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[Nicolle]

Hi Daniel, are you enjoying Gulliver's travels? I have it on my bookshelf at home though haven't got around to reading yet.

[[deleted user]]

Hi Daniel...Gulliver's travels in definitely on my to read list...is it a love it or hate it kinda book???

[[deleted user]]

Hi Dana...U will not be disappointed in Dracula.

[Nicolle]

Hello Dana!! Welcome to the group, I hope you enjoy our group reads!

[Daniel]

I am enjoying Gulliver's travels so far. I will comment more once finished. Going to start Dracula soon and hope it's as good as I have heard.

[[deleted user]]

Daniel...Dracula is absolutely amazing, although it is a very dark book and I can only read so much at a time...I sure hope that you enjoy it as I am.
Looking forward to reading your comments on Gulliver's Travels

[Vikki]

Hi. I'm Vikki from Northern Ireland. I enjoy reading Classics, especially Austen, Dickens, The Brontes etc.

[Nicolle]

Hiya Vikki, feel free to make your personal classics page!

[Gaijinmama]

Hi, I'M Gaijinmama, from the U.S. but living permanently in Tokyo, Japan. I teach English at a couple of universities here but my degree is in ESL, not literature. I have never been afraid to tackle a classic but, again, that isn't really my background.
Some favorites have been Les Misérables, Frankensteinand Jane Eyre, and I also adore Romantic and Victorian poetry.

When I'm not reading paranormal romances, that is!

[Nicolle]

Hey Gaijinmama, I've always wanted to visit Tokyo!
Hope this group urges you to read more classics.

[Jimmy]

Hello, I'm Jimmy, just joined this group to incentivise my reading as I think I should be reading more classics - & looking forward to it.

[Nicolle]

Hello Jimmy, will you be joining us in our group read?

[Jimmy]

Yes indeed, or at least that is my intention. Dracula isn't something i have picked up before, although I have read other Gothic classics.

[Nicolle]

Great! I hope you enjoy it as much as everyone else.

[[deleted user]]

Gaijinmama wrote: "Hi, I'M Gaijinmama, from the U.S. but living permanently in Tokyo, Japan. I teach English at a couple of universities here but my degree is in ESL, not literature. I have never been afraid to tackl..."

I have les Miserables in my to-read list....would you be willing to help me out if I need it??

[Dodilee]

Hi, you can call me Lee. I'm from the Philippines and I just read Gone with the Wind last month and fell in love with it. My to-read list includes, 1984, Les Misérables, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Wide Sargasso Sea which I read here is the sequel of Jane Eyre. I have read Jane Eyre and I admit it is a good read but I'm not a fan of how it ends. :))

Any other good classic books are welcome. I love novels that take place in the history. I love the feel of the past and how an author narrates it. ^__^

[Nicolle]

Hi Lee, I too have the same books on my to-read list. Wide Sargasso Sea is a prequel, not sequel (It tells the story of the 'mad woman in the attic' before she went mad), it is a gripping read.

[Tierney]

Hey, I'm Tierney, from England, and I have a strange mix of classics I've read- favourites range from Secret Garden to Dracula to Persuasion. Looking forward to reading some more!

[Anita]

Hi my name is Anita. I am actually new to GoodReads. I found it one day just browsing on the internet looking for good books to read. There is so much to do on this website, its so amazing. I am also really interested in reading classics. I would def be a beginner tho because those are not the books i have read in the past. I am actually reading the Harry Potter Series right now. I am looking for a book to start reading afterwards. Has anyone read the Harry Potter series before? Any thoughts?

[[deleted user]]

Hello Anita and Tierney and welcome to the group.

Anita I am new to this whole classic reading but these guys on this group are absolutely AMAZING and very helpful. I too am addicted to this site. I am on here more then any other website.
I have not read the Harry Potter books but some day MAYBE I sure do hope to!!!
In September we are reading To Kill a Mockingbird and The Hobbit. We also discuss the books during our reading so if you have any questions or feel confused we are all there to help eachother out!!!

Happy Reading!!

[Nicolle]

Welcome to the group Anita and Tierney!

I have read Harry Potter, I have read many similar books. Look on my favourites on my bookshelf, all of them are amazing books.

[Anita]

Thanks Teri-lynn and Nicolle. Glad to be in the group!

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome to all the new members!

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Terri, I think Henry James is one of those authors that needs to get to the point! I felt that way when I read The Turn of the Screw.

[Gaijinmama]

Well, now I know I'm going to like it here!
I love the Classics AND the Harry Potter series. I fact, I'm willing to be that in 100 years Harry Potter will be considered Classic! By the way, I have a huuuuuge crush on Snape.
I'Ll certainly join you for The Hobbit. Tolkien in probably my all-time favorite writer.

