Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

[cranberry]

Hi every one ,

First HELLO .

I will tell you a little bit about my self ..... I am 20 years old and my hobbies are writing and reading , talking to friends about anything and i enjoy helping people with their problems like with friends or family or anything to comfort them...I also enjoy learning about new things and new people ,,,love watching television like showtime (hall mark) or disney ,Martha stewart as i really enjoy arts and crafts and being a home girl that like light cooking , changing room decor etc.

Any way It's a great pleasure joining in this site as i love literature.

:wave:

[That Guy]

What type of classical lit have you been reading?
Well I spent some time with a large collection of Poe's poems and other works. I read The Phantom Of The Opera -loved the musical, liked the book better- I have recently finished 1984 and loved it. Last, but not least, I read some Dr. Seuss' Wacky Wedensday - I feel it is a classic- Next I think I might try Dracula.

[Return Journey]

Do I dare?
I do like what I’ve seen of this forum and I do enjoy words and books and the reading of them.
So why not.
I didn't read much when I was in school and being a slow reader I'm still catching up.
I love books…I even read them sometimes. Always looking in thrift shops and flea markets. Anything that catches my eye…
…Even some obscure out of print book by an unknown author found in an old bookshop and you’re drawn in by the first few lines or the unusual artwork on the cover. So many worlds to discover and so many ways to get hooked…
I like poetry but I'm no intellectual I just enjoy the words/language/imagery, what it does to me inside.
Some authors that stay with me....
George Orwell, Dostoyevsky, Dylan Thomas, Wordsworth, Christina Rossetti. So many more but those are the standouts.
I admire Alexander Solzhenitsyn… Cancer Ward was a tough read but worth it.
Oh, and John Le Carre, thanks for Smiley (and for the cold!!).
I enjoy different cultures and meeting people from the far corners.
India has a special place in my heart.
Let’s hope that this is not just a flash in the pan. Only time and my resolve will tell!
Looking forward to more.
Mick

[Lil Stras 007]

Basically I just love to read and that is why I joined

[Virgil]

Wow, quite a few new bies. Too many to single you all out, but welcome to lit net. I hope you stay around.

[xarkle]

I'm new to the forum, and i am just putsing around the site to find out how everything works around here, i am anxious to share some of my works and get good honest feed back cause you all dont know me. heh. glad to be here! ;)

[kathycf]

Hello to all our new members. :wave:

[Sojourner]

Hello All;
I have stumbled onto this forum in my never-ending search for beautiful poetry and interesting reading online. My user name is "Sojourner". I'm 59, male, and as my profile indicates, my non-cyber name is James.
My interests and "first love" tends to run toward 19 century poetry and visual art - but not always or exclusively, as I also very much like a lot of contemporary work as well. I have done quite a lot of painting myself on and off over the years since my early 20's. (My avatar is a painting of mine dating from 1974). I sometimes write poetry when my better judgement takes a backseat to the need to create a verse and/or express a passing notion... But I will do my best not to inflict it upon the unsuspecting and innocence here. I hope to find lots of delightful prose and poetry to read, and can't wait to see what treasures await me on this forum.
regards,
Sojourner

[Sojourner]

Quote;
The last book I read was Cormac McCarthy's The Road, and it was pretty harrowing but ultimately very satisfying. I'd love to start a discussion about it.

Hi Satori;
Just joined the forum myself, but wanted to mention that Cormac McCarthy is one of my favorite writers as well. I can't discuss "The Road" with you because I didn't know it was out, and thus haven't read it yet. (I'm assuming it is a new release). McCarthy won me over with "Suttree", "All the Pretty Horses", "The Crossing", and "Cities of the Plains"... "The Crossing" being my most favorite of them all, I think.
Anyway, Thank you for the heads up regarding "The Road". I'll be on the look out for it.
regards,
Sojourner

[Ellie2007]

hello ,everyone .i am Ellie from China.

[Madhuri]

Welcome, Sojourner. :wave:

This painting is very good. Why dont you show us some more of your work? You can post more pictures in 'Pictures taken by you' thread. :)

[shefukul]

I did not know there was an introduction thread untill theLit Network forums indicated it on the top while finishing my subscription.

This is Shefali, from India. I hope this Network has a lot to offer.

[Virgil]

Welcome to the newbies, all. Great to have you here and I hope you will like it.

Sojourner, I'm a Cormac MaCarthy fan too. I've read All the Pretty Horses and No Country For Old Men.

[Kebi]

wow- theres people from all over the world, it's great!

[*Classic*Charm*]

Hi out there. I'm also new to the forums- I came across the website looking for some additional poiuntf of view for the seminar I was preparing on Heart of Darkness and liked the look of things.

I'm 17, from just outside of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I love reading and writing (I suppose that's kind of redundant), as well as other stuff. I have a pretty varied taste in authors, so I'm hoping to hear many a point of view on a little bit of everything. That, and I love a good arguement, sorry, siscussion, and what better is there to discuss than literature?

Lokking forward to hearing from everyone.

[seasong]

Hello everyone. I'm from the DC area although currently in school elsewhere. I study biochemistry for the sake of practicality and enjoy it however my passion is literature.
My favorite authors are Charlotte Bronte, Alexander Dumas, Jane Austen, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Louisa May Alcott and the list goes on. I love to read and write, I play trombone and piano, I knit and I'm learning Irish Dance.
I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you.

[Aelend]

Hey everyone!
I'm a 17 year old who is and has been an avid reader for a long time. I try to read a diverse range of literature from classics to modern scifi. Not only do I love discussion about literature but I also love to learn about new authors and try to expand my reading :)

[zanna]

Welcome, both of you! People who love to read are always welcome. :) Hope you find some new friends and neat things to talk about. I'm a haiku person, myself. See you around. ;)

[julie80n]

I am Julie, I live in a small country town in NSW, Australia... and I love it.... I am a proud mother of two, my little man is 8 (ok not so little) and my little girl is 2....

I enjoy reading, writting, listening to others point of views, talking and playing touch football.

I am currently studing at home, preparing to go back into the workforce either next year or the year after.... I want to be an Account.

Thats all I can think of right now, I think you will all learn more about me as we talk more..

Julie

[zanna]

Hello Julie! I like touch football, too. Yay neighbors to play with. I think you'll like it around here. Everybody's cool, and when I say everybody, I mean all of 'em. :D Have fun, and welcome.

[raspberry_jelly]

Hello Everyone,

Raspberry jelly here, I'm an avid reader so I'm really looking forward to talking to you all and sharing opinions and insights. Hopefully I will also discover fantastic new books along the way.

[armanfaruqui]

I am armanfaruqui, a retired professor,yet eager to learn. With this intention I have joined this forum.

[Alexei]

Wellcome, both of you! I hope you will find what you search for... :)

[Logos]

So many newcomers, its hard to catch up with you all, but I hope you're enjoying LitNet! :D

[geewiz]

Hey, I am an almost 18 year old who is in a constant battle of childhood vs. youth vs. the approaching adulthood. In a sense I am all three, you'll catch me coming back from a party and turning on chipndales rescue rangers followed by a biography of JFK. An odd combination but its fun. I'll be attending university this fall (u of t likely) majoring in something science related (not confident enough to declare yet). That's all I'll say for now. I can't disclose any more personal information as if my friends found out that I am on here um, well, lets just say they are typical literature-hating teenagers.

[smilingtearz]

hello to all the newbies..
i practically feel new myself!

[Virgil]

Oh Eva, you're not new. You were always in our thoughts.

[jose]

All right a quick introduction to myself. My name is Jose and this is my first time using this website. I joined in order to be able to get some insightful views on certain poems written by Lord byron. It seems that the people registered here are extremely friendly. To tell the truth I am not that much of a poetry fanatic partially because i have some trouble understanding it but then again perhaps no personal translation can be wrong. Well, thanks for reading and I hope somebody or anybody at all feels free to reply!

