genres and broadening my reading taste (I originally like mystery/thriller/crime). I am currently reading "Deja Dead" by Kathy Reichs. I look forward to hearing about you all!

What is a book you recommend?!

:) Chey

[Cheyenne]

Andrea wrote: "Hi, I'm Andrea from the US (Florida). I've used GoodReads as a personal book log for a few years but have never ventured past that.

I struggle sometimes to find time to read with my work/life/ki..."

Sorry to hear about your friend. I, too, am busy and understand where you're coming from. It's refreshing to see someone else to have a goal in the 20's. My goal is 20, because I am very busy college student. Hope to hear about your reading journey!

[Cheyenne]

Mark wrote: "Hey! I'm Mark, I'm a queer teen from the US who likes to read and write in my free time. Last year, school caused me to fall into a reading slump, that I'm trying to get out of. This year, I'm tryi..."

Hey! School got me in a slump too...so I feel ya! What is bookopoly?? Sounds interesting! I am also trying to find some buddies too! Message me anytime :)

[Cheyenne]

Elizabeth wrote: "Hello everyone and happy new year! I’m Liz, I’m from Greece but I’m based in Luxembourg since 2013. I’m excited to be part of this group! I like reading books and my goal for this year is 20 books...."

Hey, Liz! My name is Chey! I am also shooting for 20! I think it's a great starting goal AND if you beat it, then there's no loss :) It'd be great to connect with you!