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Instead of being about a particular book, author or genre this group is about books and reading in general. Discussions have covered a wide variety of topics, from bookmarks, to book type preference (paperback, hardcover or trade paperback) to book-to-movie tie-ins, to where and when you read and even what started...more »

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  • sweetpea78

    Hi, my name is... III

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  • Angie T

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    Hi, I have 3 children and my husband and I farm in South Central, KS. I also work as a paraeducator in the high school. I have always loved to read and will read almost anything! I love most all subjects and genres. If it's good- let me at it! I don't read as much as I used to as having 3 children all involved in sports and 4-H keeps me very busy. One of my favorite things is the Kindle my husband bought me for Christmas 2 years ago since it allows me to take a book with me all the time for reading whenever I am waiting on a child or my husband.

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  • DaisyVee

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    Hey u guys

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  • Shawna D

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    I'm Shawna, and I'm baaaaaaack!
    After being away from Shelfari while finishing my BA, I am finally done and back to leisurely reading! I am so excited!
    So, the abbreviated version of my intro is such:
    I'm a Navy wife & pet parent. I have a BA in Language and Lit, but I still don't know what the heck I'm going to do with my life. I love to read just about anything except romance or fantasy.

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    • Alli formally awelker

      Alli formally awelker 

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      welcome back Shawna!

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

      Auntie Nanuuq . 

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      yes! welcome back!

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    • Shawna D

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      Thanks, ladies...it's awesome to be back!

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    • jguidry

      jguidry 

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      Welcome, Shawna. I totally understand what being back in school does to your free time. Congratulations on your BA!

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    • Linda

      Linda 

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      Welcome back!

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  • Jan

    Jan 

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    I see I joined Shelfari some years ago, and somehow fell away. It is interesting to pick up the threads again, though at the moment it isn't loading properly, no pics at all. Look forward to catching up with everything that is going on.

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      Welcome Jandante, we are a fun & interesting group!

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    • jguidry

      jguidry 

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      Welcome!

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    • Linda

      Linda 

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      Welcome Jandante, hope you enjoy the group! We have fun!

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    • Marie T

      Marie T 

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      Welcome to our group!

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  • Jan

    Jan 

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    Thankyou, yes this one does appear to be a great group!

    By the way, I only see the square outline where avatars and book covers etc should be... is that how you are seeing things at present?

    Thanks.
    Jan

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    • Linda

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      No I am actually seeing the avatars and book covers. Maybe if you shut down your computer and turn it back on. I'm not computer savy but perhaps someone can help you.

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  • Jan

    Jan 

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    Thanks for your help, yes everything is fine today.
    Jan B

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  • diamondgirl

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    Hi I'm Katie, or Kate. I've been absentee for quite awhile so hi again to everybody I know and people I don't know yet. Hoping to get back into the swing of things reading wise but having a hard time finding something to hold my attention.

    I am 34, as of today, work for the prosecutors office, live with my boyfriend, no pets but love dogs. That's about it I guess. :-)

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  • Karin

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    Hi, I'm not sure if this thread is still active in this group, but I'm new thanks to a friend mentioning Shelfari on Facebook.

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    • Alli formally awelker

      Alli formally awelker 

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      Welcome to the group!!! We fellow shelfarians are always happy to see new faces around here!

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      Welcome.... we have fun & games here too! We are not straight-laced unless we are playing a challenge... then we go by the rules, because we have prizes!

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    • Linda

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      Welcome Karin!

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    • jguidry

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      Howdy!

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    • Julie L

      Julie L 

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      Welcome Karin!

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    • Raspberrymocha55

      Raspberrymocha55 

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      Hi! Join in on the fun.

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    • Marie T

      Marie T 

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      Yes, welcome to our group - hope you enjoy your time on Shelfari.

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  • leidy bug

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    Hi I'm leidy,

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  • leidy bug

    leidy bug 

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    Ty girls ....I'm still trying to figure this out...can u chat or just post stuff?

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  • Carly

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    Hi, I'm Carly. I am a teacher-librarian working in an elementary school so my life is filled with books (mostly picture books!). I spend a lot of time reading YA titles so I can recommend books to our middle school kids and hopefully get them interested in reading. I like to read lots of different genres. I'm also crazy about cats but I'm not a crazy cat lady!! I have a wonderful husband and 3 teenage boys.

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    • Alli formally awelker

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      you're love for cats will fit you in right away! Also we have a few fellow teachers and librarians here. So Welcome!

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      Oh yes, we have cat ladies, teachers & librarians amongst us! Welcome.

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    • LibraryCin

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      Carly already knows I fit two of those categories! :-) Hi, Carly!

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      So too do I!

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    • Debbie M

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      Welcome Carly!!

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      Me, too! Hi Carly! I'm a teacher and a cat lover. I read like a librarian so I can make recommendations to my students as well. I have to be careful because I teach gifted kids. Intellectually they are on a middle school reading level, emotionally they're not. It makes it hard sometimes to fit them with appropriate books. But it sure is fun trying.