[Alexei]

Welcome! All of you!

[bigburlybiker]

Hi, I'm new here!

I found this forum while searching for Icelandic poetry. I am a secondary school science teacher but have always loved reading novels and poetry. I live in England and am getting married in Iceland later this year (hence the poetry search).

I don't know what else to tell you!

[smilingtearz]

Hi Jose :).. (that's my daddy's name!!) , Hello Biker(Congrats! i wish i were getting married too :D)
hope you like the place and become regular members..!

[smilingtearz]

Oh Eva, you're not new. You were always in our thoughts.

you know, it's people like you who make the world a better place to hang around...

[bricks_x]

Hey =]]

Well I'm UK based, and am a sporty person. In my spare time, I mainly exercise/compete my and other peoples horses, but I do go running in the mornings.
I used to ride pillion on a motorbike, but an accident a year ago halted that [I haven't been allowed back on]. I dislocated my collar bone [sternoclavicular joint], knee, and have been having shoulder, hip, knee, back and neck problems since. Thus why I run - it keeps my knee slightly more in shape xD
I took my GCSE options, and chose French, drama, textiles and history, on top of the basic subjects [math, english, sciences etc]
I intend to study Forensic Pathology at university, with a gap year to focus on my riding.
I hope to be selected for the olympics [we can all dream, right?] but will settle for Europeans.

That's all about me really, any more questions, ask =]
xx

[AdoreroDio]

Hi!
I have no idea what to write about myself....ummm... I'm very sarcastic and I have a whole buncha hobbies. To name a few I like reading (never without a good book), art (I keep a drawing pad and pencils in my purse), writing (oh the joy!), dancing ( I want to do ballroom dancing... oh how I wish *sigh*), annoying friends with my constant talking,and reading (did I mention that already?). I LOVE horses and hiking but ever since I moved to Cali I have been unable to either ride horses or go hiking )^:
I'm a high school student and plan to become a middle school art teacher when I get older. I was born and raised in California up till about three and a half years ago when I moved to Kentucky for three years and found out that I am a country girl in heart. I moved back to Cali this year before school started ( literally a day before freshman orientation, a week before school started) and found that am definitely not a city girl. I love rolling hill and ride spaces and hat being able to touch the next door neighbors house when I reach out my window. Well, anywho, that's pretty much me in a nutshell.
Oh yah ,I came here on a friends recommendation and am a complete newbie. (^:

[Dooney]

Hello to all. I am here to begin my journey into the world of avid reading and writing. I have never been interested in reading classic literature and I want to begin. As a matter of fact, what would you recommend as the 5 best of all time. Would you include "The Catcher in the Rye?" I need to broaden my mind with good reading.

[mjc]

Hi everybody, my name is Mike-

I'm at present into Lawrence Durrelll, DH Lawrence, and Ezra Pound. Especially Durrell. Anyone else??

I'm also very into Eastern religions esp Krishnamurti. I don't believe in aliens but am otherwise open minded.

ciao, mike

[Virgil]

Welcome Mjc. I've never read Durrell, but I am a fan of Lawrence and Pound. Hope you'll enjoy lit net.

[rae_of_light]

Hey Everyone!
I'm new to the forums part of this site, although I have been using the literature part of this site for quite some time. Well, about me.... I'm Canadian(you may not know this, but we actually do NOT live in igloos and I don't have a polar bear as a pet...), and I joined because I wanted some advice on books to read. Another reason I joined is because I want to meet others with a passion for the written word, like me! Most people around me don't take me(a highschool student) seriously when I talk about this subject, and they laugh when I express my disgust over only getting to read around 3 books a week because of my busy schedule. They do not understand that this is important to me, and everyone makes time for the things that are important to them!!!
Well i won't bore you with any more details of my otherwise boring life!
~Rae~

[Lily Adams]

Hi!
I have no idea what to write about myself....ummm... I'm very sarcastic and I have a whole buncha hobbies. To name a few I like reading (never without a good book), art (I keep a drawing pad and pencils in my purse), writing (oh the joy!), dancing ( I want to do ballroom dancing... oh how I wish *sigh*), annoying friends with my constant talking,and reading (did I mention that already?). I LOVE horses and hiking but ever since I moved to Cali I have been unable to either ride horses or go hiking )^:
I'm a high school student and plan to become a middle school art teacher when I get older. I was born and raised in California up till about three and a half years ago when I moved to Kentucky for three years and found out that I am a country girl in heart. I moved back to Cali this year before school started ( literally a day before freshman orientation, a week before school started) and found that am definitely not a city girl. I love rolling hill and ride spaces and hat being able to touch the next door neighbors house when I reach out my window. Well, anywho, that's pretty much me in a nutshell.
Oh yah ,I came here on a friends recommendation and am a complete newbie. (^:


:wave: Hi! How's your project going along?

Obviously you haven't been to the Channel Islands or up in the coastal foothills, there's lots of hiking in those places!

See you at school!

[Rosethorn]

Hi hi. =) Uh, my name is Lory, I like reading and doing artsy stuff, and I'm not that smart. Please put up with me anyway. =) Oh yeah, and I'm in high school.

[Virgil]

Lory, I'm sure you are very smart. ;) Welcome and hope you like it here. :)

[Rosethorn]

Well, I only got an 86 in Honors English Essentials, and all my friends got 94s, so...

But thank you, anyway. I hope I like it, too. =)

[Mariam P]

Hi guys, I'm new here, I'm going to be 17 in August, I'm in 11th grade. I love writing kind of obvious eh? And well I used to live in Miami, but we moved to Pakistan several years ago :)

[Pensive]

Hi all! :)


Hi guys, I'm new here, I'm going to be 17 in August, I'm in 11th grade. I love writing kind of obvious eh? And well I used to live in Miami, but we moved to Pakistan several years ago :)

Hi Mariam! Welcome to the forum, and to Pakistan. :) Where in Pakistan do you live?

[sumalan monica]

I dislike talking about me-It is much ado about nothing
23 years of scool,meaning two colleges and a Faculty of letters,a lot of work and many more failures-first I do not trust myself
Second -i am caught in ,too involved in what I am doing as a teacher
I enjoy writing,astrology,design,architecture,I am very interested in reading ,car races,Occult field,A busy person,ambitious and impulsive
I wish i were a painter like my sister,a bird , a butterfly

I am glad to be a part of you NEW York ,NEW yORK a part of this fascinating,amazing,spontaneous,fancy-forum

Wish you all happiness

Success comes as a result of positive energy and love from your dear ones
I know I am old fashioned,but sounds like me 1!!!!

I read poetry and also write poetry,and many papers about writers every day,

[damianswife]

Hi to you all. I am brand new and shiney here. I come from Merrie olde England and I would rather read than eat. The biggest problem with books that I have is when the darned thing slides into the bath.....I probably have the wrinkliest book collection in the UK:lol:

[Lioness_Heart]

The biggest problem with books that I have is when the darned thing slides into the bath.....I probably have the wrinkliest book collection in the UK:lol:

lol. I know what you mean! My copy of The Amber Spyglass got mouldy after it fell in the bath so I had to throw it away :( .

But welcome!!!!! :wave:

[rintrah]

Just thought I'd say hello and thanks for putting together a literature forum. Who'd have thought the internet could be so interesting! Here's my brief introduction:

I'm a Londoner but live in rural west Wales, and enjoy most forms of literature. I write some poetry and short stories, and non-fiction articles, and I'm currently researching a phd in English Renaissance poetry at the University of Wales, looking particularly into the sonnet and it's representation of the self and consciousness.

I also have interests in Milton, the English Victorian novel, and the Romantic period, particulalry Blake and Wordsworth.

Hope to make some contributions to our discussions.

[Pensive]

Hi all! Welcome to the litnet forum! :)

[Virgil]

Welcome newbies. Nice to have you here.

