Read Runners discussion

LOL... I guess she did :)

Hi everyone,
My name is Harsha. I am trying to inculcate the habit of reading. My favorite genre is fantasy and science fiction. Hope I'll have good times with you all.

Hi Harsha. Welcome aboard :) You will find several members who share your liking to fantasy and science fiction, so here's hoping to good reading days ahead. :)

Srividya wrote: "Hi Harsha. Welcome aboard :) You will find several members who share your liking to fantasy and science fiction, so here's hoping to good reading days ahead. :)"
:)

Hi, I’m Meera from the US. I’m an avid reader who has been only reading mindless books since last October pretty much. I’ve made my shelves private so you can’t see the horrible and yet fun things I’ve been reading! Now that I’ve been on vacation for couple of weeks (I’m a teacher), I’m ready to tackle heavier reads (not ready for War and Peace though!). I will read anything really as long as it grabs my attention. I saw that this group is reading The Shadow of the Wind and since I actually own a copy of this, I'm hoping that I'll be motivated to read it.

Welcome to the group Meera :) And am sure the members of this group will definitely motivate you into reading both the BOTM as well as other books soon :) Hope you have a wonderful time with us :)

Hi, I'm Adele ^-^ I reside in Finland and love books pretty much regardless of their genre, but especially adore the ones that challenge my views.

And well, maybe I like people who do the same, too... ;) Hi all!

Hello Adele, and welcome to our group. You've got a great list of TBRs and of books read. I'm sure we'll get to discuss a lot of books that challenge views. :)

Oh! Someone is living in Finland!:D Hi Adele :)

Thank you guys, I feel welcomed already ^^

@Sumit, and it keeps getting even more massive! I guess I'm going to be rather well read if it ever gets back down to 2-digits :D

@Fong: Southern, though. ;) How so?

Adele - ah well, I'm studying in Finland, in South Karelia region :)

Hey Adele !
I like the books that challenge me, too. And well, people as well ;)
It'll be fun having you here :)

Hello all,

Neeraj here. Born and school-ed up in a Public Sector township in the river town, Haridwar. Ruskin Bond's works were among the firsts.

These days my interests are mostly Non Fiction(India, World Order, Society and Science) with bouts of Existentialism or Indian Fiction(Modern Indian Fiction/Sahitya Academy stuff).
Have recently started to blog about books here, shelfandthebeanbag.blogspot.com

Hello, Neeraj. Welcome to our group. Hill towns are great places to read Ruskin Bond, aren't they? :) I grew up in Solan (H.P.) and read quite a bit of his work as a child.

What kind of existential stuff do you read?

Myself Mohib a 13 years old school boy firstly started reading the works of Enid blyton favourite actors Johnny depp, Robert drowney Jr., will smith a PC gamer and looking for a humorous book that will break out my jaw off my skull please tell if you can suggest one

Hello Mohib :) Welcome to our group :)

I am a fan of Enid Blyton as well. Off hand can't remember anything that funny but am sure our other members would be able to suggest something to suit your needs :)

Hope you have fun here with all of us :)

Hey Mohib! You can start with Jeeves series by P.G. Wodehouse.

Hi..

I am Paakhi, from Delhi :) I have been a lurk on this grp since past few weeks, finally i thought about introducing myself.

I love to read and my fav authors are Ayn Rand, Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Elif Shafak and Leo Tolstoy :)

Look forward to chat with all of you :)

Hey Paakhi!! ^_^
*waves enthusiastically* :D

Welcome to the group!! :) Glad you finally decided to be active here! :)

Vinny wrote: "Hey Paakhi!! ^_^
*waves enthusiastically* :D

Welcome to the group!! :) Glad you finally decided to be active here! :)"

Heyyie!!! I was missing you guys on the other group so thought to get in touch here!! ;D

Hi Paakhi. Welcome aboard :) Hope you have fun with us. Do join in the discussions and hope you will participate and not simply lurk :P :P

:) will surely do! Thanks for the invite and the encouragement!

