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Hi everyone! I'm Rachel from Pittsburgh, PA and I've been trying to find a group on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ to push me to read some more classics.

Hope to hop on a Group Read soon!

Marc wrote: "My name is Marc and I live in Park Ridge NJ USA...
I am a recent convert to Penguin Classics.. my first book I am reading is Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice.. their Drop Caps special edition.."

Marc, I've always wondered what a man would think of Pride and Prejudice, since it is so female-centric, so I would love to hear what you think of it. I love Penguin Classics, too, have several of those little orange books on my (real life) shelves! Are you new to classics in general? Classics and literary fiction are my favourite genres, so if you would like to chat about them, feel free to send me a PM or friend request.

Idan wrote: "Hello! My name is Idan from Indonesia. I'm afraid I haven't read many classic books yet but I would love to read more on the subject. My favorite one so far is The Hobbit. Thank you."

Idan, The Hobbit is a great place to start, I am a huge Tolkien fan, especially of The Lord of the Rings, have you read that yet?

Hello. I am so glad I found this group. In 2014 I hope to catch up on many classics.

Sally wrote:"Idan, The Hobbit is a great place to start, I am a huge Tolkien fan, especially of The Lord of the Rings, have you read that yet?"

Me too! I enjoyed reading both
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. I think J.R.R. Tolkien was very detailed and original in imagining the entire Middle-Earth universe and even until now very few authors can match him in world building. :)

Beth wrote: "Hello. I am so glad I found this group. In 2014 I hope to catch up on many classics."

Welcome Beth!

Hi, I'm Francie and I'm from Warner Robins, GA. Excited about the War and Peace read.

Belated welcome to all the new members!

Danielle The Book Huntress (Angels Weep For Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ) wrote: "Belated welcome to all the new members!"

Thank you! :)

Welcome new members! Happy new year to you all, bring on the 2014 reads!!

Welcome, Tiana!

Hi Tiana. Welcome to the group! We have group reads you can join if you like :)

Hi, I'm Ioana, from Romania. I'm not new to classics, but surely I have a lot more to read. I suppose my favourite is Jane Eyre.

Hi my name is Lara from Canada. I'm looking forward to reading more classics. My all time favourite is Picture of Dorian Gray.

Hi Lara, I hope you'll join our group reads. :)

Hi, My name is Gisela, living in England but born in Germany. Re-reading classics I read 10-20 years ago as well as new ones.

Hi Gisela :)

Welcome, Lara and Gisela!

Hi there, I'm C.J. from Ontario, Canada. I'm currently working my way through a list of 100 classic books. I think some of my favourite classics so far have been Jane Eyre, The Count of Monte Cristo and Moby Dick.

Welcome, CJ. Jane Eyre is one of my all time favorites.

Hi. I'm Darlene from Nevada, USA. I plan to read at least one classic per month as I read in alphabetical order the books in my personal library over the next 24 months. I'm already 2 months in and started on the Cs for March. Looking forward to reading your discussions of books I've previously read and enjoying the dialogue.

hi... I enjoy English language and particularly its literature... drowning in the world's literature with data variety of different cultures is really wonderful... :-)

Hay everyone!
My name is Suzan, I'm 22 years old and I'm from the Netherlands. I am a student of English Language and Culture, hopefully graduating this year (currently writing my dissertation which is killing me). Also hoping to be doing a Master's degree in English next. Needless to say, I love reading, and recently I've really been into classics, but honestly, I'd read anything (except for most YA fantasy - I've recently discovered that I've outgrown that genre).

Hi everyone. My name is Polina; I am a mother of four and extremely busy, but I make sure I find time to read. I was born in Russia but grew up in Tanzania: English is my 3rd language. I love to read; yes, I love to escape because reality annoys me! I recently started reading English books, and I just fell in love with books: if I am not reading, I am listening to one- books are drugs! Since I started reading, I have improved in my English writing and vocabulary a great deal.

Hi everyone!! My name is Harsha, I'm 21 and am from India. I love reading and find reading the classics extremely gratifying and memorable. Currently, I'm fascinated with Russian literature and am having the greatest time reading Dostoyevsky.

Would love to discover more books through this group.. Happy reading!!

Hey all, name's Rabindranauth. Nice to meet you all! I'm an eclectic reader, I rarely stick to one genre. I bounce all over the place, everything from fantasy to thrillers to classics. Looking forward to discussing books!

Welcome to the new members. We are glad to have you on the group!