[manolia]

Hi! New here!
I come from Greece. Actually i have two hobbies (movies and reading) well..also travelling when there is extra money to spend!
Now i read the Count of Monte Cristo. It's fascinating!
It's difficult to tell which is my favourite book. I'll just name a few that come to mind..such as "The Lord Of The Rings", "Jane Eyre", "Bleak House" and almost everything from Terry Pratchet and Douglas Adams.:yawnb:

[dramasnot6]

Welcome Manolia! I too love movies, reading, and travel. Those are some great favorite books you have! I am sure you will really like it here! :D

[Gazette]

Ahoj, všichni. I'm new here, I'm Czechoslovakian. I more or less devote most of my time to writing, because of personal reasons. The Count of Monte Cristo is an interesting book but I limit my reading since it will interfere with my own writing. Has anyone ever read The Face in the Frost? :confused: You guys need a better writer's club though, or maybe just add another one.

[shrek]

Hello everybody!I'm an O'levels literature student studying under a syllabus which includes Great Expectations and Macbeth along with short stories and poems. My teacher recommended me to this site.

[dramasnot6]

Welcome Gazette! I too like the Count of Monte Cristo.

Welcome Shrek! Sounds like some interesting texts youre studying there. I am sure you will gain something from being on this site, really great info here.

[Miss_Hanan]

Hi

I'm Hanan, 23 yaers old, from Saudi Arabia I just finnished my Acadymic years

& start my Intern year in a hospital as Medial Specialist in the laboratory.

My study was in English ( Mainly Medical English) but i like that language so

much, so i did read many books try to master the language, & i hope this

forum helps me to acheive my goal

[Domer121]

Hi... I am from Minnesota, a student... I work at an amazing consignment shop, Turnstyle.....I am hoping to study design or literature...not sure which yet.. I love old movies and music..I play Piano and Violin and I love to bake Chocolate Chip Cookies...:)

[B-Mental]

Welcome to the forums Miss Hanan & Domer121. I hope to see you around, and that you both like it here.

[Seami]

Hello!
First I want say I like chocolate cookies, too :=)
Then I have to say that my english is very bad.
So.... I'm a student, I like good books and try read it in english....
What else? I like tea very much :)

[Karin]

Hi, I'm Karin from Spain! I like Classics, but now spend more time reading modern (classical) literature. I'm student and I'm 20. Books, figure skating, friends - these are my interests.
I'm glad to join your company ;)

[Miss_Hanan]

Welcome to the forums Miss Hanan & Domer121. I hope to see you around, and that you both like it here.


thank you that's so nice from you

[B-Mental]

Welcome to the forums Seami and Karin. Hope you two like it here.

[dorindapaige]

Hi all! :wave: I'm Dorinda, and I live in the States (Georgia, to be precise.)

I was once a literature teacher, and now I write business textbooks. I miss discussing my first love, so I'm happy to be here!

[B-Mental]

Hi dorinda, welcome to the forums. I recommend the book club to you. I hope that you too enjoy the forums as much as I.

[Idril]

Hi... I am from Minnesota


Hey, a neighbor! :wave:

[Sway]

Hi~I`m Sway from China.It seems that I`m the only Chinese here...Whatever...I`m at college now ,major in English.And I really like it here!

[dramasnot6]

Welcome Sway! I love your avatar. There are actually quite a few Chinese members around, don't worry.
check this out: http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4577

[Afraa]

Hello everyone!
My name is Afraa, and I'm new here.
I'm from Saudi Arabia. (I know: a place of big question mark, right?).

Despite where I am from, literature is my admiration! I hope to share it with everyone around here.

:)

[Virgil]

Hello everyone!
My name is Afraa, and I'm new here.
I'm from Saudi Arabia. (I know: a place of big question mark, right?).

Despite where I am from, literature is my admiration! I hope to share it with everyone around here.

:)

Welcome Afraa. We have several members from Saudi Arabia. I hope to hear your thoughts on literature. And I hope you will like it here.

[Afraa]

Welcome Afraa. We have several members from Saudi Arabia. I hope to hear your thoughts on literature. And I hope you will like it here.

Thank you Virgil. Sure it is my pleasure to be around and to exchange our thoughts on literature.

:)

[JCamilo]

Hello, my name is Joao Camilo, I am from Brasil.
By the way, with time you will perceive that the notion that I write in english is false. I do not. It is a trick I use, be warned.

[Logos]

Hello to all the newbies! I hope you're enjoying the site :)

JCamilo, there are many here who do not use English as their first language, you can check out more in the "Is English your first language...." topic

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14464
.
.

[kathycf]

Hello new people! :)

http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/kathycf/smileys/welc.gif



Hi~I`m Sway from China.It seems that I`m the only Chinese here...Whatever...I`m at college now ,major in English.And I really like it here!
Indeed, there are many members from China. Apple Jiang is one, she is the only member I can think of off the top of my head. I don't really pay attention to geograhic locations all that much.

Anway, welcome.

[botkin]

I haven't been a part of an internet forum in a long while, and when I saw this I got excited. The forums here look wonderful.

But anyway, I'm a Brazilian living and studying (for the time being) in Texas.

So... Hello!

[Sway]

Got it~Thank you guys !Both of you are kind!~~I mean Kathy and 6~~

[Missing_Sock]

Hi, my name is Anne, 18 years and I live in the netherlands.

(it would be fun to meet some people with the same interests :) )

[blackfox]

Hey! I am blackfox. I am new here. You can send me message.

[geliot]

This is my first post. I'm having trouble navigating this site - maybe I'm stupid, or perhaps it is too easy - I read Victorian Lit. Anyway, I'm looking forward to joining in the forums.

[dramasnot6]

Welcome Missing Sock! I really love your name :D Very cute. If youre interested in reading, this is certainly the place to come!

Welcome blackfox! Welcome geliot!

[urenda05]

My name is Richelle, and I have a hard time with poetry, so i was hoping to seek some help.

[B-Mental]

Welcome urenda05 or should I say Richelle. I hope you find some help with poetry and poems here.

[littlewing53]

ahhh...i found it...new member intro...just happen to find this site looking for an author...been back a few times and found my way here...hello, i'm little wing and i enjoy reading the classics tho i pretty much like everything AND music...

[beautiful_alma]

Hi I'm new here~ and so looking forward to this...

My name is Nyla, am 18 years old, and a Korean American tryna get some help with literature in general~

[CindyBo]

Hi, I'm new to the literature network; I enjoyed taking the quizzes and reading a few of the posts. I'm looking forward to some interesting conversations. My avatar is a sternwheeler because I am obsessed with the history of Western Canada {my home and native land]. In particular the history of the era of rail construction, and during this period sternwheelers played a huge role.
I love reading, of course or I wouldn't be here.

[dramasnot6]

Welcome little wing, nyla, and cindybo!

[Lyn]

Hi! Lyn, older than I wish I was, Scottish living in England. I love early sci fi, the classics, poetry. I went to uni in Scotland and studied Scottish Literature and pscyhology. I'm really interested when the two topics meet, so love psychological novels. No-one around me reads..... I need someone to talk to about books so was totally chuffed when I found this site!

[dramasnot6]

Hi Lyn! I too love psychology! :D Welcome to the site!

[Lily Adams]

Hi! Lyn, older than I wish I was, Scottish living in England. I love early sci fi, the classics, poetry. I went to uni in Scotland and studied Scottish Literature and pscyhology. I'm really interested when the two topics meet, so love psychological novels. No-one around me reads..... I need someone to talk to about books so was totally chuffed when I found this site!

DID SOMEONE SAY SCI-FI?! Even better, early sci fi.

Aw, I know how you feel about feeling left out because no one around you reads. In fact, probably most of us can empathize with you. Well, this is Lit Net, so you won't feel left out here!