Heyy Ninja Girl :P :P Welcome :D :D

Hajarath Prasad wrote: "Heyy Ninja Girl :P :P Welcome :D :D"

Ninja Girl :O How did i get this name? *wonders*

Hi I'm Brooke, I'm from Australia but living in New Zealand at the moment (for a month more anyway). I like reading all kinds of books but particularly science-related (I want to be a scientist) and books by Stephen King. Looking forward to talking about books with you guys!

Paakhi wrote: ":) will surely do! Thanks for the invite and the encouragement!"

Its my pleasure :)

Hello Brooke. Welcome aboard :) You will find many Stephen King fans in this group :)

All the best for your future plans and here's hoping you have a wonderful time with us :)

Stephen King? *cries with joy at meeting another (rare) King fan*

Welcome here, Brooke! I do hope you've read Mr. Mercedes already. :)

Welcome Paakhi, and I'm very glad you converted lurking into joining. :P

@Sumit - I knew you would cry with joy on reading that :P :P

I want a GGK fan here. :'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(

Hahaha Manu.. but you can always convert everyone into one :P :P

Srividya wrote: "Hahaha Manu.. but you can always convert everyone into one :P :P"

I'm trying you know; but here are two persons who promise me everyday to read him yet pick another book everytime.

ROFC ROFC :P:P:P

@Sumit yes I've read Mr Mercedes - I preordered it! Are you part of the Stephen King Fans group on here? They're really good. What's your favourite King book + character?

Brooke, I pre-ordered it too! (And liked it as well).

I'm a major King fan, and will join the group you mentioned. It's tough to pick just one favourite, but I think The Shining was great! (I didn't like the movie though).

And my favourite character would probably be Roland the Gunslinger. Such a deep, complex character!

Sumit wrote: "Brooke, I pre-ordered it too! (And liked it as well).

I'm a major King fan, and will join the group you mentioned. It's tough to pick just one favourite, but I think The Shining was great! (I didn..."

Sorry I replied before and it didn't work :/

King didn't like the movie either, so you're in good company! I haven't even seen it.

I'm really looking forward to finishing the Gunslinger series but my favourite book would have to be the Stand.

Hi, I am Ansh

Hello Ansh, welcome here!

Thanks

hi ansh welcome to the read runners ya but we don't really run while reading but you can give it a try :)!!!!...

Hello and welcome, Sharon! Incidentally, I have similar criteria for books - I DEMAND good writing. :)

Mohib wrote: "hi ansh welcome to the read runners ya but we don't really run while reading but you can give it a try :)!!!!..."

I will :)

Hello everyone,

I am Nicholas and I live in the central part of America, Arkansas to be exact. I'm 27 years old and have recently found a true passion for books. While my wife has always been a huge fan of books her whole life, I am fairly late to the party. With a beautiful wife and daughter by my side, I am hungry for books, it's that simple.

I'm sure I will learn more about some of you as the time goes on and vise versa but as far as genres go for me, I enjoy most of everything excluding Romance/Erotica stuff. I'll leave that for the women in the group.

Best regards and hope to hear from some of you soon.

Welcome aboard Ansh, Sharon and Nicholas :) Hope you have a wonderful time with us :)

@Nicholas - Your daughter is truly adorable. :)

By the way, your wife and I share a similarity, in that we both got our husbands converted into avid readers :) :)

Hello everyone! I am shruti, but rather call me Sammy. I am from Delhi and books and the characters from books are my best friends. No no no I am not a sad person with no friends but I connect and feel more at ease with a book in my hand. I am always on a lookout for new books. Currently reading game of thrones. Good to connect! Looking forward to some interesting discussions!

Hello Shruti! Welcome to this great group. :)

I'm sure most of us here will be able to relate to having books and characters from books as best friends.

As Groucho Marx said, "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it is too dark to read."

ah! that reminds me ... dogs too come in that list by the way. Thanks Sumit! I am sure all of us do. cheers!

Hello, Praveen from Delhi. Enjoy literary fiction. Currently reading an English translation of Manto's work. Happy to be here amongst all of you.

Hi Praveen, welcome to the forum. :)

Which one are you reading from Manto? If it's Selected Short Stories from Manto, let me know if you are interested in a buddy read - we could read and discuss together.

WELCOME EVERYONE!

Hi everybody

I'm Poongothai from Chennai. I'm an avid reader. I usually read Mysteries and Romances