Classics for Beginners discussion
Introductions
Hi to all newbies! I've been away from the group because of some hectic schedule. I'm glad I'm back and welcome to all newbies. Yipee! Let's go party guys!
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Welcome aboard Bazzie1967, and any new member I have not welcomed."Hi there. Thank you for the welcome. Bazzie
Teri-lynn wrote: "Welcome Bazzie and Hermoine!!!! Glad that you are here....and to any new member that I have missed!!! Glad to see so many here that enjoy classics!!!!"Hi there. Thank you for the welcome. Bazzie
Hello, my name is Dana and I am new to this group. I live in Dallas, Texas. I discovered Goodreads a few weeks ago and I am hooked! I am currently reading Pride and Prejudice. I have To Kill a Mockingbird on reserve at my local library to be picked up this next week. I joined this group because I was looking at the list of books I have read and realized that it was lacking in the Classic category.
I believe I have a lot to benefit from reading in this category. I am hoping that belonging to this group will make it more fun by reading other people's thoughts as well as posting my own concerning specific books. I must say that I am so enthralled in reading the book lists (Listopia) on this site and adding new books to read is coming between me and my current book list. ha!
Dana wrote: "Hello, my name is Dana and I am new to this group. I live in Dallas, Texas. I discovered Goodreads a few weeks ago and I am hooked! I am currently reading Pride and Prejudice. I have To Kill a M..."
Hi Dana,I'm fairly new here myself. Welcome. Bazzie
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Welcome!! Hope everyone is having a good time with the hobbit and to kill a mocking bird!!!
Thanks for the welcomes! This group is fun!
Hermione wrote: "Hi All! I'm Hermione, and I'm from Manhattan. I absolutely LOVE classics, and I just finished The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck, which was ABSOLUTELY amazing :) Another favorite is [book..."I love [book:The Scarlet Pimpernel|136116]!!
Hi everyone, my name is Mirela, I'm a former marine and I love to read! :) I'm a huge fan of Goodreads! I use the site to connect with other readers and keep track of my books. I joined this group because reading classics can be challenging and I wanted to be able to connect with people who can help me understand them and of course just to talk about the best books ever written!My favorite book is Villette by Charlotte Bronte. One of the best decisions in life was buying a Kindle, because all those great classics are free!
Welcome Mirela glad that you like Goodreads and you like our group!!!!
Hi all, My name's Mark and I'm in Texas, USAI read a lot of Fantasy, sci-fi, and classic novels; I just finished :Dracula and thought it was wonderful, now I am working on: Atlas Shrugged
I just recently found this site and thought it'd be a great way to keep track of what I've read, get some recommendations, and meet some people with similar interests as myself. :)
Welcome aboard Mark...glad that you found us!!!
Teri-lynn wrote: "Welcome Mirela glad that you like Goodreads and you like our group!!!!"Thank you! :)
Hi I am Dianne I have been reading a lot more classic's this year it seems like when I get into a reading slump the classic seem to bring me out of it.
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I've found that adding classics to my reading has been refreshing for me.
Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Welcome, Mirela, Mark, and Dianne.I've found that adding classics to my reading has been refreshing for me."
Thanks!
Welcome to the group Dianne, I hope that you are finding the group enjoyable!!!!
Your welcome Mirela
Your welcome Mirela
Hi everyone!My name is Emma and I'm currently living in Cheshire, U.K. I'm addicted to reading but mainly read science and natural history as that is the field in which I have been educated and now work in.
I've joined this group because I used to love literature at school and am making a concerted effort to read more classics.
Welcome Emma! I am new to the group too. I really like it and hope you will too. Dana
Hi everyone, I joined this group as my goal is to try and read as many books as possible on the "100 books you have to read in your life" list. I am not following one specific list, more a compilation of a number of lists. But many of them are classics and so I thought this would be a good group to be in.
As I don't have a lot of time to actually sit down and read I mainly listen to audiobooks (commuting by bike, good time to listen to books). I have found a lot of classics on audiobooks which is good.
Daniella
Dana wrote: "Welcome Emma! I am new to the group too. I really like it and hope you will too. Dana"
Thank you for the warm welcome. I'm sure I'll enjoy being part of the group. Everyone is so friendly ^_^
Hi, I'm Laura from Canada. Love the classics but sometimes need a push to get going on one. To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorite books. Glad to see you are reading it. Looking forward to reading new classics and discussing them.