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    • Linda

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      Welcome Carly!

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    • Julie L

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      Welcome! I love a good YA book so I hope you have some good ones to read. I too love cats. Yours are awfully cute.

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    • Foggynights

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      Another cat lover here and I have two who are brother and sister. Lots of great books discussed here. Welcome and enjoy!

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  • Karin

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    I started reading y/a in addition to my other reading in order to see what my teens were reading, so I also read a fair bit of it. I like cats, but am allergic to them--good thing dander doesn't move via the internet :).

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      I read some YA, but mostly it is too whiny & dramatic for me...

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    • Karin

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      You have to find the right y/a to avoid the whiney stuff; I often just read the ones my daughters say are particularly good or the more literary ones. I don't mind some of the drama, but I couldn't make a steady diet of y/a. One I read last year that was released as a y/a in NZ where it was written but not here that is neither of those is Genesis by Bernard Beckett. It's written much like a Socractic dialogue, is very philosophical (deals with what is consciousness) but is also considered scifi, and technically it is--I enjoyed reading Socratic dialogues (one of my quirks, I guess, although I can't say I agreed with much of it) so that made it more enjoyable for me.

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  • Alli formally awelker

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    Side note...i read the title of this discussion and instantly starting singing Eminem.

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    • Debbie M

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      lol glad I'm not the only one :)

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      I have no idea what you are referring to

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    • Alli formally awelker

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      Auntie, he's a rapper from Detroit and back in the late 90's early 00's he had a song that was called My Name is.

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      OIC....... not really, but it doesn't matter! LOL!

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    • LibraryCin

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      I know who he is, but don't know any of his songs, so Nanuuq, I didn't get it, either! (Though I guess it must have to do with one of his songs.)

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    • Foggynights

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      Well, I go a little further back than the double M. Many,many years ago there was man named Bill Dana who appeared on the Ed Sullivan show and he would start off his character saying "My name is Jose Jimenez." Gosh, the memories!

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      I remember him.....

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    • LibraryCin

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      And that's a little too far back for me! :-)

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    • Marie T

      Marie T 

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      I remember Bill Dana! I can just see him, too!! Thanks for reviving that memory, Foggy. Now if you can revive some of the more recent stuff................

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  • Ayla ~ Through The Looking Glass

    Ayla ~ Through The Looking Glass 

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    Hello Ya' All! My name is Taylor and I am going to school to be a Physical Therapist.I have two kids Iliana and Aaron and my lovely husband Josh.

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  • Daisy Morris

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    I am a person and I have a life. :D

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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      Well... we hope that you will enjoy the chapter(s) of your life you spend here w/ us. (Pun intended)

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    • Julie L

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      That is amazing. I am a person and have a life too! Welcome to the group. Looking forward to your comments on books!

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      Samesies on the being a person....but the life thing is a different story. My life consists of reading and working. Not such a bad life.

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    • Linda

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      welcome

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      Howdy!

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  • KentuckyWildcat96

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    Haaiiiiii!!!! I'm Kaylin, but I go by my middle name, which is Lee. I'm 16, and I'll always be a Kentucky Wildcat even though I live in South Carolina now. I love to read, and I love to write as well. I'm a tomboy/country girl who is in love with Vampire/supernatural novels, I love music as well, and I'm always open to making new friends, no matter whether it's online or in person. I can be very serious, but I can also be very very hyper! I'm happy go lucky, and the stereotypical southern good girl!! :D
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    • Alli formally awelker

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      Welcome to the Group Lee. Hope you enjoy your time here! We are quite the eclectic group and are lovers of books!
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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      Welcome...... hope you enjoy our group!
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    • Julie L

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      Welcome!
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    • KentuckyWildcat96

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      thanks to all for the welcome!! hope to get new book recomendations from here too!! lol always looking for new material to devour :P
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    • Bev

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      Welcome in Lee
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      thanks bev ^.^
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  • [VictoriaTheExquisite] "Dip Dyed Hair. What do you say?" 

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    Hi everyone! I'm Star, and I love to read!!! Reading is like living in your imaginary world that you don't know whats going to happen, while writing is like you creating a world for someone to live in permanently. That's my idea of reading! If you have any recommendations for books for young adult and adult, please tell me!
    -Star
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    • Book Concierge

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      Hi, Star .... welcome to Book Chat. You're just in time to join our Spring Scavenger Hunt Challenge!
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    • Karin

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      Welcome. What kinds of books do you like to read? I haven't read the 2 on your shelf so far, so am not sure what to recommend. Books we liked enough this year to give as holiday gifts are:

      Genesis by Bernard Beckett (y/a in New Zealand) which is a scifi novel written like a Socratic dialogue
      The Housekeeper and the Professor (Japanese novel, adult) to my mother who likes literary and mainstream novels
      The Lost Island of Tamarind and its sequel. These are for a bit younger crowd.