[Gaijinmama]

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Terri, I think Henry James is one of those authors that needs to get to the point! I felt that way when I read The Turn of the Screw."
I'm reading The Hunchback of Notre-Dame now and I'm here to tell you, Hugo is another of those authors! I loved Les Miserables and I'm enjoying Notre Dame, but the man does go on. And on. And on and on. Somebody said on another group that Romantic writers had a policy of never using one word when you could use 50.

[Nicolle]

That policy is so true!

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome, Gaijinmama! I admit I don't have patience for that kind of writing where the author just goes on and on and never gets where he's headed.

[Shannon]

Hi Everyone, I'm Shannon, I live near Seattle. I have a huge collection of classics in paperback and I am reading my way through them. I've read about 25 so far and my favorites are Villette, Wuthering Heights, and Great Expectations. I saw that you all recently finished Dracula. I loved that book, so unnerving!

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome, Shannon! Feel free to join the Dracula discussion.

[Anita]

Gaijinmama wrote: "Well, now I know I'm going to like it here!
I love the Classics AND the Harry Potter series. I fact, I'm willing to be that in 100 years Harry Potter will be considered Classic! By the way, I hav..."

Yea the Harry Potter books are amazing. I am in the middle of book 4 and i have never watched the movies. Also, very intersting about Snape. I have never heard someone say that before, def a first. =)

[Gaijinmama]

Also, very intersting about Snape. I have never heard someone say that before, def a first. =)

OK, this thread is officially hijacked!
Snape is a fascinating character, and he has a huge cult following on the Internet, even a group here at Goodreads, but what first got me hooked was Alan Rickman's portrayal of Snape in the films. He had me at "Missssssster Potter!" (his very first line...aaaaahhhh, that voice! Swoon, drool thud!!)

[Dodilee]

Nicolle wrote: "Hi Lee, I too have the same books on my to-read list. Wide Sargasso Sea is a prequel, not sequel (It tells the story of the 'mad woman in the attic' before she went mad), it is a gripping read."

Hi Nicole, i thought it was a sequel. ^_^ But I will still read them anyways. I like books that is a gripping read. :)) more sleepless nights! :))

[Gaijinmama]

I loved Wide Sargasso Sea, too. Jane Eyre has been a favorite of mine for a long time but the Madwoman in the Attic is such a fascinating character.
Don't expect anything like Jane Eyre, though. The style is completely different.

[Dodilee]

Really, that caught my interest! Will definitely read them right now! :)) I like crazy characters, it adds more to the drama. :))

[Dodilee]

Gaijinmama wrote: "I loved Wide Sargasso Sea, too. Jane Eyre has been a favorite of mine for a long time but the Madwoman in the Attic is such a fascinating character.
Don't expect anything like Jane Eyre, though. T..."

I've already downloaded the ebook. Is it only 88 pages?

[Nicolle]

That sounds about right, it is only a short read!

[Dodilee]

ok cool, even better! :) will start reading after work.! :)) Thanks, Nicolle and Gaijinmama. :))

[Nicolle]

If you need any help with the language (some Creole language and Patois [like French] langage) and your ebook doesn't have notes just let me know and I'll tell you what it means.

[Debbie]

Hey, I have not read a lot of classics, okay, hardly any. I have been thinking lately that I would love to invest some time in reading them. Then I found your club, so I am very excited to read along with all of you. :)

[[deleted user]]

Hello Debbie....I didn't read alot of classics either, but since joining this group I find it much easier and I really do enjoy reading them....also when I am at the park or anywhere reading a classic book...people think that I am REALLY smart!!!! lol

[Debbie]

Teri-lynn wrote: "Hello Debbie....I didn't read alot of classics either, but since joining this group I find it much easier and I really do enjoy reading them....also when I am at the park or anywhere reading a clas..."

Yet another bonus to reading the classics :)

[Kat]

Hi my name is Kat I am originally from Texas but currently living in New Jersey. I have recently started getting back into classics. So I am excited to push myself more in this aspect. Looking forward to getting to know y'all

[Nicolle]

Heya Kat, welcome to the group.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome, Kat!

[Seb]

Hi everybody,

I love reading classic and I'm happy to join this group.
I'm Sebastien, France and study English at University. I'm thrilled to learn more about classics.

[Seb]

I'm actually reading 'Dracula' by Bram Stoker.

[Danielle The Book Huntress]

Welcome, Sebastien!

[Seb]

Lady Danielle "The Book Huntress" wrote: "Welcome, Sebastien!"

Thank you.

[[deleted user]]

Bonjour Sebastien...welcome to the group!!!