Introductions - Thanks for Joining! - 2011

[PyroLily ~Qui scribit bis legit~]

the Navy! Wow!

[Andrez]

hi katy can i add you?

[Adrienne]

Hi, I'm just here because I love to read books.

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to the group! I think you choose a good group to be apart of. Feel free to jump in head first or book first. We have some great conversations going.

[Rosalie]

I would love to join your group. I am an avid reader. Usually I read historical fiction but I have been known to read other genres. I live in Ohio and I am a retired/disabled first grade teacher. I have been married for 45 years and we have 2 adult children. I also like to read more than one book at a time. Currently I am reading THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY, THE HONEY THIEF, and THE PIANO TEACHER.

[Andrez]

hi,welcome to the group
your books sound really good are they interesting?

[[deleted user]]

Yes, welcome. Make yourself at at home and suround yourself with books and book talk.

Happy reading.

[Kathy]

Hi! My name is Kathy and I am from CInicnnati. I love to read obviously. I'm in a book club at work but wanted to get to know more people and their opinions of books. I also wanted to be exposed to books that I might not have heard about otherwise. I'm looking forward to this.

[**Carla**]

wow this is really my first time looking back at introductions since I first posted when I joined the group. It's so nice to read back and get an idea of the people I have been talking to the last month. See everyone's names all the time but not really know who they are or where they are from. I have to remember to come back. Nice to "meet" everyone. I really enjoy talking with you all through the discussions. Hope everyone enjoys the group as much as I do. Major thumbs up to Elyssa!!

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Kathy! We all hope you feel welcome here. Enjoy everything book related here and have fun. Kick back and have a glass of wine and meet some new bookies. I know I've found a lot of books to look forward to reading that I normally wouldn't of found.

I'm glad you are enjoying the group so much, Carla.

[Lani]

Hey everyone
My name is Lani and I love to read and probably like a lot of you I was reading before I went to school. I love the classics like Austen and the Brontes, Vern some Dickens etc. The thing is I found them after I got out of school. I got bored with popular fiction and it's amoral characters. I want good to triumph over evil not mostly good over maybe evil. Give me happily ever after. I read to escape. I read to learn but I don't read to feel the same as I do when I read or watch the news.
I do read popular fiction but I try to be selective.
Sorry didn't mean to rant.

Looking forward to some livily discussions

[[deleted user]]

Yes, jump into discussions. We have many going on that are very interesting.

Make yourself at home and welcome!

[Elizabeth☮]

lani, welcome to the group. i read indiscriminately. but i understand your viewpoint. anyone who reads is good by me. join in on all of the discussions going on. create your own if you'd like.

[[deleted user]]

Good words, Elizbeth... "Anyone who reads is good by me." Everyone is welcome here no matter what you read or don't.

[Elizabeth☮]

Rosalie wrote: "I would love to join your group. I am an avid reader. Usually I read historical fiction but I have been known to read other genres. I live in Ohio and I am a retired/disabled first grade teacher...."


rosalie, it sounds like you have some great reading going on. welcome to the group. i hope we can give you some creative choices and i'd love to hear what you think of all you are reading.

[Andrez]

hi welcome lani;as long AS you read...oh well, using elizabeths words "Anyone who reads is good by me." enjoy this group

[Deepti]

Hi elyssa, i'm from mumbai - india... n reading is a passion for me n my 7 year old son. Gr8 to see so many people getting together to interact on this platform. will hav something gud to luk fwd to since it seems we all hav one thing in common - our love for reading :))............

[[deleted user]]

I'm glad to see you like the name of the group. I'm so happy that you have joined us on my quest.

Welcome aboard!

[Andrez]

hi deepti, welcomeee

[Tom]

I love to read---too much at the expense of everything else. I like fiction and once in a blue moon,, non fiction. I enjoy books that are imaginative and surreal: "At Swim, TwoBirds," "Gargoyle," "Slaughterhouse Five," and I could go on and on.

[[deleted user]]

Welcome Tom, it is great to get a guy into the group! We have several others but I'm sure we scare them off. Put up a fight and dive into the discussions head first.