So, all in all, hello and welcome!

[ComfortablyNumb]

Hey. I'm Aaron from Indiana. Partay!

[prophitus_86]

Hi. I'm Joey, also from that infamous land of corn, Indiana. I can empathize with you as well, Lyn. No one that I am around outside of my lit. classes reads as I do. It can be kind of depressing. I'm reading Blake and Wordsworth right now, but I prefer early modern novels. Also classical Greek and Roman along with some Germanic folklore. Thanx for the forum!

[Lyn]

Its so good to find folks that sympathise. One of my work collegues said to me the other day, 'What you actually go home, pick up a book and read poems for fun????' in an incredulous tone of voice. Yes, yes I do. Am slightly scared that someone thinks that's weird. Forums like these are good because there's bound to be someone who's read at least one of the books I witter on about. Currently reading Valis by Phillip K Dick. I've recently been converted to the wonders of sciffy, having been a die hard classicist before. I didn't realise how diverse the genre was. I love anything that messes with me head and makes me think.

[EAP]

Early sci-fi? How early is early sci-fi?

Even if you like Dostoevsky more than Le Guin (which is sacrilege in my world :|), welcome aboard. :) There are few novels trippier than Dick's stuff and Valis is probably the trippiest of 'em all.

[prophitus_86]

If you like sci-fi, you should probably read the Martian Chronicles by...well isn't that embarrassing. I cannot for the life of me remember his name. Could someone help me out?

[EAP]

Ray Bradbury. :)

[Lyn]

I'll definitely have a look at Bradbury again. By early I just mean I tried to start with the 'classics' whatever they might be. So HG Wells, Huxley. I love the scifi masterworks series, Fahrenheit 451, Behold the man, Dancers at the end of time, Man Plus, Flowers for Algernon, More than Human, Shrinking Man, I am Legend, PKD, etc. I haven't tried Arthur C Clarke yet, should I bother? Sorry bout Dostoevsky. Tis the fault of my indoctrination by my hideously prejudiced education. And I read the Double which is just weirdly brilliant. Im trying to broaden me horizons. Got any more recommendations of classic, decent, scifi?

[littlewing53]

illustrator man, ray bradbury...didn't he write that...it was scarey...

[EAP]

Lyn,

Sure, I happen to love sci-fi and the more sf fans, the merrier.

Frederik Pohl's 'Gateway,' Hal Clement's 'Mission of Gravity,' Frank Herbert's 'Dune,' Arthur C. Clarke's '2001: A Space Odyssey', 'Rendezvous with Rama,' and 'Childhood's End,' Ursula Le Guin's 'The Left Hand of Darkness,' and 'The Dispossessed,' Robert Silverberg's 'Dying Inside,' and 'The Book of Skulls,' George Stewart's 'Earth Abides,' John Wyndham's 'The Day of the Triffids,' and 'The Chrysalids,' Walter M. Miller's 'A Canticle for Leibowitz,' Alfred Bester's 'The Stars My Destination,' and Thomas Disch's 'Camp Concentration,' are all excellent novels in their own way.

As far as short stories go, and it can be argued that a well written sf short story is often more effective and spectecular than a full blown novel, anything by James P. Tiptree, Cordwainer Smith, Clifford Simak, Theodore Sturgeon and Harlan Ellison's early is worth reading. The first two and Sturgeon is particular are unrivalled in the craft of short story IMO.
Some less well known, but almost equally good in many cases, names are Tom Reamy, Norman Spinard, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber and Brian Aldiss.

If I were asked to recommend one, and only one, sf author I'd put up Le Guin's name.

[Lyn]

Many thanks for the list. I'll definitely look some of those up and have a read. :)

[Weisinheimer]

Hi. I'm Sarah. I just stumbled onto this site looking for info on a book. It looks pretty interesting. I've had a great time reading through some of the threads so far.

[Niamh]

welcome to litnet!

[dramasnot6]

Welcome Weisin! Glad youre enjoying it here :D

[Saphira]

Hello! I am eleven years old and found this site because my father (ClaesGefvenberg) posts here a lot. I read and write a lot too, so I wanted to become a member. ;)

/Niki

[Logos]

Hello to all the new members! :banana:

and Saphira/Niki! it's great to have you here! yes, a lot of us know Claes, he's a pretty cool guy! I hope you'll enjoy the site :)

[Saphira]

and Saphira/Niki! it's great to have you here! yes, a lot of us know Claes, he's a pretty cool guy! I hope you'll enjoy the site :)

Thank you for the welcome! Yes, I think I will like it here. :wave:

/Niki

[lauracraig]

:wave: Hello, everyone. I just discovered this site. I may be very busy for a while exploring here. I'll send up a flare if I get lost, but don't be in too much of a hurry to find me. There are worse places in which to be lost. :D

[lauracraig]

If you like sci-fi, you should probably read the Martian Chronicles by...well isn't that embarrassing. I cannot for the life of me remember his name. Could someone help me out?

Ray Bradbury. A great collection of his short stories, by the way.

[Madhuri]

:wave:

Welcome to all new members!! :banana:


Hello! I am eleven years old and found this site because my father (ClaesGefvenberg) posts here a lot. I read and write a lot too, so I wanted to become a member. ;)

/Niki

Hello, Saphira, you'll be the youngest member that we have around here. We are glad that you joined. Claes, is an ace photographer :thumbs_up and he is a very cool guy, very witty :D.

I also notice that you write your name just like Claes.

I hope you like it here. :)

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Early sci-fi? How early is early sci-fi?Well, you could do a lot worse than having a look at Jules Verne & H. G. Wells...
I need someone to talk to about books so was totally chuffed when I found this site!I know the feeling ;) I was absolutley mesmerized when I found it :thumbs_up
I've recently been converted to the wonders of sciffy, having been a die hard classicist before. I didn't realise how diverse the genre was. I love anything that messes with me head and makes me think.Another SciFi fan? :thumbs_up Great!
I haven't tried Arthur C Clarke yet, should I bother? I would. Some of his works are very good. As it happens, I recently managed to hook my daughter (Saphira (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showpost.php?p=336943&postcount=1602)) on SciFi using Rendezvous with Rama as bait :lol:
Sure, I happen to love sci-fi and the more sf fans, the merrier. I agree, and hey: Great list...
Hello, Saphira, you'll be the youngest member that we have around here.Which is a good thing, considering the fact that I am in the upper age segment of this place. She will help balancing things out a bit :lol:

/Claes

[me_07]

wow..intro..bout me...

so ppl. i m senior at high skol really love serfin' on net n talkin' with frndz online...n math is my favorite subject thought i never made 100 as my semester grade...n i like to know ppl. all over d world n would love to make new frndz..n yea generally ppl. eat to live but me"Live to eat" heh heh..u would know me once u be my frnd..n i love my life..also love my family!!!tht's all..cheers

[lauracraig]

Well, you could do a lot worse than having a look at Jules Verne & H. G. Wells... I know the feeling ;) I was absolutley mesmerized when I found it :thumbs_up Another SciFi fan? :thumbs_up Great! I would. Some of his works are very good. As it happens, I recently managed to hook my daughter (Saphira (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showpost.php?p=336943&postcount=1602)) on SciFi using Rendezvous with Rama as bait :lol: I agree, and hey: Great list...Which is a good thing, considering the fact that I am in the upper age segment of this place. She will help balancing things out a bit :lol:

/Claes

Claes, I'm probably in that upper end, myself. I like your signature quote, by the way. It gave me a chuckle.:)

[*Classic*Charm*]

Love your siggy quote, lauracraig!!

As a teenager myself, and the youngest of four in my family, I'm sure my parents would absolutely agree.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

Claes, I'm probably in that upper end, myself.Have a look at the How old will you be in 2007? (Please take the poll) (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21084) thread then.

