Hi Everybody! This reading blog is going to be lots of fun. I think our comments and discussions will have a lot more meaning behind them if we all know a little about each other. I'll start and then you can follow the same format in the comments section to tell us about you.
Name: Havilah
Age(optional): 26
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Favorite Book Genre: Fantasy. I've been branching out lately to other genre and have discovered I love almost anything as long as the story is interesting and it is well-written.
Favorite Book and/or Author: The book series that started my love of reading was the Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan. It will always hold a special place in my heart. David Eddings, Patrick Rothfuss, Brandon Sanderson, and Douglas Adams are also among my favorite authors.
Occupation: I work full-time as a stay-at-home mom. I have two kids (Ruth, 4 and Gareth, 2). We're expecting our third during the first week of June.
Why you are here: I am here because I love reading! Reading is even more fun when there are other people you can talk to about what you're reading.
Anything else? I can't think of anything else to add but if you can, please add it!!
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Name: Angela
Age: 24 (will be 25 in a little less than a month)
Location: currently, Taos, NM
Favorite Book and/or Author: JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, though I like a lot of books. I love Terry Pratchett's Discworld, Brian Jacques' Redwall, Max Lucado's Christian inspiration books, and a lot of other stuff. Mostly fantasy, but other genres as well.
Occupation: Once my paperwork finishes processing, I will be be a BMS provider (read: during school babysitter) for kids with emotional issues, keeping them focused and safe during the school day.
Why I Am Here: I've loved to read as long as I can remember, and Kate and I discuss manga a lot. I was an English major in college and I miss discussing literature with a group. You get so much more out of a book that way.
Anything Else: I want to go back to grad school and possibly go as far as getting a PhD in British Literature, so that I can teach on the university level. Just think...a curriculum where you can make kids read all your favorite books and write papers on them...how awesome would that be?
Name: Ellen
Age: 22 in about five days.
Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
Favorite Book Genre: Historical fiction, mystery, horror, and some nonfiction. My tastes can be rather macabre.
Favorite Book and/or Author: Terry Pratchett, Stephen King and Neil Gaiman are a few that leap to mind. As for individual books, no way could I name just one, so I'll just leave that be for now.
Occupation: University senior. I'm an anthropology major with a sociology minor, possibly looking into museum work (I currently work as a member of the floor staff for the Science Museum of Minnesota).
Why I am here: Honestly, to get me into reading again! The internet has sucked it out of me, and I need to get it back.
Anything Else: I also do a bit of writing on the side. Never finished anything, though; it's purely a hobby.
Name: Ruth
Age(optional): 30
Location: Georgia
Favorite Book Genre: I started out with enjoying fun elementary books, like Beverly Cleary, etc., and in middle school I got into fantasy and sci-fi when I decided to read the fattest book I could find in the school library. It was Killashandra by Anne Mcaffrey. Not so much interested in her, and I now prefer young adult or even juvenile fantasy because it's cleaner. I also really enjoy mysteries, classics (The Great Gatsby, Crime and Punishment, The Count of Monte Cristo), and just fun stuff.
Favorite Book and/or Author:
Lately I would have to say I really look forward to Shannon Hale's stuff. But I generally don't play favorites.
Occupation: I'm a full-time wife and mom and love it. We have one little girl who is 19 months, and one on the way due in July. Before that I was a nature guide (I'm really into nature, conservationism) and substitute teacher. I love art and worked as a security guard at my college art museum before graduating.
Why you are here: I love reading. I want to broaden my horizons too. My husband's not a reader, so it's hard having no one to discuss a good book with.
Other stuff: I enjoy watching good, clean movies, listening to music. When I'm not pregnant I enjoy hiking, camping (even roughing it), rollerblading, biking, playing basketball, running when I'm not so out of shape. Right now all I do is walk around the neighborhood. I've been known to walk and read at the same time. I hate shopping. I love my family. I enjoy documentaries.
Name: Lynnette
Age: 26
Location: Ogden, UT (as of this month)
Favorite Book Genre: I love a good biography. I am fascinated with how and why people become who they are.
Favorite Book/Author: Most of my favorites are classics, but I guess if I had to pick one it would be "To Kill A Mockingbird". As a kid my favorite was "Anne of Green Gables".
