Introductions & welcome to the group

[Wanda]

Hello, everyone. I am glad to be here and to be able meet all of you. I tend to define myself by the description that I am married to a wonderful man [who is also Active Duty Army and will soon be deploying :(], the mother of a 10-year old boy who means the world to me, and in addition to being a full-time “single” mom, I work full-time outside the home as a secretary in a law firm. I don’t like talking about myself very much - can you tell? Obviously, I love to read and I joined Goodreads to get out of my comfort zone of historical fiction and try other genres. I love receiving book recommendations. In addition, I hope to be able to better articulate to someone the reasons why I loved or hated a book and why they may or may not want to read that book, too. So, that’s me in a nutshell.

[Danielle]

Hello all,
I'm Danielle, I'm 24 and live in a little suburb in Massachusetts. I graduated from Westfield State College last year with my BA in English, concentration in Literature. I love to read, I read pretty much anything I can get my hands on though right now I'm 100% devoted to vampire novels (I know, for shame hahaha) though murder mysteries and classics are also a huge part of my library.
I've always loved to read, the other day I found this thing I made in first grade where we had to fill in the blank: At school I like to ________. I wrote "read books in the book corner". I helped form a book group at my work, John Harvard's Brew House, though nobody likes to borrow my books because they're my most prized possessions. I always treat my books well, try not to break the bindings, NEVER dog ear the pages or write in them, etc. I know, I'm wacko hahaha.
It's wonderful to be part of a community such as Goodreads because it feels like home.

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Danielle gald you joined. A lot of us here feel the same about our books. You will fit right in!

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Wanda: Sorry that your hubby is soon to be deployed. You have friends here!

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Welcome to the group Snehel, Jenn, Shelley, Neil & Teresa!

[Wanda]

Emilee wrote: "Wanda: Sorry that your hubby is soon to be deployed. You have friends here!"

Thank you, Emilee.

[Shelley]

Hello- Thank you for the welcome- I started writting and introduction yesterday and then my computer crashed so I didn't finish. I will try again now.

I am 24 and I live in Alberta surrounded by the Rocky Mountains. I love it and although winters are long I wouldn't ask to live anywhere else. I am engaged and getting married next summer. My fiancee things I am a nut- I hear on a regular basis "Your starting ANOTHER book, what happened to the last one" I read as much as I can- My family jokes with me about this because I was dyslexic as a child and undiagnosed. I wasn't able to read untill I was in Grade 4-5 when my teachers finally realized that I wasn't being a pain I couldn't read the words! Please excuse any spelling mistakes I make!

I love suggestions- I get overwhelmed in the library as there are SO many books this is why I joined this site. I have already read the Time Traveller's Wife but I look forward to next months book and reading what you all have to say about it!

[Tom]

Danielle wrote: "Hello all,
I'm Danielle, I'm 24 and live in a little suburb in Massachusetts. I graduated from Westfield State College last year with my BA in English, concentration in Literature. I love to read, ..."

Danielle, You're not wacko for treating your books with respect.

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your Welcome Wanda!

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Shelley: you will fit in perfectly hear. I start new books weekly as does many of the group!

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Welcome to the group Bird, Joy, Kelly, Carlos, Sarah & Claire!!!

[Lisa Julianna]

Welcome to all the new good reads addicts...LOL

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Welcome to the group Lindsey, Paul, Joy & Ruth!!

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Hi Eliza, Norlan, Heather, Amanda & maryam! Welcome to the group.

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Hi & welcome to our group Mark, Huneeya, Donna & Aizah!

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Welcome to the group Mark & Fenixbird!

[Becky]

Hello, just joined. I would like to discuss William Faulkner. Any one a fan?

[Lisa Julianna]

Hi Becky,

Welcome to the group!!

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Welcome to the group Becky!

Please feel free to add any of Faulkner's books in the Fiction section and you can add a thread on Faulkner in the Writers section. I am sure something will pop up.

I haven't read Faulkner yet but have two of his books that I got at the library sale so plan on reading them.

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Welcome to the group Mandie & Andrea!

[Samantha]

Hi everyone! My name is Samantha. I am 20 years old and i am graduating from College this weekend with my degree in Mortuary Science and then I plan on furthering my education by getting at least a masters in grief counseling. I'm nervous about entering the "real world" but we all have to grow up eventually, right? I joined this group because out of all of my friends i am the only one that reads for fun and has a passion for it. I hope that i will be introduced to some great books!

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Congradulations Samantha!!! Cheers!!!!

You will find a lot of wonderful people in this group and will make some great new friends with the same passion for reading!

Welcome to the group!

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Welcome to the group DeJinZz, Lisa, Maria, Cathyb, Leannepoduska, & Herb!

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Welcome to the group Amy & Madhubhatia1yahoo.co.uk ! Glad you both joined.

[Jenna]

Hello!!! My name is Jenna, and I am a PhD student in the United Kingdom, although I hail from Philadelphia. I try to read at night everyday although it can sometimes get tough with workload :( But, my friends and I started our own book club to keep our minds excited with non-academic things!! Yay for this group!