I like your signature quote, by the way. It gave me a chuckle.:)Ditto... I like your signature as well, even though Saphira is not a teenager yet. She soon will be, though: I shudder at the thought.. ;)

/Claes

[Virgil]

Hello! I am eleven years old and found this site because my father (ClaesGefvenberg) posts here a lot. I read and write a lot too, so I wanted to become a member. ;)

/Niki

Oh welcome again Saphira. I think I welcomed you elswhere, but I did not know you were Claes's daughter. Your father takes great pictures.

[Pensive]

Oh welcome again Saphira. I think I welcomed you elswhere, but I did not know you were Claes's daughter. Your father takes great pictures.

He takes beautiful pictures, indeed. :) Welcome to the forum, Saphira! :D Saphira is a cute name. :)

[Saphira]

Hello, Saphira, you'll be the youngest member that we have around here. We are glad that you joined.
Oh welcome again Saphira. I think I welcomed you elswhere, but I did not know you were Claes's daughter.
Welcome to the forum, Saphira! :D Saphira is a cute name. :)Tank You all for the welcome. I hope that you can help me improve my English. :idea:

/Niki

[ell1es]

Hi I am Ellie and I joined yesterday! I am from the UK and I am a nurse, I am married with no children but, we have 3 cats!!!! When I get time to read I like fiction books mainly horror or crime! I enjoy music of all kinds. I don't have much time for hobbies as such but enjoy spending time with my husband and our families including spending time with our niece, nephew and god-daughter! I like fine wines and entertaining friends!:) I am looking forward to spending time on this forum and hope to gain further insights into writers both past and present and wish I knew of this forum when I was at school.

[ClaesGefvenberg]

I am looking forward to spending time on this forum and hope to gain further insights into writers both past and present and wish I knew of this forum when I was at school.Hullo Ellie,:wave: Welcome aboard.

Just like you, I wish I had found this place earlier. Nice people and interesting discussions all over the place :thumbs_up

/Claes

[ell1es]

Hullo Ellie,:wave: Welcome aboard.

Just like you, I wish I had found this place earlier. Nice people and interesting discussions all over the place :thumbs_up

/Claes

Thanks for the welcome Claes!!! :thumbs_up

[Ruth?]

Hi, my name's Ruth, I'm 16, land live in Reading (40miles from London in England)

I'm quite intimadated by the amount of posts on here, but I'm glad aswell! I was looking for a literature forum and this came up on Google

Ohh, where to start about me...Well, I'm in 6th Form at school, taking Englsih Literature, Theatre Studies, Economics and History for my AS levels. I'm also currently attempting to decide what on earth to do at university!

I love reading, and after my exceptionall inspiring teacher for GCSE, adore Hardy. I also love Orwell, For Whom The Bell Tolls, Terry Pratchett and various other books and authors. Poetry isn't so much my cup of tea, but I adore Havisham by Carrol Ann Duffy, Prayer Before Birth by Louis MacNeice and the T.S.Eliot that I've read. I love going to the theatre-Shakespeare, Brect, Physical theatre pieces, musicals, anything!

Aside from that I also love music; I've had singing lesons for years, sing in a county choir, help run a samba band at school and listen to most genres, though I particaully love Antony and the Johnsons, Kate Bush, Evanescence, Biffy Clyro, System of a Down and Peer Gynt By Greig.

I also play rugby, both for Reading U17's and Berkshire, and belong to an amateur theatre, where we're doing Calamity Jane this year.

The thing which gets to me most is the state of the world; I hate how mush the human race has done to destroy it, and how even now it might be too late to halt the damage. I suppose reading might be considered a form of escapism for me...

I'd love to get really involved on this forum, as you all seem like really interesting people, and just generally I love discussing things I've read and getting tips for items to add to my frowing list of 'want to read'.

Oh, and I apologise in advance for my atrocious spelling-I will try to keep it in check!

[lil_pumpkin84]

Hello everyone, Happy Tuesday!

This is my first time on this site, so let me introduce myself.

I am 22 years old, originally from Romania, moved to Florida when I was a little girl, now I reside in Las Vegas. I feel in love with the classics when I first read Plato in the 6th grade. I am working towards a degree in History and hope to get a Masters in Literature.

Looking forward to reading more on the posts.

[dramasnot6]

Welcome ruth! Welcome pumpkin! :) Glad to have ya on board

[marlowe93]

hello all,

greetings from the east coast. a recent project on oscar wilde below.

warm regards.


http://www.leonjohnson.org/projects/wilde.html

[Mrs. Dalloway]

hello!! I'm new here!:p

[rindacarabbit]

I am also new.

[bellypotamus]

Sorry! I posted twice accidently

[bellypotamus]

My name is Debbie,
I am a mom of four children ages 17, 15 (twins) and a 12 year old. I have been married to the world's best husband for over 18 years. I love to read, and my favorites are the mostly the 19th century authors such as Alcott, Stowe, Tolstoy, Anthony Trollope, Jane Austen, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and the list goes on. I have my own personal library of over 300 books-all of which I intend to read if I keep at it! I also like to cook, paint (when I can!) and look for clearance racks at the stores...:lol: :yawnb: I don't go anywhere where I will be sitting for long without a book!"As for George Washington's fortunate lack of children, if he has none to give him pain, then he has none to give him pleasure..." Abigail Adams

[Anda]

Hello everyone. I was pointed in this direction by a very pushy bulletin at the top of every page that reminded me of my posting neglect. If only I had such a bulletin to follow me in the real world, reminding me to pay bills, take out the garbage, call my mother, and pay attention to boys...

Anyway, my name is Amanda. 'Anda is a nickname I earned a few years ago after my friends grew tired of coming up with qualifiers for the multitudes of Amandas that kept cropping up in the 90s (being 5'8", "Big Amanda" had to be avoided at all costs).

I am 25, and I have lived in 20 homes. Apparently I inherited my parents' wanderlust; most of my adult life has been devoted to working only hard enough to earn travel money and to meet future couch-surfing sponsors. I try to visit a new place in the United States and a new country abroad every year. So far I've been to Ireland, England, Italy, Israel, Spain, Wales, Colorado, California, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

I started college in 1999, studying Graphic Design. As a student I was successful. As a happy person, I was completely miserable. After two years I left, and in the four years that followed, I moved around in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Long Island, working for Greenpeace and summer camps. Two years ago I returned to school as a Literature major. I graduate in May. I'm gagging for the cap and gown.

After graduation I'm quitting my job, packing up my house, and moving to Argentina to be an English teacher for a year. I need a break before I continue my education god-knows-where. There just hasn't been time to get through the Norton Anthologies, take the GREs, get my TEFL certification, ace the subject GREs, complete my 16 credits, and get through my 40-hour work week, while maintaining my social life and my travel habit.

But the future awaits. And it looks bright from here.

[Ema]

hello everyone..

I am relatively new here..

I like your forum a lot , a lot ...I love to read poetry esp personal poetry probably because I like to critique :blush:

hope u ll accept me among u

:yawnb:

[dramasnot6]

Wow! lots of new people here :D

Welcome Ema,anda, belly, rind, Mrs.Dalloway, and marlowe! Hope you enjoy it here!

[Pensive]

Welcome to the forum: Ema, anda, belly, rind, Mrs.Dalloway, and marlowe! I hope you are going to like it over here. :)

[Neo_Sephiroth]

Well, first off, welcome to all the newcomers!:D

I just realized something...I never properly introduced myself here.:p Well, you know what they say, "Better late than never." Here goes...

Umm...Hi. My name...My...Umm...Is Andy Khamsa. I'm...I'm 19 years old. I'll...I'll be turning 20 this year on Vetarans Day. That's the...Um...11th of November...I think.

I...I like...Umm...Food. And...Umm...Other...Stuff-like...Thingy...

Well...Um...Yeah...I think I'll quit while I'm ahead...

Anyway, I...I really like this place...:D

[The Atheist]

Hi there.

