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Jul 15, 2012 10:59PM
Hi guys I'm Jacqueline and I really love to read. I'm a proud mother of 3 beautiful kids and a military wife(very proud also to say ). I love the idea of themed b.o.t.m. Can't wait to start sharing and experiencing new books with you guys....
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Hi and welcome, Jacqueline! :)
Hi, I'm sue. I love reading just about anything and I love my library! I've always read constantly- being an only child, I read more than anything else. I've got a bit less time now unfortunately, but I still devour books daily.
I love historical novels that are really well researched e.g Gregory, not particularly into romances (sorry), love contemporary, authors from around the world, but basically I'll go to the library, read a couple of random paragraphs and if I like the writing style I'll read it.
Hi everyone! My name is Sheri, I just joined the other day and I have to say, I love this idea! I'm 40+ with 4 kids and 1 grandbaby. I love reading all types of books, it is my way of relaxing! Rule for our house, you can never have to many books!
Welcome, Sheri. Glad to have you in group. I'm new by just a few days.
Hi Sue, good to have you! If you like historical novels, I wonder if you have read The Angry Woman Suite? The Angry Woman Suite
It was a finalist in the Discovery Award for historical fiction but didn't win; it did, however, win the literary fiction category. It's told from 3 different points-of-view. Check it out if you haven't already. :o)
Welcome, Sheri and Sue. :)
My name is Kiersten. I'm nineteen and a college sophomore. I love to read historical fiction and chick lit.
Hi Kiersten, happy to have you. ;)
Hi, I'm Eve and new to this group. My favourite genres are historical fiction, mystery, family sagas, crime, detective fiction. I get excited about new writers and scan amazon for good books. I've got a Kindle and I always read the samples, and sometimes I'll read the reviews. I looked at Shades of Grey because everyone was talking about it. I read the sample chapters and found it dull.
Have just finished reading Lake of Dreams http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Lake-of-D... but found it disapointing - not nearly as good as The Memory Keeper's Daughter. http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Memory-Ke...
There are some exciting new writers on Kindle and I search for and read them avidly.
Hi Eve,just make sure... you mean this "50 Shades of Grey" thing and not Jasper Fforde's "Shades of Grey", right?
People keep confusing me these days, as I love Fforde (well, "Shades of Grey" not so much) but would never read the 50 Shades thing...
Hi>! I'm Salina, um>I'm from Taiwan (Might be unusual) I've grew up living around the world (I travel a lot in continually time since I was born) ), I'm an avid reader. I love Science Fiction, Recently I've finished Old Man's war by John Scalzi and started The Android's Dream, I'm a Janet Evanovich Fan, I've enjoyed her Stephanie Plum series book. Reading is one of the thing I most love, without reading, I would be nowhere, haha. Looking forward to this group, looks like one I can blend into!
Welcome, Eve and Salina. :)
Hello Thematic Readers. I'm George. I work, read, write, and publish. Sometimes it's fun; sometimes it sucks. Still, here I am, pretending to be a Good Reader! In reality I need to read a little more than I do. Heh.
Welcome to the group, George. :)
Yes, Amena, I did mean 50 Shades. Sorry for the confusion.
Thanks, Amara! How does this work around here? Is there any way to notify people about my book without being obnoxious?
Hello everyone. My name is Keith. I'm a college student studying finance and joined this group because there really isn't a specific set of genres I like. I find it refreshing that every month isn't the same type of book and could be something completely different. I look forward to contributing and being part of this group.
George wrote: "Is there any way to notify people about my book without being obnoxious?"Rules for authors have changed because of the changing GR climate, and so the new answer, if anyone happens by this comment, is no. People can see your books when they click on your name. Beyond that, it is not appropriate to bring your authorship into the group, period.
And welcome, Keith! :)
Hi Readers! My name is Jen, I'm an avid reader from Seattle, WA. I stumbled upon your group and thought, what a great idea! I'm going to lurk until the end of July and then will join you in your August theme. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all!
Hello all! I just became addicted to Goodreads this past week and stumbled upon this group. I've always wanted to join a book group but never had the chance. I'm really looking forward to August's theme.
Hi, I'm Anna from Poland. Currently I'm 28 year-old and a grad student. I love this idea of reading by theme :) I read different sorts of books - from classics, thru fantasy and crime&mystery to science.
Hello my name is Crystal I live in the US New Mexico. Just randomly decided to join a group but I like this one the best.