Welcome Sandy!

Sandy wrote: "Hi everyone. I'm Sandy. I joined a few months ago, but have been so busy with other challenges that I haven't been active in this group.

I'd like to join in the Tri-Monthly Read of Gone with the W..."

Welcome, Sandy. I haven't heard of any special edition. I'm reading my old book from college.

hey everyone !
I'm Lisa and I'm 22 and from Belgium.
Currently I've read around a dozen classics and have loads more I want to get through. Seems like a lot of people have chosen Jane Eyre to be their favourite classic, and I must say I'm one of them, but it has to share it's place with Agnes Grey !

Hello lovely people!
I am Victoria from Melbourne Australia :) My favourite classics are Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Shakespeare's Macbeth. I also like two modern classics which are 1984 by Orwell and The Waves by Virginia Woolf!

So excited to discuss and make friends :)

I'm Sandra from Iowa. I love anything by Jane Austen. Glad to have found this group.

Hi Sandra Arlene from Cincinnati welcome!

Hello everyone. I'm Maricruz from Los Angeles, California. I'm interested in classic literature. My favorites so far are Jane Eyre and Gone with the Wind!

Hello and welcome, Maricruz!

Hello :)
I'm Georgina and I love to read any classic with beautiful writing and themes that make you think/have a philosophy. I think this is why I love Tender is the night by Fitzgerald so much. My other favourite classics are The Great Gatsby ,Oliver Twist and Les Miserables; That's always a cool one to say you've read!

Hello!! I am Miriam and I am a college student studying English literature and I am interested in reading the classics!! My favorite novelists are Vladimir Nabokov , Haruki Murakami , andPamela Moore. I hope to join in some great discussions and I can't wait to join in on the reading of The Bell Jar! I am obsessed with books and literature and I am always interested to hear what people have to say about what they are reading. I am always open to new book suggestions, so feel free to friend me and we can share book ideas!

Hello everyone. My name is Charlie and I'm a 17 year old soon-to-be senior in high school. A lot of the time I end up not reading books I've marked "currently reading" and instead drift to another book. I'm not sure why. Maybe commitment scares me? My favorite book is The Great Gatsby and we can't be friends if you hate it (just kidding, sort of). I'm always up for meeting new friends! c:

Also, I've had a copy of The Bell Jar for forever and I'm excited to read it!

Miriam: What are your favorite books by those authors? I've wanted to try reading Lolita for a while but haven't yet. Have you read it?

Charlotte wrote: "Miriam: What are your favorite books by those authors? I've wanted to try reading Lolita for a while but haven't yet. Have you read it?"

Hi Charlotte!! It's nice to meet you. My favorite books by Nabokov are Lolita ,Ada, or Ardor: A Family Chronicle and Mary . I have only been able to get my hands on one of Pamela Moore's books so far which is the book Chocolates for Breakfast and it is one of my favorite books. My favorite Haruki Murakami novel is hands down The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and After Dark . I loved Lolita and highly recommend it! It is truly mind boggling and sickeningly fascinating at the same time! I am planning on re-reading it before the term starts up again!

Miriam: Thanks for the suggestions! I'll definitely check them out. If I can, I'm going to borrow Lolita the next time I go to the library.

Charlotte wrote: "Miriam: Thanks for the suggestions! I'll definitely check them out. If I can, I'm going to borrow Lolita the next time I go to the library."

Your welcome! I hope you like some of them and please feel free to message me and tell me what you think of Lolita!

Welcome to all the new members!

Welcome everyone!!

Hi! I'm Laura :)

I read anything that comes my way. This includes a number of classics, too. Boring and outdated? I think not! :D

Looking forward to reading more and meeting people.

Hi, I'm Milos from Serbia. I'm pretty new to clasics, I have read Anna Karenina, Crime and Punishment, Germinal, Name of the rose, Wuthering heights and some other books we had to read for school. I'm running out of ideas so here I am, hoping to find out about many intresting classics.. :)

Warm welcomes to Laura and Milos.

Hello everyone! I'm Ruby from New Jersey.This summer I took a poetry course at my university that was amazing and it ignited my desire to read. I never read much outside of what was required for school, so I have a lot of classics to catch up on! I'm hoping to broaden my horizons and get recommendations.

Welcome, Ruby. I am also from NJ. I live in Essex County.

Hi, I'm Duane from Kentucky. I read almost anything, but my favorite genre is classics.