Alan Charman of Auckland here. Veteran forum user and delighted to find this forum, I'm sure to be a frequent visitor.

I write for both business and pleasure and am an absolute bibliophile.

Now I have my hat and coat on (Avatar and sig line!), I'm off to take part in most of the Orwell threads!

[topsy_turny]

Hey

im new too lol I'm finishing high school and trying to get through a level literature :)

I love reading and writing and yea that about sums it up

[The Atheist]

Hey

im new too lol I'm finishing high school and trying to get through a level literature :)

I love reading and writing and yea that about sums it up

Hi, fellow Aucklander!

I have a few years on you, my eldest is finishing high school this year.

He doesn't do English :bawling:

[vin1391]

Hello there

I am Vinaya...15 year old girl from India (Asia)..I love reading just about anything.My favourite authors include J.R.R.Tolkein, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Baroness Orcazy, Agatha Christe, J.K.Rowling and well lots more..I am hoping to get a lot of reading done here..I don't own lots of books...but I usually visit the library.

I also find myself to be a reader of fanfiction...although not all I read mostly in the LOTR and HP category...thats about it really.

[Pensive]

Hi all! :)


Hello there

I am Vinaya...15 year old girl from India (Asia)..I love reading just about anything.My favourite authors include J.R.R.Tolkein, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Baroness Orcazy, Agatha Christe, J.K.Rowling and well lots more..I am hoping to get a lot of reading done here..I don't own lots of books...but I usually visit the library.

I also find myself to be a reader of fanfiction...although not all I read mostly in the LOTR and HP category...thats about it really.

Hey, most of the authors you have mentioned over here are included in my favourites. :D

[vin1391]

Thanks

Thats great...

[Lilmisstake]

Hi Im Kashna, I'm Sri Lankan Welsh. I was born in Hong Kong, and am currently living in England; I have to admit my puncuality, grammer and of course spelling are pretty bad. But what I truely love is writting and books.
I love the Empire series about Juilus Ceaser, Earth Children series by Jean Auel and of course The book Wild swans. Im 15 by the way, I kinda forgot to mention that...and my favourite colours yellow.

[sam96]

Hey,Lilmisstake welcome on the forum.I hope u like it here.I'm 15 too.
and your puncuality, grammer and spelling don't look that bad.

[Petra Wiggin]

I'm Petra Wiggin. For those of you who have read Orson Scott Card, you will get my name. For those who haven't, I'll explain if you want. Um . . . I love to read. Like, LOVE, to read. I have read everyday since I was nine, and before that I would pretend I read everyday. I have read everything from the Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot to Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (the condensed version, something about cutting out the parts where he spends fifteen pages mooning over the sunset). I love to write as well, though that comes much harder. I have been trying to write a book since I was nine, and have only gotten to the eleventh chapter -- once. It is hard. I don't think that, or aspire to, write the "American Masterpiece",but I don't want to write a book I do not love. Does that sound strange? And besides, I like almost every genre, so I can't decide what I want to write.
Mhmmm, anything else . . .
Ilove movies as well. Almost all kinds ecxept horror, hard-core war, and porn;) I love fantasy, sci-fi, and classic/period movies, especially when it is all combined.
I have very strong opinions. I'm not afraid ti say them. But I do not likehurting people with my opinions, though I don't mind offending them. I know, just a little paradoxical.
Thats all I'm going to say for now. Nice to meet you guys, and I hope I can become an integeral part of this community. Write to you later . . . bye!:alien:

[Virgil]

Petra, you sound the perfect person for lit net. Welcome and I hope you like our little place here.

[sam96]

Welcome,Petra.
I'm looking forward for those opinions.;)

[davidlskulski]

hi, i am new. i am dave. i don't think there is anything else to say. i think you need a closed mouth and an open ear.

[bookfaerie]

Hey :wave: I just joined. I love Dean Koontz and Stephen King, Lois Lowry and Harlan Coben. I make time in my day to read and i have been looking for a good book site and it looks like I've found one. By the way i also enjoy long walks on water and turning pages.

[vin1391]

Hi all and Welcome.

[Asa Adams]

Petra, You sound like a great asset to us, as do you all! Welcome!

[Stieg]

Hello, I am Dave from California. Recently found this wonderfully big and cozy lit discussion site and wanted to be a member and chat with other book lovers.

[bookfaerie]

Currently reading The Innocent by Harlen Coben and love it. Pretty good, almost finished with it. What's your favorite book Dave from California?

[Irsehlenn]

Well, since the little square box is saying that I've never posted yet, and I might as well start doing that by saying hi.. here we go ;)

:wave:

My name is Chantal, and I'm a student of English language and culture at the uni of Amsterdam. I'm in the first year now, so I'm probably often using this site for extra information on the texts I've got to read :). Unfortunately I haven't got a lot of time atm to spend online, but I'll try to do my best and read a lot of what is said here!

Cya!
:santasmil

[Stieg]

Currently reading The Innocent by Harlen Coben and love it. Pretty good, almost finished with it. What's your favorite book Dave from California?

1984, Frankenstein, and Brave New World are excellent books. Newer books I really enjoyed were Brooks' World War Z. But I can't truly say and I would probably rank lower on mileage than most on this site.

M.R. James and H.P. Lovecraft are old standbyes and personal favorites.

[Dunkin D Addict]

Hello to all. Started to make my first post in the general section, but I saw the suggestion for intros ... so here I am.

Favorites - I always seem to end up back where I started, which was grabbing books off shelves in my Dad's collections, sticking mostly to "manly adventures in the wild." - London, Kipling, Service, Scott, plus "pulp" stuff like R.E. Howard, MacLain, etc.

Back into Reading - After many years of being "too busy to read," I'm trying to relocate that kid who used to read so much he'd walk home from school reading a book and walking at the same time. I'm not that bad anymore, but my latest gig is trying to chip away at some of the "great book lists" or "top 100 lists."

I just got done with ... Wuthering Heights, Light in August
Now I'm reading ... Anna Karenina, with Ivanhoe on deck (unless he gets replaced by your April book of the month ...)

Other hobbies & work - I edit and write for a living at present. I'm in Iraq and spend about half of my day editing and re-working/writing award narratives for my fellow Marines (Bronze Stars and other commendation medals ...).

That's me! Ma'asalam ...

[vin1391]

Hi Dunkin Welcome to Here. :)

I always wanted to read Anna Karenina but I still have to wait till exams are over....

[decon_blue]

Hi,
Am a 24 yr old writer living in new delhi, india. just got this job in this town. thats right, am in a new town after a rather idylic childhood in goa. frankly, am a little inundated by the density of the threads posted here. dunno if im feeling like polishing my two cents right now. most of what i read was in my inglis bachelors. then i did some freewheel travelling and a few albums later, i was here. tell you the truth, i'm more interested in original writing and than discussing what happened to others. originality is not new, or so i believe. just that the numbers have their own identity besides their individuality. so i struggle on against the onslaught of life, idea and emotion (l.i.e) driven by some pecularities of my own.

[decon_blue]

Hi,
Am a 24 yr old writer living in new delhi, india. just got this job in this town. thats right, am in a new town after a rather idylic childhood in goa. frankly, am a little inundated by the density of the threads posted here. dunno if im feeling like polishing my two cents right now. most of what i read was in my inglis bachelors. then i did some freewheel travelling and a few albums later, i was here. tell you the truth, i'm more interested in original writing and than discussing what happened to others. originality is not new, or so i believe. just that the numbers have their own identity besides their individuality. so i struggle on against the onslaught of life, idea and emotion (l.i.e) driven by some pecularities of my own.

[hockeychick8792]

Hey, thought I would check this out. I ama accomplished poet having a few of my works published. As of right now though I am just trying to get through school. Living on art, passion, and of course HoCkEy!!!