Welcome to Jen, Sarah, Hayley, Anna, and Crystal! There are still a few days to get in your votes for August's theme, so remember to visit the poll here if you're interested in weighing in. :)
Hello, my name is Paula. I'm 41 and live in Ohio, US. I mostly like thrillers, mysteries, sci-fi and fantasy. Sometimes I have a hard time picking what to read next because there is so much to choose from. Themes may help me narrow things down a bit. =)
Hey! I'm Christi. I'm 16 and I live in Colorado. I love pretty much any genre, so I'm excited to join this group. :D
Welcome, Paula and Christi. :)
Hi I'm Helen. I'm seventeen and I've just started back reading this summer after a 5 year break! I loved loved loved reading as a child. My parents had to take my books away from me at night so I would actually get some sleep! I stopped reading when I moved to secondary school because of a lack of spare time, but I'm glad to say I'm back reading again. I'm open to all genres, but I have to say I have a soft spot for fantasy. I hope to enjoy reading many books with you. :)
Welcome to the group, Helen! :)
Hi everyone! My name is Mary. I'm from the U.S. and I'm in my late 20's. I love to read, and often time slips away from me while I'm reading. I like to read YA novels and Science fiction and fantasy novels more than any others. I've been on a little bit of a non-fiction kick lately which is unusual for me, but I'm enjoying learning things as I read.
Hey! My name's Jocelyne (16), but people mostly call me Jo. I have been wanting to join a book club and this one seemed perfect! I love a great variety of books, and an even greater variety of authors, but I will always be partial a good romance, or love triangle. I'm obsessed with them!Otherwise I enjoy horror, classics, Y.A., mystery, thriller, suspense, historical fiction, fantasy and action. Quite the variety! :)
Anyway, it's nice to meet you all, and I look forward to reading together in the coming months! I've already chosen my "blue cover" book ;)
Hi Jocelyne, glad to have you in our group. Curious...are you going to be a junior this year? I'm a teacher & teach freshmen, yearbook, & have taught seniors. It's a pleasure to read a well-constructed intro by a young person.Check out THE GAZE. I think you'll love it! It's very different from a typical romance, but its ratings are really high.
Are you going to join us reading a blue cover book in July? I'm starting Divergent today. :)
Welcome, Mary and Jo. :)
Hello Group! I'm Tina, and I live in Southern California. I am a high school social studies teacher and an avid reader. I like books from most genres, but my favorite is contemporary literary fiction. I enjoy mysteries that are suspenseful and intriguing, but I will not read crime, horror or vampire books because I do not like to be scared. I like the freedom this club allows, and my "blue" book is a reread of a favorite, The Elegance of the Hedgehog, by Muriel Barbery. Happy reading!
Vicki wrote: "Hi Jocelye, glad to have you in our group. Curious...are you going to be a junior this year? I'm a teacher & teach freshmen, yearbook, & have taught seniors. It's a pleasure to read a well-construc..."Thanks Tina! I appreciate the recommendation, I'll look for it! My book for the "blue cover" is Catch 22. Just started this afternoon!
I assume since you use the terms 'junior', 'freshmen' etc. that you're in the USA, whereas I'm in Ireland, so I'll be a fifth year, a.k.a. in the second last year of secondary school, or highschool if you prefer :)
Hi my name is Meg, I'm from south fla and am almost 30... Looking forward to reading different themes for this group..
Meghann wrote: "Hi my name is Meg, I'm from south fla and am almost 30... Looking forward to reading different themes for this group.."
Hi Meg, good to have you. I have a sister and brother in FL. I don't know what's where, but my sister is in Gulf Breeze and my brother is in Navarre Beach. Hope you enjoy this group. :o)
Hello group! My name is Mia (21), I'm an architecture student from Indonesia.I love reading books from any genre: fantasy, magicians, historical fiction, classic, mystery, romance,..anything as long as it has a good plot.
Sometimes it's a little difficult to find specific english books in my country (besides online shops), but I'm looking forward to read more, based on different themes from this group. Nice to meet you all :)
Wow - so many people from so many different backgrounds and nations! That's why I love the internet :-).I'd like to make a suggestion:
In another reading group (not on GR), I once participated in a theme-based project: Everyone read a different book about the same topic, pretty much the way we do here, and we discussed about similarities, differences and reasons for both. It was fun and taught us all a lot :-).
Our topic was India, and we asked one another questions on the way different aspects were presented (family life, landscape / animals, politics / corruption / nepotism). We most certainly had a lot of comparing to do that set us thinking and that made our reading experience so much more interesting and rewarding!
Maybe we could do something like this every once in a while (admittedly, "a blue cover" doesn't lend itself too well to that idea).
The cool thing here is that we are such a diverse bunch that we could also compare the way we feel about the issues addressed, and talk about the reasons why.
I'd love that - not always, maybe, but sometimes, when we have a topic that will make these discussions worthwhile: broad enough to cover many different aspects / settings, and narrow enough to have some common ground to tread on.
It's just a suggestion, though, and if you'd like to keep things "separated", I'll gladly participate just as well!
An interesting idea, Amena; I think what I'll have to say about it now is thus: when a theme rolls around that you think would be a good trial run of your suggestion, let me know and we can work out a way to implement it for that month. If it gets a positive response, I see no reason not to make it a permanent feature option. :)
Great, thanks! I'll let you know when I think something could work.
Read by Theme
Books mentioned in this topic
Tinkers (other topics)The Elegance of the Hedgehog (other topics)
The Angry Woman Suite (other topics)
Nobody's Fool (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Colm Tóibín (other topics)Muriel Barbery (other topics)
