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i have seen the movie of jumper well if we are talking about the same jumper.so poetry huh.... arts guy?
lolz yup! just don't see the movie. Trust me, its a bad idea. And books made into movies are always bad. The books are a 100 times better than their movie counterparts.Well, i am a poet. Art, music... yes, guess that does make me a ummm.. 'arts guy'! lol
Being from India does have its uses and advantages, you know.. lollz
i see movies but books are always much better than movies. and in case of jumper i saw movie before i knew it was actually a book.so arts guy lol.... i am a science person , totally practical and i read lots of science books and except a few poems i don't like poems much may be because i just don't get the real hidden meaning of the poems.
and what are those.....?will you please enlighten me....lol?
Well, poems do have hidden meanings but truthfully, every single poem you read is understood by different people in different ways. More like, touching ones mind. So if you read it and whatever you understand is what that touches you in terms of the poetry you read. I am more refined when it comes to my poems though. I write what my heart tells me, not deep, universal stuff :P lolzhmmm.. well, science girl, Indians are more poetic than most cultures since it originated from here in the first place. Our definition of things are more exaggerated but still perfect in many ways. But the most important thing is, we value life above all things. Thats what different, at least by my standards.. LOL
wow.....you write poems ...well i made some pathetic attempts on writing poems since my friends write poems but it very well turned out to be a big long essay.loll....
lolz yes, i do write poems. Its like the air i breathe to me to be honest. I post some of my poems on here from time to time.But, hey! poem no matter the size is still a poem :)
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Hey guys, I'm new. My names Lacey, I'm 19. I love reading and love to take challenges. My favorite readings are fiction, the classics, and YA. But I'm open! :D
Hello Kathrine!! Welcome to the group!
Welcome, Jim--Jersey girl here. My list is mostly fiction right now, but I enjoy history and biography as well. How do you feel about historical fiction? I read The Rising Tide: A Novel of the Second World War recently; I like Shaara's mix of well-known figures and more 'common' soldiers, and the way he portrayed the logistics of Eisenhower heading a multi-national military force. The sequel is on my to-read list.
Heya guys! I joined the group a while ago but I'm actually just starting to follow this challenge. I'm 21 and I go to Uni in the UK so I'm hoping I can keep this up through my final semester :)Ooo and I think I read everything although I don't really read much sci-fi or history. I'm big into romances of all sorts, young adult books and biographies/memoirs :)
Welcome Dainya. Good luck in your final semester!
Hello Dainya! Glad you joined the group!
Hi. I'm Lisa. I live in Cape Coral, Florida, USA. I'm a mother of two girls (aged 11 and 9) and I'm a 3rd grade teacher. I think this challenge is just what I'm looking for! I'm excited to be doing it with all of you. I like a a variety of different types of books. I'm wondering if books I read to my class count? I'm currently reading them "The Magician's Nephew" by C.S. Lewis.
My name is Lynnette and I am a Readers Advisory librarian in the Chicagoland area in the USA. I love reading all types of books, but I mostly read mysteries, thrillers, some YA fiction, romance, some nonfiction, and paranormal romance.
Hello Lisa and Lynnette!! Welcome to the group!!
hey guys, it's maddi.. i got a new profile(=
Hey everyoneI'm ashley from hawaii. I have never done a challenge, but I want to get back into reading. I'm trying to become more well rounded in ny reading. I look book that in directly teach a life lesson. I'm starting off with Think and Grow Richand then going to The Idiot.
If anyone has suggestions please drop them on me. 2 down 98 to go.
Hi I'm Christina or Chris from VA. I joined Goodreads.com about a week ago. I'm not sure about the 100 books in a year for 2011 but I'm going for the March Challenge of eight books. I think I read six books for Jan and Feb together. So eight books in one month, Wow, but I'll try.
Hello everyone, I'm Denae. Currently in NC, will soon be in VA and have previously been in TN, PA, GA, back to TN, CA, back to TN again and now here. Because of course you all needed to know that. :)I'm much too lazy to go into all the stuff I like, so I'll just stick with eclectic and if you're really curious you can go check out my favorites shelf. I tend to read at least a couple books at once. Right now it's 4. Ridiculous, really.
Working on the 100 already. I'm at 13 completed, which puts me a little bit behind for the year, but I have been picking some long books this year. Basically, I'm not too worried about it.
Kristin wrote: "Hello from Kristin in Ohio. I'm glad to find the group."Hi Kristin! I live in Ohio as well. What part are you from?
Hello!I learned about Goodreads last year but I couldn't figure out what to do with it. Another social networking site? Who needs it!
Then I went to a conference in January and I learned what could be done with Goodreads. Now I'm addicted!
I'm a middle school teacher. My favorite genre is science fiction/fantasy with a bit of historical fiction thrown in.
My booklist, though, seems to consists mainly of young adult lit. Oh, well. There's always the summer!
Hello to all the new people! Welcome to our little home on the net :D
Ello ello, I'm Zainab from Aussieland. I am 16 and fantasy, YA and hizzi fiction is more my thing, although I'm open to mostly everything except for horror =/
Hello All,I've just joined up today, I'm Claire from London . . . On my 33rd book of the year and keen to get to the halfway point. Look forward to coming across some stuff I maybe wouldn't of thought of cracking the spine on.
Hi there, My name is Charleen and I live in CT. My goal this year is 50 books but, I might try to go for the full 100!
Alison in Bridge of Weir, Scotland, UK. Just found this group. This is my second year of trying for 100 - only made it to 86 last year. boo hoo. Hoping Goodreads will help with reading suggestions. I like lots of literary fiction. Favourites from last year were Karen Maitland and I also got into Scandinavian crime fiction, eg Henning Mankell and Jo Nesbo.
Hi, I'm Sheryl and I live in the suburbs of Chicago. I work at a library and my co-worker recommended this group to me. I'm hoping to be able to surpass the 100 books.
100 books in 2011
Books mentioned in this topic
Think and Grow Rich (other topics)The Idiot (other topics)
The Rising Tide (other topics)
Matched (other topics)
So here they are:
A Book of English Poetry and The Problem of Pain
Maybe partly influenced by my life i guess. Thats maybe why i chose the two. One is a book full of poems though. But if you ask me the ones i like that i read recently, then its Jumper, I am Number 4 and the House of Night series :)