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Hello everyone, I'm Rouge from Canada. Thank you for starting a club for classic book readers!
When the local library was closed during the early pandemic days, a friend suggested reading E-books from the Project Gutenberg site. They're mostly older classics, no longer under copyright in North America. I read Middlemarch, The Turn of the Screw, and now I'm reading Crime and Punishment.
When the local library was closed during the early pandemic days, a friend suggested reading E-books from the Project Gutenberg site. They're mostly older classics, no longer under copyright in North America. I read Middlemarch, The Turn of the Screw, and now I'm reading Crime and Punishment.
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Welcome to the group, and we are glad you have joined us in reading the classics.
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When the local library was closed during the early pandemic days, a friend suggested reading E-books..."
Welcome Rouge. I am glad you chose to read with us. There is a thread we started last year in Chit Chat that might interest you about resources for books:
Look in Chit Chat & All That - topic What are your secret weapons for reading? Members discuss many resources for books.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hello hello! My name is Cara and I’m checking in from rural Maryland. I’m 30 and run an illustration and paper goods shop with my husband. My reading tastes vary but I do love a witty memoir, whimsical novel, or thoughtful nonfiction. In between work and reading, I’m usually in the vegetable garden (starting seeds now for a new season!) or watching British game shows. I’m looking forward to moving back to my home state of Virginia in the next couple of years and putting some elbow grease into an old house near the blue ridge parkway. Thanks for having me!
Hellooo! My name is Viola, I'm from Italy and 21yo. Catching up on classics is something I've been meaning to do for a while but could never find the motivation for, so I'm really happy I found your group!My favourite classics at the moment are Pride and Prejudice, The Importance of Being Earnest, Lisistrata and Sostiene Pereira.
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Cara--the old house in the Blue Ridge sounds so delightful. I LOVE the mountains and old houses are the best. Good luck with the project.
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Hi everyone, my name is Roya. I read a lot of genres, classics being one, although I had stopped reading classics for a while, but now I want to get back into it. I'd love to join the discussions and see your recommendations.
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Hey everyone! My name is Allison, and I'm a high school senior in California. I just started getting active on Goodreads because I figure it's better than other social media, and I'm trying to get into a habit of reading for fun before I go to college.
This is the first group I'm joining; I'd really like to work my way through some classics and various books from my shelf. I'd love to add some friends and get to know people here! Currently, my favorite books are Beloved and Grapes of Wrath :)
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Hello everyone. I’m Jenny from SC. I’m 38 and have been in love with reading and the smell and feel of books since I was a child. The Scholastic book fair was my favorite time in grade school. GEEKED OUT puts it mildly for how I was back then. Dipped my toes into King in high school but my first introduction into classics was Pride & Prejudice and A Tale of Two Cities in 10th grade. I’ve had a strong love of Austen since. Just a girl (woman...when did that happen?!?!?) over here trying to catch up on all the classics I’ve never read or some I’ve never even heard of. Public school did me no favors in that regard. So...happy to be here with you all and have the opportunity to learn, share, discuss, and dive deeper into what gives me the greatest pleasure.
Jenny wrote: "Hello everyone. I’m Jenny from SC. I’m 38 and have been in love with reading and the smell and feel of books since I was a child. The Scholastic book fair was my favorite time in grade school. GEEK..."Welcome Jenny. I also fondly recall the Scholastic book fairs when I was in grade school. Reading is one of those hobbies that retains the wonder it offered from childhood.
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Just found out about the new thread, so welcome everyone I missed! :)
Hello all! I’m Rob from SoCal. I was once an enthusiastic reader but only read a few books one could call literature since I left school and went into my trade. On a whim, I read a copy of Thomas C. Foster’s book on reading literature and realized I was missing out on a lot. I love history, so I decided to start with making my way through classic works, important speeches, essays, and historical documents. It’s been so enjoyable that I thought joining a group focusing on similar works of fiction would be fun also. I’m looking forward to reading and discussing them with you all! Coincidentally, I just started The Portrait of a Lady the other day.
Welcome Rob, sounds like a good journey! Enjoy the group!
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Welcome Rob!
Hi, I'm Archana. So glad to have found this group as Classics have always been my favourite genre and the most read for me as well. Although I read contemporary fiction and have recently written my own book in that genre, nothing can compare with the comfort and familiarity of reading a Classic.
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Welcome to the group, Archana. You will fit right in with your love of classics.
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Archana wrote: "Hi, I'm Archana. So glad to have found this group as Classics have always been my favourite genre..."Welcome Archana! It's interesting how it's a genre that spans genres as well. And that's excellent that you wrote your novel!
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Welcome Archana! We are glad you chose to read with our group.
Hi everyone,My name is Lisa, I'm 36 and I live in New Zealand with my partner and two maine coon cats.
2020 was my worst reading year ever, I think I read 1 book, I started several but didn't finish them. Reflecting on my reading history I've realised that it's not really the number of books that makes me happiest it's getting to the books "I've always meant to" read i.e. classics. Even if I only get to 12 books this year if they are 12 I have always wanted to read by Barbara Pym, or Elizabeth Gaskell, or a massive Russian novel then I'll be happy. Too often recently I've succumbed to hype and read something really unsatisfactory. Classics and back-list is where I'm happiest :)
Looking forward to chatting with you all - Lisa.
Welcome to the group Lisa! That's a good point- as with many things I suppose a lot of activity doesn't outweigh the few things you really want to do. Hope you enjoy this group as much as I am!
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Welcome Lisa! I did a study abroad in New Zealand in college and a small peace of my heart will always be there. It was one of the best experiences of my life. Such a lovely country.
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Hello Lisa. I felt the same when I joined this group. There were so many authors I wanted to read, but had not had a chance to yet. I hope you find many books you enjoy here! Welcome.
Hi, everyone!I'm Eva, and I'm a 55-yo living in Los Angeles -- no kids, 3 dogs. I've always been a reader but found I was reading less as Facebook and similar social media occupied my attention. Well, for a number of reasons, I quit FB, and whaddayaknow, I'm reading lots of books again.
My preference is literary fiction, so this is definitely the group for me. I do a few "fun" or light reads in summer (mostly sensational biographies), but pop fiction usually just disappoints me. I'm looking forward to getting suggestions from others who share my taste in reading.
Heading over to the Bingo Challenge now -- that looks like a lot of fun!
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