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[roselind_isa]

"Hey everyone! Excited to be part of this classic book group. I've always had a soft spot for timeless tales and old-school charm in literature. From Austen to Dickens, each book feels like a journey back in time, full of rich characters and vivid settings. Can't wait to dive into discussions and swap thoughts on these literary gems with you all!"

[Franky]

Welcome roselind_isa! Hope you have a great time here. I've learned a lot since joining and have enjoyed every minute of it.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Welcome, roselind_isa. If you like classics, this is a marvelous group with which to share your reading and your thoughts. Lots of great reads coming up, but feel free to add to any of our other book threads. The threads never close.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, roselind_isa!

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Obviously, my mind has been elsewhere. Welcome to all of our newest members.

[Lynn]

roselind_isa wrote: ""Hey everyone! Excited to be part of this classic book group. I've always had a soft spot for timeless tales and old-school charm in literature. From Austen to Dickens, each book feels like a journ..."

Hello Roselind. Welcome to the group! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

[Soren]

Hello,

My name is Soren (It is pronounced and written like the owl in legends of the ga'hool.) I live in belgium, the dutch part. Pardon for the weird/bad English => I am doing the best i can.

I have always loved reading. I remember as a child, that I envied my older brother for his ability to decipher these weird signs in books. Thereforth, I was so motivated, that I could read at the age of 4. My reading level was level 9 (the highest) after only 2 months.

I did not read many classics, since my first love was fantasy and science fiction. However, while maturing I found the love of "prize books". I made myself some challenges and read many of the award-winning authors of my country. Some time after that I fell in love with the booker prizes.

I LOVE randomizing things. That's why I have decided to participate with the BINGO challenge!

If you have some questions, or need some recommendations on dutch authors, i'm your guy!

[Sara, New School Classics]

Welcome, Soren.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Soren!

[Connie]

Welcome, Soren!

Could you recommend me a few Dutch authors/ books to read? Anything, classic, pieces of work that are worth reading even if they are not the easiest/ most liked books. I am curious to read more from Dutch authors.

[Soren]

Connie wrote: "Welcome, Soren!

Could you recommend me a few Dutch authors/ books to read? Anything, classic, pieces of work that are worth reading even if they are not the easiest/ most liked books. I am curiou..."

Well I can give you some very well regarded authors. However I don't know if there are English translations to be found of all books. (and what the quality is of those translations.) Most have a French and German translation, since we speak those three languages in Belgium.

In no particular order:

Jeroen Brouwers(Always has great topics, likes to disobey the dogmas in life)
RIJNEVELD MARIEKE LUCAS (she/he won the booker int prize, so def translated. The discomfort of evening is great, but not for the faint of heart.)
Erwin Mortier (while the gods were sleeping is amazingly written)
Hugo Claus (most well-regarded classic author)
Mulisch Harry (discovery of heaven is a classic, didn't read it.)
Herman Koch (Quick fun reads, with a literary touch.)
Hubert Lampo (classic Belgian Magical Realism)

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Welcome to the group, Soren.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Michael, I am sorry but we do not allow self-promotion. We will be very happy to have you as a participant in the group, however. I am removing your post and hope that you will put up another just introducing yourself to the group.

Reference this thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Lynn]

Welcome Soren.

[Caleb]

Hello everyone,

My name is Caleb, and ever since I was about 8 I've always been mildly obsessed with reading the classics. It all really began when my parents bought me a dozen 1$ paperbacks of stories like The Secret Garden, Huckleberry Finn, Oliver Twist, and The Time Machine.

Since then, I've read many other classics, as I feel there is a reason they've stood the test of time and provide a lot for us to glean from. But I've also gotten more into Sci-fi, fantasy, and YA in recent years. Now, I would really like to get back to my roots and read more classical literature, so I'm open to any and all recommendations this group can send my way as well as participating in literary discussions

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Caleb wrote: "Hello everyone, .."

Welcome to the group.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Caleb.

[Lynn]

Caleb wrote: "Hello everyone,

My name is Caleb, and ever since I was about 8 I've always been mildly obsessed with reading the classics. It all really began when my parents bought me a dozen 1$ paperbacks of s..."

Hello Caleb, I'm glad you decided to read with us! Threads never close so you can comment on any book you like.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Welcome, Caleb. Hope you find classics of every ilk to please you. We do have a lot of Sci-Fi enthusiasts here, so there might even be Sci-Fi Classics you will discover.