[Samantha McNulty]

Welcome to all new recruits!

[Cathyb]

Hi everyone! This is the second of two groups that I have joined - just joined Goodreads within the last two weeks. Looking forward to great reads and discussions!!

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Glad you joined Jenna! I hope we don't sidetrack you from your studies! Enjoy the group!

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Glad you joined Cathyb!

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Welcome to the group Darren, Eleanor, Phoenix, Jacob Black, Clada, Bradley & Rachel!

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Welcome to the group Yogesh!

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Welcome to the group Alex, Deborah, Becky, Jennifer,
Gerald, Carolyn, Kairi~Cross, Safira, Lily, Liz, Elizabeth & Sarah!

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Welcome to the group Joanna, Vir, Linda, NDEA & Justine!

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Hi, I'm Lauren. I live in Kent in England and books are practically my life. What I read also influences what I write - I want to be a novelist myself someday.
My favourite authors are Charlotte Bronte, Ian McEwan, Morag Joss, Joanne Harris, Rose Tremain, Jean Rhys and Thomas Hardy.

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Glad you joined the group Lauren!

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Welcome to the group Alexandria, Kt, Angel, Susie, Debbie & Shoshanapaw!

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Welcome to the group Jennifer & GG!!!!

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Welcome to the group Britta, Laura, Jesse, JC, Julie, Ragdoll & Les!

[Donna]

Even tho I have been a member of this group for some time now, I have not been on as much as I used to because of work/school/family but now I vow to make an appearence more often.

Hi!!! I am Donna...still and I am a grad student of Library & info Science (got 12 more credits to go) I recently had a baby last April (she 1ill be 14 months next week) and I am pregnant again and am due in 4.5 weeks (July 8th) I also work full time in Records Management and have an online Etsy shop http://www.forevercreative.etsy.com

I love to read and some of my fave books include:
The Rice Mother
Bridge of Sighs
The bean Trees and much more!!!

Thanks Emilee for haveing such a good group!!! Now if only I can master this as you did maybe mine wouldn't be as boring LOL


HI ALL!!!!

[Lori]

Emilee,
I am a late joiner (hangs head in shame).

I know a few of you from TNBBC, where I moderate.
I love seeing all the new groups that have been created from current members over there!!

I found goodreads back in '07, and have been addicted to it since. My love of books was quite strong, but has expanded ten fold since...

I read just about anything. Sci-Fi/Apocalyptical, standard fiction, classics...

You have a great group here! Very organized and friendly! Keep up the good work!

[Lisa Julianna]

Welcome to all the newcomers.

and hi Lori...glad to see you here. :~)

[Lori]

Thank you :)

[Donna]

Hi, I've been on Goodreads for a few months now and really enjoy being able to talk about books with people from around the world. My favorite genres are mysteries/thrillers - all kinds - and historical ficton but I like to mix in other genres too.

[Vicki]

Hi I'm Vicki a Middle School Social Studies teacher. I have been a member of Goodreads since October 2008. I love to chat about the books I am reading and also I love sharing book ideas with others. I live in Pennsylvania and I have two boys ages 5 and 10 months old.

[Tom]

Hi, I'm Tom. I joined GoodReads a couple of months ago and already have been greatly influenced by numerous discussions. Most importantly, I was introduced to an author I never heard of - Charles de Lint - and started reading him. I am being richly rewarded by his great writing and stories and this just proves you can teach an old dog (me) about new authors. I've also been convinced to read a few of the Steinbeck I've missed over a lifetime of reading.

I worship books. I am overly generous in my ratings - I give out 5 stars very freely because just having the opportunity to enjoy a new book is worthy of the highest appreciation and praise.

My top 10 books list has 100 books on it.

[Laura]

Hi Everyone!
I'm new. I'm 19 and I go to the University of Michigan. I have loved to read since I was little. Right now I am reading The Two Towers (I admit this is not the first time - I'm rather addicted to LOTR), Anna Karenina (which I am finding very difficult but soldiering through) and The Time Traveler's Wife (which I absolutely love). Anyway I'm relatively new to the site and brand new to the group :]

[Gerry]

Good morning everyone. My name is Gerry. I'm relatively new to the group. I'm a self-confessed book addict that is not looking for a cure. But I am looking to expand my my feeding ground and I think I have come to the right spot. I'm interested in every kind of printed word (fiction, non-fiction etc.) and look forward to many great ideas.

[Tom]

Is this group reading a specific book this month or is the discussion random?

[Carrie]

Hi, my name is Carrie. I love to read really good books, not fluff. I also work p/t at a city library. I have already read "East of Eden" and loved it. Also, read "Glass Castles" and loved it. Currently finishing up "Doctor Zhivago".

[Gerry]

Carrie wrote: "Hi, my name is Carrie. I love to read really good books, not fluff. I also work p/t at a city library. I have already read "East of Eden" and loved it. Also, read "Glass Castles" and loved it. ..." Wow!! good selection. I tried getting through War & Peace once but didn't quite make it. Have you ever tackled that book??