[vin1391]

Hi Decon I am from India too...Welcome to here.

Hi Hockeychick its great you having poetry published...welcome to the forum...

[decon_blue]

Hiya Vin,
Thanks for the reply. I like your signature. Tell me, what does one do around here forum? I see a maze of threads and wonder where 'now' fits. I want to write. Say a oemp or a rosty?

[Naila]

Hello everybody. I came across with this site today and you can not imagine how happy I am since I have a extreme thirst to to discuss pieces of writing and especially poetry.
My hobbies are few: reading, sports, and and above all writing poetry.

[Naila]

Do you agree or disagree with Emily Dickinson's point of view"Tell the truth, but tell it slant."

[Naila]

:wave: Allow not a sneaky drop to tear
And pass thy eyes for eyes to spy.
A sky, though blue, in , clouds would fly
And a shot might pierce a bird and tear.

Hurt?Oh heart, I know you are;
Dwelling in darkness sure is hard.
Yet, do risk and play the last game card
Thy smile may shine like that cheerful star.:wave:

Please i need your opinnion

[Banville]

Hello. I'm Banville, named for John, not Theodore de. I live in a very small town on a very large island off the West Coast of Canada. I'm still finding my way around the forum. My favourite book is Fowler's Modern English Usage (the first edition, which may give you an idea of just how old & cranky I am). I'm looking forward to meeting you all.

[Madhuri]

Hello to all new comers :D


Hiya Vin,
Thanks for the reply. I like your signature. Tell me, what does one do around here forum? I see a maze of threads and wonder where 'now' fits. I want to write. Say a oemp or a rosty?


Hi Blue. Welcome ! :wave:

Dont be confused, you just need to figure out which area you want to focus on. If you have a story to tell there's a forum for it, similarly for poetry, religion and philisophy, or some discussion on specific author, there is a whole lot of books that are availabel online for reading, and if you want some light chat, there's the General chat forum. There is a Book Club too, when you can see which is the current read. There are discussions on that book, etc. You can start your own thread or you can also take part in and existing one if you want to contribute to the main theme of the topic. There's a lot that you can do here.

Just browse around and feel comfortable. :)

Btw, I am from Delhi too :D :D

[vin1391]

Hiya Vin,
Thanks for the reply. I like your signature. Tell me, what does one do around here forum? I see a maze of threads and wonder where 'now' fits. I want to write. Say a oemp or a rosty?

Thanks ...anyway you'll be fine after sometime of looking at the topics.its easy .Like Madhuri said everything is arranged...

[Allan77K]

A few quick jottings about myself. 29-year-old, Danish, writing thesis on Margaret Atwood - primarily focussing on her 2003 dystopia "Oryx and Crake".

I hope I will get to discuss all and sundry stuff with a lot of interesting people with winding and inquisitive minds.

I would also like start off by quoting Lewis Hyde from his book "The Gift" (p. 252) - a quote to encourage both people doing critical detective work and people writing literature:

”In a Hermetic mood we will make a hundred intellectual connections only to find, when we check them with a less restless god [e.g. Apollo], that ninety-nine of them are useless”.

Give it up for Hermes.

[hockeychick8792]

Welcome to all members whom are new and all that are veteran!

[dramasnot6]

Welcome Allan! I have only recently gotten my first taste of Atwood with Handmaids Tale and simply adored it, you must be having good fun with your thesis :D Hope you enjoy it here!

[werwolfblutlust]

yeah so.. intro's

long
makes me want to write but i commonly go off on tangents

my name is Courtney i am a writer of poetry and hopefully*a novel*(203 pages in still going strong) i have had 6 of my poems published in england
i enjoy reading all sorts of books *duh* i am a little bit of a techno geek and when i fell into this site i was astounded that people were actually analyzing things not just writing what they WANT to happen i was so happy i almost cried i am currently in alaska but will be moving to maryland after i graduate*too cold* i am hoping to be a emergency medic ambulances and that sort... not much else to say


adios


in case you wonder what my name means it is werewolf blood lust in german
not enough letters for full moon blood lust which would have been vollmondblutlust ahh well

[flor]

I'm flor. Nice to meet you all.

[Weisinheimer]

Welcome, werwolf and flor. I hope you like it here.

[Takeahnase]

Hello everyone, I stumbled across this forum a while ago and have decided to finally show the courtesy of registering :D

I've recently gotten back into the pleasure of reading, after somewhat of an abstinance from any good literature (I can only claim I was possessed by the devil himself, shame on me.. ) but alas, I've found my senses and come running back once more.. so I've a lot of catching up to do and being but a mere young'un at seventeen I've already found so many great books I'm dying to get my teeth into, but am lacking the sufficent time to get through 'um all!
Gladly up for the task though and consequently you'll find me with my head stuck in a book at almost every spare moment, ahh it is good indeed to be back.

Currently reading Wuthering Heights, Crime and Punishment, The Red and the Black (almost finished this one now) and as if I haven't overloaded myself already.. a little slice of some Thoreau and Emerson :)

Oh, and while I'm at it.. a very happy humpday to you all, my fellow bookwormies.

[hockeychick8792]

Welcome all. My name is Sarah, and as you can tell I love hockey (I know it might not be true love, but who cares). Along with hockey, I enjoy art (especially graphite and pencil sketches), poetry, writing in general,making people laugh, chocolate, and I could go on forever, and ever, and ever, and ever, and I can go on forever with this ever thing, too.

[vin1391]

Welcome to all the newcomers..who posted after me ;)

Have a nice time..

[ejarg7]

Hello! I'm new here too. Like Takeahnase, I've been browsing around this forum for a while before I decided to register. Obviously, like so many of you here, I like reading and am trying to find more time to read. Currently, I'm reading The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde and C.S. Forrester's Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies. I've also been reading Moby Dick (on and off). For some reason, I still can't finish the book! :)

[Niamh]

welcome to you all! hope you all enjoy the site!

[DogFaceJoe]

Hello everyone. I've been checking out these forums for quite sometime and finally decided to register. I'm currently living in Lansing, MI but hoping to move far, far away once i finish my undergrad. I havent had much time to read anything but textbooks and the occaisional ethnography for class since highschool but id like to get back into it. Fav authors would probably Bierce and Stapledon, but that has been known to change depending on my mood.

I'm also big on films. I used to be a film major for about a year so I know a ton of really obscure artistic/independent/foreign/silent movies. Done some photography as well. Somehow this has officially become the longest introduction i have ever given for myself, so i shall end it promptly.

I look forward to meeting you all.

[optimisticnad]

Hi newbies. Hi dogfacejoe! what a name! what made u chose it?

http://litarture.blogspot.com/

thats my blog.

i havent spelt literature wrong, its a combination of art and lit!

id really appreciate it if people left comments with their forum names so i know whose who!

any ideas for my blog? does anybody have any creative work they done that i can put up?

Many thanks!

[Omniglot]

Hi Everyone

Just a quick greeting to all of you:thumbs_up

I have just finished reading 'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens and have started 'Jane Eyre' by Charlotte Bronte. Both are wonderful.

So far in 2007 I have read...

Richard Dawkins - The God Delusion

Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Discourse on the Origin of Inequality

Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Reveries of the Solitary Walker

Henry David Thoreau - Civil Disobedience

Gandhi - Autobiography

Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities


Does anyone else feel that they have so much to read but on so little time?:bawling:

Thanks

Steve (Ominglot)

[optimisticnad]

steve thats the story of everyones life! too little time too much to read

[sam96]

Hey,Steve welcome to the forum.:)
I get that feeling sometimes i just wish i can stop time so that i wouldn't have to get off a book to study.:sick:

[optimisticnad]

I think Mark Twain once said something like 'Ive never let me schooling interfere with my education'

[sam96]

Optimisticnad:
What do you think of as schooling and what do you think of as education?

