Introductions and Welcome

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Hello Hailey. That is a good sign. Welcome.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to everyone that has joined us this past month. It's always nice to have new members join in reading with us.

[Micah]

Hello, my name is Micah. I am an attorney from Wyoming who is interested in reading more classics. I find as of late that the books in this genere have had the biggest impact on my life and wanted to meet other fans! Hello!

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Welcome Micah. I am glad you have chosen to read with us. Feel free to join any discussion that looks interesting.

[KeenReader]

Hello Micah, I've started to explore classics recently and I've got a long list of new books to try that I'd never heard of before joining this group. I'm sure you'll get a lot of new books to look into too.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Lovely to have you here, Micah.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Micah wrote: "Hello, my name is Micah. I am an attorney from Wyoming who is interested in reading more classics. I find as of late that the books in this genere have had the biggest impact on my life and wanted ..."

Welcome to the group.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Micah.

[Houck]

Hi everyone! My name is Alvina, and I'm a new member. I joined Goodreads because of a pretty amazing experience.....

I was at the airport recently and stumbled across a signed copy of a Christian suspense novel that an author had left behind for a stranger to find. It felt too special not to share!

That book was my first time diving into the genre in a while, and it completely hooked me. I'm hoping to connect with other readers who appreciate powerful stories of faith, mystery, and resilience. Besides reading, I love hiking, and I find the themes in these books often resonate with my own journeys.

I'm hoping to connect with fellow readers who enjoy discussing those deeper themes of resilience and mystery

So, for my first question to the group...

What book have you read that best captured the feeling of a difficult but worthwhile journey?

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Alvina, welcome to the group.

[Marulina]

Hi guys.
I'm not super Internet savvy, and I'm the quiet one, nonetheless, I want to connect with similar minded people.
Marulina is my name, I primarily read in English due to being in an English speaking country, but Spanish is my native country's language.
I'm interested in all kinds of Classics, but I gravitate towards ancient literature, Renaissance, and everything in between, and even after, just not very modern.
I'm currently reading Silas Marner.
Glad to be here, and thank you for accepting me!

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Marulina, I 'm happy you have joined us, welcome.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Welcome Alvina and Marulina.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Welcome to everyone. I am returning from a little vacation. I hope you all enjoy the group.

[Kia ✩ ༄.° (semi-ia this week)]

Hey everyone! :)

[Sara, New School Classics]

Hello, Kia. Nice to have you here!

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Hi Kia Welcome

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group all who have joined us new in September! So glad you are here and happy reading.

[John]

Hello, I'm John from a little suburb on the fringes of south west London in the UK. I have been a regular reader of Katy's emails since I joined Goodreads last year but I haven't managed to coordinate my reading with the group's yet. All the books mentioned in those emails are on my radar in some way, either because I've read them or I'm planning to read them but I have just been out of sync with the group's schedule. I am hoping to comment in one way or another in October.

Left to my own devices, I have my own schedule of 1 long read and 2 or 3 short reads per month, mixing classics with contemporary novels. I also like to read poetry and short story collections.

I try to review everything I read except short stories and individual poems.

I'm also in a reading group outside of Goodreads. We are currently working our way through the Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories.

I'm just getting to the end of Daniel Deronda, which will free up some time but I've enjoyed it so much I have added a few more books by or about George Eliot to my list.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

John wrote: "Hello, I'm John from a little suburb on the fringes of south west London in the UK. I have been a regular reader of Katy's emails since I joined Goodreads last year but I haven't managed to coordin..."

So glad to have you as member of the the group, and the goal here is to read good books. Thank you for your reading update. I'm going to check out the Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome John.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Very nice to have you here, John. Just thought I would mention that the threads stay open, so you can comment on books in the discussion threads even if you missed the group read. Frequently you will get responses even after the group has moved on.

[Celine]

Hello, i am Celine i'm a Southern trans woman who got into classic lit at 17 after getting into philosophy at 15/16. i am currently not very well read by the standards of you guys but compared to the average person i've prob read more. i am working on reading from my 300+ classic stories/novels/novellas collection which is still growing as i read too so i have basically endless books to read but little time to read, if anyone has any tips on how to manage reading time (especially with adhd) pls tell them to me 🙏

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome Celine.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Celine wrote: "Hello, i am Celine i'm a Southern trans woman who got into classic lit at 17 after getting into philosophy at 15/16. i am currently not very well read by the standards of you guys but compared to t..."

Welcome

[John]

Sara wrote: "Very nice to have you here, John. Just thought I would mention that the threads stay open, so you can comment on books in the discussion threads even if you missed the group read. Frequently you wi..."

Thanks for that tip, Sara!