[Mbuye]

Hi, I'm Mbuye, a retired civil servant, and I am able to enjoy reading more now that I belong to the leisured classes! I do love classics, but also like to read literature and history, though not exclusively. I read books from all countries, and am a fan of Asian, African and European literature, classical or modern, but this depends on whether translations are available.

I do look forward to being a part of the group!

[Sara, New School Classics]

Nice to have you, Mbuye. I'm looking forward to following you and being introduced to Asian and African literature that I am unfamiliar with.

[Mbuye]

Thank you! It's a real voyage of discovery for me. At the moment, I'm reading Balzac's serial novel, "Lost Illusions' and Friedrich Dürrenmatt's 'The Execution of Justice,' both European novels, and utterly different in every way you can think of!

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Mbuye wrote: "Hi, I'm Mbuye, a retired civil servant, and I am able to enjoy reading more now that I belong to the leisured classes! I do love classics, but also like to read literature and history, though not e..."

Welcome to the group.

[Mbuye]

Thanks, Katy.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Mbuye.

[Mbuye]

Hi, Bob

[Lynn]

Hello Mbuye. I am glad you joined our group and hope you like it as much as I do. Feel free to join any discussion, even older ones. Threads never close.

[Enock]

I'm Enock and I live in Recife, in the northeast of Brazil. I read almost exclusively classics, my favorite ones being French/Russian/Portuguese realism.

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Enock wrote: "I'm Enock and I live in Recife, in the northeast of Brazil. I read almost exclusively classics, my favorite ones being French/Russian/Portuguese realism."

Welcome to the group.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Enock.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Nice to have you aboard, Enock.

[Anshika]

Hi! Everyone. I am Anshika from India. I haven't read much classics, therefore I want to read all the essentials.
Hope to find new reads here.

[Luffy Sempai]

Welcome, Anshika!

[Sara, New School Classics]

Nice to have you, Anshika.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Anshika.

[Nida]

Hi all! I'm Nida from Toronto, Canada. I used to love reading when I was younger but fell off of it a little once I reached high school. I am 23 now and am getting back into reading for fun again! Always open to hearing suggestions for books to read and other people's thoughts on books! :) Happy to meet you all!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Nida. I glanced at your TBR and can recommend
21st century A Gentleman in Moscow
20th century Rebecca
19th century Anna Karenina large but worth it.

Finally, one that is not on your TBR but is being discussed by the group from now till the end of the year is Les Misérables

Again, welcome.

[Nida]

Bob wrote: "Welcome, Nida. I glanced at your TBR and can recommend
21st century A Gentleman in Moscow
20th century Rebecca
19th century Anna Karenina large but ..."

Thanks for the recommendations! Rebecca is definitely next on my list. Haven't looked into Les Misérables yet but I will definitely check it out.

[Luís]

Hello, my name is Luís, and I love to read especially the French classics. Here are some recommendations:

Gargantua and Pantagruel
Discourse on Method
The Indiscreet Jewels
The Social Contract
De l'éducation des femmes

[Sara, New School Classics]

Welcome to the group, Nida and Luis.

[Lynn]

Welcome to all our new members. I love how this group is growing.

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Lynn wrote: "Welcome to all our new members. I love how this group is growing."

I agree with Lynn - welcome everyone.

[Luís]

Thank you all for your warm welcome.

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Welcome to the group, Nida and Luis

[Shoki]

Hey all! I'm Shoki, and I'm excited to be a part of this group and discuss different books with you all.

I'm currently trying to keep an active habit of reading and I've always loved the classics. Hope you all are doing well <3

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome to the group, Shoki

[Lynn]

Shoki wrote: "Hey all! I'm Shoki, and I'm excited to be a part of this group and discuss different books with you all.

I'm currently trying to keep an active habit of reading and I've always loved the classics..."

Welcome Shoki! The threads never close. Please join any discussion you would like. I hope you find many books here that you will enjoy,

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Shoki wrote: "Hey all! I'm Shoki, and I'm excited to be a part of this group and discuss different books with you all. ..."

Welcome to the group, I look forward to discussing books with you.

[Thomas]

Hello everyone! I go by Thomas Nashe. I'm very interested in classic literature like Tolstoy, Melville, and Flaubert. Hope to engage in interesting discussions within the group.

[Katy, Old School Classics]

Thomas wrote: "Hello everyone! I go by Thomas Nashe. I'm very interested in classic literature like Tolstoy, Melville, and Flaubert. Hope to engage in interesting discussions within the group."

Welcome to the group, I hope to discuss books with you soon.