[Andrez]

hi tom welcome to the group

[Elizabeth☮]

tom and mary welcome to the group! please jump into discussions and add some comments.

[Lindy-Lane]

Bonjour! My name is Lindy. I currently live in Ohio, transplanted here from Tidewater Virginia. I'm the momma to a teenage son and a 3 year old pug ("Miss Lucy"). I work part-time at a library as a youth-associate and homeschool my son. I am an avid reader with my favorite genres being mysteries and historical fictions.

[Andrez]

hi lindy, welcome to the group!do you speak french?

[T J]

Hi all. I'm TJ, from Ireland. Journalist and writer, working on my second non-fiction book. Just heard of this site and looking forward to checking it out. Peace N Love.

[Andrez]

hi tj welcome to the group!check out the discussion board

[Elizabeth☮]

welcome lindy. i hope you find our discussions lively and inspiring. suggest any books you think we might find intriguing.

[Elizabeth☮]

tj, you sound like you will have much to contribute to our discussions. jump in when you feel so moved. what is your first non-fiction book?

[T J]

It's a book called Princes of Pigskin. I'm currently finishing final proofs on a book I've ghost written (something I said I would never do, but the story was just too good to let go) called Screaming at the Sky. Published by Random House on May 27.
The 'Big Novel' is the beast I tackle after this!!

[[deleted user]]

TJ, sounds interesting.

Lindy, welcome to our fun little group :)

Happy Easter to Everyone!!

[Elizabeth☮]

T J wrote: "It's a book called Princes of Pigskin. I'm currently finishing final proofs on a book I've ghost written (something I said I would never do, but the story was just too good to let go) called Scream..."

awesome! i really seek out these books. contribute to our lively discussions.

[Angela]

Hi everyone!
My name is Angela I grew up between Wisconsin/Minnesota but have recently moved to Florida, quiet the change I must say.

I read a little bit of everything but not very much non-fiction. My favorite genre is anything paranormal

[[deleted user]]

Welcome to the group. I'm from Wisconsin, I leave often. However, I do almost always end up coming back.

Jump in when you can and let us all know what you are reading and how you are liking it.

[Angela]

Thanks for the welcome I jumped in all over the place :)

[[deleted user]]

I'm glad that you did!

[Elizabeth☮]

welcome to the group angela. thanks for jumping right in to the discussions!

[Angela]

Thanks again for the welcome :) I already like it around here :)

[[deleted user]]

I'm glad you are getting comfy. Pull up a chair, put your feet up and lets talk books and hunky characters.

[KSMary]

Hello to all of our new members!

[Josh]

hey all! i'm a little late on the bandwagon, apparently, lol. i just joined goodreads today and i saw your group and decided to join!
i'm a twenty year old (well, almost, i'll be twenty in june) guy from southeastern michigan that honestly used to sneak out of the house to ride my bike to the library to find a new book to read... weird, right? hahaha :)
i can be oppinionated at times but love debates/discussions about books and their contents. i am a christian and will stand by that, but i don't judge others, i promise.

[[deleted user]]

hi everyone! :)) i'm pretty new at goodreads and i've only started focusing on my account lately, since i had school until around three weeks ago haha
i'm erika and i come from the philippines. i'll read anything, but i collect young-adult books :D i enjoy movies and music, and i love writing, too :)

[Elizabeth☮]

welcome to the group erika and josh! feel free to jump into any discussion you deem worthy and discussions of your own.

[[deleted user]]

Yes, welcome to the bandwagon, Josh and Erika. The group is pretty active so dive right in.

Thanks for finding us.

[[deleted user]]

Right now we have a poll going on for our May 15th to June 14th group read. It is tied right now. Help break the tie and have your say all at the same time.

[[deleted user]]

I'm good with reading both.

They are tied again at 8 votes each! Looks like reading them both might be in order.

[Jencey/]

Or you could do a poll as a tie breaker and see if that breaks the tie? Just a thought.

[[deleted user]]

I'm up for what ever everyone else wants. The tie breaker poll is a very good idea.

[Andrez]

i agree good idea jencey C=

[AAAlien]

hiii