[Karma]

Hi, my name is Karma and I’m from Ontario Canada. I’ve been getting into reading a lot more this year and I’ve been looking forward to read more classic fiction books. I’ve read Crime and Punishment from Dostoevsky which I loved and am currently reading 1984 by Orwell and the woman in white by Wilkie Collin’s. I hope to find more books to read in this group:))

[Klowey]

John wrote: "Hello, I'm John from a little suburb on the fringes of south west London in the UK. I have been a regular reader of Katy's emails since I joined Goodreads last year but I haven't managed to coordin..."

Hi John, welcome.
I similarly like mixing a couple of short stories with a longer read. Some of us are also in a really fun Short Story Club group.

[Klowey]

Karma wrote: "Hi, my name is Karma and I’m from Ontario Canada. I’ve been getting into reading a lot more this year and I’ve been looking forward to read more classic fiction books. I’ve read Crime and Punishmen..."

I finished 1984 earlier this year and was very moved by it. A couple of us are doing a buddy read in January for Notes from Underground if you'd like to join. According to one of our members, that book was written as a way for Dostoevsky to express his views on nihilism, in the context of discussions with Ivan Turgenev and Nikolai Chernyshevsky.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Karma wrote: "Hi, my name is Karma and I’m from Ontario Canada. I’ve been getting into reading a lot more this year and I’ve been looking forward to read more classic fiction books. I’ve read Crime and Punishmen..."

Welcome to the group, Karma. We are glad to have you join us.

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Welcome, Karma!!

[Sara, New School Classics]

Nice to have you here, Karma. Hope to see you in the threads.

[Claire]

Hi everyone, my name is Claire and I’m a reader and emerging writer from Australia.

I read some classics in high school (Of Mice and Men, Twelve Angry Men and The Crucible come to mind), but I was really blown away when I read Jane Eyre for an English literature elective subject as part of my degree in French and linguistics. I also studied French literature as part of my studies and lived in France for a while. Now I find I am catching up on English-language classics and English translations of classics written in additional languages.

A couple of recent reads of mine are: The Gambler by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.

I am currently juggling quite a few books as I am completing a reading challenge this month called ‘Victober,’ where we read Victorian literature in the month of October based off several different prompts. It will be challenging, but I’m looking forward to it.

Looking forward to connecting with everyone and feel free to add me :)

[Bob, Short Story Classics]

Claire welcome to the group and good luck with your challenge.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Nice to have you join us, Claire. How lovely to have studied in France!

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Welcome to our new members. Threads stay open, so feel free to read and comment on older threads if you like.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Claire wrote: "Hi everyone, my name is Claire and I’m a reader and emerging writer from Australia. ..."

Welcome to the group.

[Charisma]

Katy wrote: "Are you new to the group? Introduce yourself and let us get to know you a bit.

Welcome to the group

We have achieved the older Introductions thread here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/218..."


Hello all! My name is Charisma and I am a book lover and aspiring author. I love classics and for about a year and a half I have been trying to slowly work my way through all of them. I love book suggestions and to hear others thoughts on classics. Thanks!

[Sara, New School Classics]

Welcome to the group, Charisma.

[James]

Good evening. I'm James, although I may have been in this group as Jim. A 62 year old divorced man and a native of New Jersey now living in Pennsylvania, I love reading both fiction and nonfiction. My favorite classic, and possibly favorite novel ever, is The Count of Monte Cristo. I have read only four classics this year, however: namely The Quiet American by Graham Greene; The Odyssey by Homer; One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey; and Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. I have quite a few lined up in the next month, including The Monk by Matthew Lewis; and both The Collector and The Magus by John Fowles.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Welcome to the group. James.

[Sara, New School Classics]

Nice lineup, James. Happy reading and welcome aboard.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Hello James. Nice to see you again.

[Justin]

Hi everyone,

My name is Justin and I just joined goodreads. I believe this is a good group for me as I read a lot of older stuff. I'm an English instructor at a small college in upstate NY. Been trying to set up my account and post the books I've read. Perhaps I'll meet some friends with similar interests.

[Sara, New School Classics]

This is the perfect group for an English instructor, Justin. Hope you get set up soon and find some threads here that you want to follow and comment on. Welcome.

[Lynn, Old School Classics]

Justin wrote: "Hi everyone,

My name is Justin and I just joined goodreads. I believe this is a good group for me as I read a lot of older stuff. I'm an English instructor at a small college in upstate NY. Been t..."

Hello Justin. Welcome to the group. I hope you enjoy the discussions.

[Katy, Quarterly Long Reads]

Justin wrote: "Hi everyone,

My name is Justin and I just joined goodreads. I believe this is a good group for me as I read a lot of older stuff. I'm an English instructor at a small college in upstate NY. Been t..."

Welcome to the group.