Occupation: full time, stay at home mom. I have two little boys, Zach is almost 4 and Miles is almost 2.
Why you are here: To get my butt in gear and read some good books - I'm not the type who can't put it down... I'm the type who can't pick it up because I feel like I have a million more important things to do! I think this will be great motivation, a great way to get good recommendations, plus I love discussing with others.
Anything else? I'm a virgo, I love eating out/hate cooking, lover of music, good design, and my family.
Name: Kate
Age: 30
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Favorite Book Genre: I don't have a favorite - I enjoy books from almost all genres. I have not read as many nonfiction books as I would like, so that is an area that I plan to work on
Favorite Book and/or Author: My favorites seem to change over the years, but long-time favorites include Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien. I also have a love for books by Thomas Hardy (I think it's the way he writes more than the actual story because his books are always so depressing, yet I find myself going back for more).
Occupation: I'm a stay-at-home mom of two boys - Daniel who is 5 next month and James who is 2; baby number 3 is due in July. I used to work as a civil engineer, and even took Daniel to work with me until he was 6 months old. Then we resigned (he was the office baby :D ), and I've been home ever since.
Why you are here: I love to read, and I love to discuss books that I've read. Reading has always been a part of my life, but not as much as I'd like it to be in recent years. I am trying to read more, and I think this bookgroup will help keep me motivated.
Anything else? I love to crochet - from blankets to baby clothes to Christmas ornaments. I also like to draw, but it's been a long time since I've made any serious attempts at it; this is another area in my life I'd like to get back into soon.
Name: Sarah
Age: 26
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Favorite Book Genre: I don't really have a favorite I guess. I like lots of books from lots of different genre's. I seem to read a lot of teen sci-fi for some reason lately. But Chick-lit, Lord of the Rings, harry Potter...as long as it's entertaining, I'm happy!
Favorite book and/or Author: Well, I read a lot as a kid and then read nothing until college, and that was Harry Potter. I have to say, I absolutely LOVE Harry Potter! :)
Occupation: Right now I'm a stay at home mom to Skyler, who is 10 months old. Before he came along, I was a band teacher.
Why you are here: I love to read and it'll be fun to talk to different folks about books!
Anything else: I love and miss playing my clarinet every day, so I do a community orchestra once a week, go on walks. I'm learning to sew and digital scrapbook.
Name: Debra (but I think my posts will say Ghost)
Age: *sigh* 55
Location: Maplewood, MN (near St. Paul)
Favorite Book and/or Author: I can never ever give a favorite. It's just too hard. I can say that when I was a kid, Where the Red Fern Grows just tore me up but I'd go back and read it again. Lucifer's Hammer affected me deeply when I read it after having my first baby. Watership Down can even hold the interest of my physicist husband. I like fantasy, SciFi, Mystery, Historical Fiction, Manga, etc. I always have several books going, usually in different genres.
Occupation: I'm a for-real librarian. I also have a school library media specialist license and work in a k-5 school now but most of my experience prior to that was in a large university library and public libraries.
Why I Am Here: Like all of you I love to read. I'm excited about reading good books that I might not have taken a second look at otherwise.
Anything Else: My kids are fast readers, which delights me because I'm slow. I don't know why. Q will tell you that she and her siblings think that I have ADHD. Who knows? They may be right. I have noticed that I don't sit still. In reality your brain can only do one thing at a time. It can go very fast between things, but it can only do one thing. I think that every time I move it takes my mind off what I've read so I need to read it again. You wouldn't believe how many times I sometimes read the same sentence over and over again.
Name: Philip
Age: 21 (wow, I feel young...)
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Favorite Book/Author: I don't even know where to start. Tolkein obviously comes to mind, as does Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Brian Jacques, numerous manga writers, Kurt Vonnegutt, Douglas Adams...I could go on for hours.
Occupation: Student/Resident Assistant/Library Circulation Desk
Why I Am Here: I work in a library and my family owns an independent bookstore in my hometown. I've grown up around books my entire life, and I love to share my favorites with my friends.
Anything Else: I'm an English major hoping to get into a career in publishing.
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