Trisha wrote: "Hey Nicolle! We keep running into each other!"I'm new to this group, but just thought I would mention that I think that "the poisonwood bible" is a beautifully written book as is "prodigal summer"which is written by Barbara Kingsolver.
Hi Laura, welcome to the group and have fun reading! Hey, I'm also a fan of Barbara Kingsolver and one of my favorites is The Poisonwood Bible which I read before summer. Haha.Daniella, I'm not a fan of audiobooks but where do you usually download them or do you buy them online? Anyway, welcome to the group and feel free to share a link to that 100 something list you have. Hehe.
Hi Emma, welcome to the group and hey you had a nice pic there! Haha. And Dana, you got a pretty kitty as your profile pic! Welcome to the group guys!
Hi everyone. Im Cary. Im not actually new in this group, but I've just decided to introduce myself now. looking forward to more book discussions here.
Hi Cary! At last, you introduce yourself. So what'ya reading today?
Im reading C.S.Lewis' Til we have Faces and Almost Home in between. Im still having second thoughts if I'll pick Dracula next or I will stick to my list which says I have to finish reading Wind in the Willows haha
I only read the Narnia series by Lewis and after that, I never tried to read one of his works because I was so disappointed by the series. Any recommendation from Lewis please? I stopped from reading Dracula, I mean I have to stop using my Nook for awhile. Hehe.
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Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "I only read the Narnia series by Lewis and after that, I never tried to read one of his works because I was so disappointed by the series. Any recommendation from Lewis please? I stopped from readi..."Why are you so disappointed with Narnia series? Im not done with the series yet, but I'm enjoying it so far because Im looking at Lewis' books in another perspective.
I don't know or maybe I don't like to share my opinion about the book. I was in high school when I read it and because also of the movie. Anyway, at least I'm asking for a recommendation this time. Any Lewis books to deal with? Hehe.
I've only read one book of Lewis outside Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, also a classic and I like it so I'd like to recommend it.
So how's The Screwtape Letters work for you?
Welcome to our new members...Sorry it took me so long to say hello!! I hope that you are all enjoying the site!!! I also hope that you are all enjoying the Hobbit and To Kill a Mockingbird
Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "So how's The Screwtape Letters work for you?"have you read my review? It's all in there :-)
Hello everybody, new member here. :) I'm from the US, living in Chicago currently, and I am a bit of a classics nut - with an extra fanaticism on Shakespeare's work. Read The Hobbit in 4th grade (and many times since) and To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my favorites. I look forward to hangin with you all!
Hey Danielle, I really want to like Shakespeare but it is so hard when I don't know what it all means. Have you read Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead??
Hello.I am Melissa from the USA. I love all books, but my favorite classics are The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, anything by Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. Actually there are too many to list. :D
Hi Melissa, welcome to the group! I read The Chronicles of Narnia 3 years ago and I was so disappointed and most of my friends too. But I'll give the series a try because I was a baby that time. Haha. Feel free to ask question and discuss some books!Hi Danielle, welcome to the group! Feel free to post comments, either harsh or not! Haha. We love to discuss classics here! Have fun!
Welcome to all the new members!!!
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Hi everyone! Just wanted to say welcome to all the new members:). Glad to have you here!
Such a warm welcome. Thank you! Nicolle - I was lucky enough to have a mentor in high school who shared her love (and understanding) of The Bard. I have read it! I thought it was a brilliant idea, the change in perspective for such a well known story. I found it refreshing. The same idea as Wicked and such.
Danielle wrote: "Such a warm welcome. Thank you! Nicolle - I was lucky enough to have a mentor in high school who shared her love (and understanding) of The Bard. I have read it! I thought it was a brilliant idea,..."I may need your help in understanding it then. It is my exam topic this year!!
Hi! I'm Luisa from Spain. Nice group! I'm starting with some classics like Oliver Twist or Tom Sawyer. One of my favourite classic authors is Jane Austen. I hope to get loads of ideas from this club, so thanks in advance!
Classics for Beginners
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Sorry Lady Danielle, For Whom the Bell Tolls is the Spanish civil war one. The Italian ambulance driver is A Farewell to Arms. Hemmingway's choice of titles is just great.