      The Kiki Strike books

      Jane Austen and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor is the only Austen spin off I've liked. In it Jane Austen is a detective; it's a mystery series. Adult.

      There's more, but these are a few.
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      Welcome.....

      You can always peruse a person's shelf to see what they have read.....
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    • LibraryCin

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      Hi!

      Many of us also post reviews into the "what are we reading" thread, so you might want to take a look there and see if anything sounds interesting.
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    • LibraryCin

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      I just took at look at your profile. I haven't read the books on your shelf, either, but I see you are part of the movie group. Are there movies based on books that you think you might like?

      I could suggest lots of recent ones, but I don't know if you've already read them. Some of them are obvious, just because they are so popular: The Hunger Games, The Help (well, those are what's coming immediately to mind...)
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    • Auntie Nanuuq .

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      Practical Magic, Pride & Prejudice, Most anything by Shakespeare....
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    • Linda

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      Hi Star, welcome to the group!
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    • Bev

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      Hey Star...welcome
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    • Julie L

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      Welcome!
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      Welcome and enjoy....
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  • Janet S

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    Hi - I'm Janet and have been a member of Shelfari for a little over three years, but just discovered this group. My Shelfari shelf contains the books that I've read (or plan to read) since joining and does not at all reflect my overflowing shelves and TBR piles at home. When I'm not reading or working, I sing classical music (but I mostly listen to classic rock).
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  • Susan May Gudge

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    hi...pleased to be here. Can't say much about myself or it would sound like spam *winks at Auntie* but I can say I have been addicted to books since I first read Dick and Jane (Run, Spot, run!)...Since learning that those squiggles on the paper with the pretty pictures were actually words telling a story, reading became my obsession for half a century, so far.

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  • Karin

    Karin 

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    Welcome!

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  • dj

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    Hi I'm Dj, and i've been reading since I was 3 yrs old. My mom use to sit and read with me and spell words and so my love of books grew and grew. I also grew up seeing my mom reading and doing crossword puzzles and also my older sister. So it just seemed natural to always have a book around. Today I still read everywhere, at the bus stop, on the bus, in the line at the check out counter, you name it.........

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  • Emily A

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    Hi I'm Emily.
    I read anything Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, and sometimes even Non-Fiction (if forced too). I read anytime I have the time more in the summer than during the school year. I am currently reading a fiction book. My favorite book series is The Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. My favorite book at the moment is The Host by Stephanie Meyer. I am a Potterhead. I love Star Trek and found a Star Trek book that I am nearly through now.

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  • Pebbles

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    Hi everyone! My name is Raquel. I bought a nook a little over a month ago and have been running through e-books ever since. I get emails daily with free book suggestions and I just recently started trying to read the paperbacks stacked on my desk. I just finished Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl and have started Beautiful Darkness. I'm really enjoying the series. While I'm at work, I try to sneak and read The Execution by Sharon Cramer. Anyway I'm glad to be here and I hope to be a little more social instead of a hermit locked in with her books. :D

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  • Raspberrymocha55

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    Hi there! Try the June and July TBR Challenge! You might win more books for your TBR shelf!

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      Ah SHAMELESS Promoter! LOL!

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    • Karin

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      It's true, you can win prizes; I won the last Amazon gift certificate (names out of a randomizer) as I was one of the top 3 scorers. Plus, it's a lot of fun.

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    Hello all. My name is Randy. The types of books I like to read the most are spy novels and detective novels. A couple of my favorite books are "The Eye of the Needle" by Ken Follett and "The Tenderness of Wolves" by Stef Penney. I tend to get my recommendations from the Washington Post.

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  • winterslights

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    Hi my name is Gayle, and Auntie Nan is the one who invited me. I read a really eclectic book list, primarily historical fiction, but I like everything from SF to mysteries. All depends on the day. I am retired and I live with my hubby, a dog, and 2 cats, in the beautiful foothills of the Sierra Nevada, in Central California. I am 25 miles south of Yosemite. I have been retired since 2002, and am a recent graduate of CalStateUniv Fresno where I got my BA in History. On to CSU San Jose for a MA in Library Sciences, which I will do on-line as the school is 400 miles from me, a really long commute.

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      Hi, Gayle! Nice to see you here! :-)

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      Hi Gayle! Welcome.

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    • Julie L

      Julie L 

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      Welcome!

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      Gayle..... not to be a snob or anything: They call it: MLIS..... I say this because I finished mine in 2007!

      Also I enjoyed the online classes..... I found them easier (as I work full-time)... I don't particularly like working at a physical classroom pace (or even being in one).... Being able to work on my own schedule (12:00-2:00 am & Sundays) was really wonderful for me. Also, I was able to work in my p.j.s & drink wine as I pleased!

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      Only prob for me will be the cost, so I have an MLIS fund started. The classes are $350 per unit and each class is 3 units, soo . . . . Plus the cost of applying to the univ, transcripts and hoping I'm accepted. Probably a couple of years down the road at this point.

      Question: has anybody or does anybody read Stephen Lawhead's books??

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