[Stieg]

Does anyone else feel that they have so much to read but on so little time?:bawling:

Thanks

Steve (Ominglot)

:bawling:

Absolutely, and along with too little time also too little cash. The books I am mostly seeking are often aren't in print anymore and rarely offered in the local libraries and if they are they're dubiously missing from the shelves.

And the internet is a powerful opiate for timewasting. Some one please pry me from this accursed thing.

[Kittenleigh]

Hey just wanted to say hello, new here to this page and all that. I love writing, reading, and anime. From PA and work as an aide. That's it for the most part.

[Pensive]

Hi to all new people in this forum! I hope you folks enjoy your stay over here. :)

[.:Shadow:.]

So hi, my names Jade.
I've been searching for a decent poetry forum for ever. Ok, thats a lie. I've only been looking tonight, but I went through a million different sites, so that counts as forever. Anyway, so came accross this one. It looks pretty cool. Only browsed for a second, but I managed to find my way around easily, which was not the case with the others :p Got lost pretty easily on other sites.

Um. I write poetry, and stories. The stories I usually keep to myself though.
But yeah.
Forgive me, but I might not be so active. I'll try my best though. :D

I dont read poetry books much.. Or ever infact. I dont really read poetry, but I try giving feed sometimes.
Anyway, thats me, for now.
Got any questions, just ask. :)

[Virgil]

Welcome Shadow. In addition to posting and getting comments, we have several contests to tst out your poetry and stories. Have fun. I think you will like this place.

[kiz_paws]

Hello to all. I have been posting like crazy for the last few days, enjoying this forum very much. This is the coolest place, so full of information, wit, interesting posts, nice helpful people, the list goes on.

My writer's name is Karalynne Ducharme, though this is not to imply that I have done any publishing, etc. That is just the name that I go by on the 'net. I use Kiz_Paws cuz I thought it was a catchy take on my real name, and the paws thing is, naturally, a reflection of my absolute love for animals.

My avatar is that of Jean Harlow. I chose that because my hubby and I went to a costume party once and I dressed up in the style of Harlow, and I really loved it. What a glamor style back then...

I play piano, at a moderate to advanced level, depending on the day (grrr!). I really love the Ballades of Chopin, but as well, his Nocturnes and Waltz.

I am a softy -- if I hear touching music, you will see a tear in my eye. If someone is downtrodden, their story grips my heart and I want to fight for them. I get quite caught up in movies, even though I try to just be a spectatre (sp).

I have a love for languages, English is my first language, but I am not too shabby in French, and I have taken a year of Icelandic studies (still suck at that, mind you, lol!)

I am a health-nut, as proclaimed by my family, and try to keep an eye on my diet (though I do worship the cacao plant, lol).

I am married and because I often feel that my better half doesn't understand my thought processes, I refer to him as the Linear Thinker. We have this joke about it, and perhaps it is a little snide of me, but anyhow, he's ying and I'm yang in this chapter of life...

I would love to post a picture of me and my pup, Pepper, but I have not grasped the how-to's yet ... don't worry, it will come. But a mental image? Well, I am 5'3", petite in build, and have blonde hair. I laugh a lot, cuz they say that laughing will make you live longer (and it is a whole lot more fun to go through life this way).

Pepper is a miniature schnauzer, all black, with perky ears and a nubbed tail (dang those breeders and this clipping business...). She never leaves my side when I am at home, which can be annoying when I attempt to pretend that I can cook (another story, lol). Despite this fact, when I try to cuddle my dog, she is aloof and standoffish -- as far as dogs behave this way.... I don't know why she is like this, and I steal hugs and kisses from her anyhow. But it is funny because when I pick her up off the ground (an absolutely forbidden thing for her to endure in her way of thinking), when I place her back on the ground, I have to 'pay her' by means of a carrot coin (that is the 'treat' that she gets, because too many dog treats make dogs chubby, which means a shorter life, and all that jazz). I have never met a dog that quite has the same expectations for apples and carrots that mine has.

All right, I am off on the pet tangent, sorry! Hope that this intro gives some insight into my world, thanks for this opportunity!

Karalynne (Kiz_paws)

[booksandtea]

i guess it's only proper that i put something here....but i'm horrible at introductions.

i'm from the northshore, massachusetts. i moved to paris a little over a year ago to further my studies. my french is still terrible. i'm not sure how long i'll continue to stay in paris because i feel like i'm maxing out on what it has to offer at the moment. i'm dreaming of england instead.

i basically have a split personality when it comes to literature - i love the classics and their poetic, flowery sentences (henry james, bronte sisters, dickens, etc) but i also love the harsh, minimalist styles of contemporary writers (palahniuk, vonnegut, salinger, etc). it totally depends on what mood i'm in. i'm also beginning to get introduced to literature from the beat era which i find interesting as well (although really depressing after reading it consecutively for awhile).

hmmm...what else to reveal? i spend a lot of time browsing in the dozen or so little english bookstores here and i buy way too many books than i could ever have time to read. i go to the theater frequently, although since my french is still horrific, i can't understand what they're saying half the time. i love classic movies from the golden hollywood period up to the 60s. in my "spare time" (haha), i play around with cameras and attempt to do some photography. i also paint but i'm not too good at that either.

i'm glad to have found this forum because you all seem to be a great group of people. i'm looking forward to discussing books (and other things) with everyone. if anyone lives nearby (or in the UK) and wants to get together for coffee or tea, i'll up be up for that. well, i'll be visiting the UK sometime this year i think so it'll be nice to meet people from there.

[kiz_paws]

Hello Booksandtea! It was nice to meet you, and look forward to having great conversations with you and everyone else. You and I share a love for Wilde and Hesse, though for Wilde, I have only yet read The Portrait of Dorian Grey.
What was your favorite Hesse novel? (I can never decide between The Steppenwolf or Siddhartha) Presently I am reading Pictor's Metamorphoses and Other Fantasies and will get to The Glass Bead Game. (hmm, you can easily see which author I idolize, lol)

Anyhow take care, and fear not for the French language, it will come quickly because you are very immersed in it (I am jealous, but in a good way). :)

[Trantorian]

Hello, Lit Lovers!
I'm new here and will be sharing my experience with new authors, etc. Haven't read many classic books in my 51 years, but am looking forward to "settling down" and learning from all of you. A friend recently read my book manuscript I'm working on, and suggested I should become familiar with Tolstoy's short stories. Well, I did a search for him online and found your forum! So, if anyone has experience with dear Leo and wants to recommend a place for me to start, lemme know, okay?

For now, thanks for being there, and I look forward to reading and posting here from time to time!

Blessings!

[aydin]

Hello everyone,
Discovered the site a while back but only recently noticed the forums. Currently living in the UK, desperate to travel and see the world. Love reading - as I suppose does everyone else here - although I have a very haphazard way about it in that I'll devour book after book for a while, and then read nothing at all sometimes... My favourite writers are Edith Wharton, George Eliot, Louisa May Alcott, J. D. Salinger, John Steinbeck, Albert Camus, Joseph Heller, E. M. Forester, Haruki Maurakami, Tennessee Williams, Henrik Ibsen and Arthur Miller. I also like F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jane Austen, P. G. Wodehouse, Henry Miller, Graham Greene, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, etc., etc.
So many books I have yet to read and not sure how I will ever get through them all!

[Pensive]

Hi aydin, kiz_paws, Shadow and Trantorian! I hope all of you enjoy the time spent over here. :)

[sumi341]

Hello everyone. I'm from Australia and I'm starting to grow a little library in my house. I love fiction and literature or pretty much anything that is recommended reading. I'm currently reading "Last Exit To Brooklyn" by Hubert Selby Jr.

[kiz_paws]

Thanks, Pensive, and a warm welcome to the other 'newbies'! :)

[deviant-hearts]

Hi all Thank u for welcoming me here. Im sure i will have fun staying here. And im looking forward for meaning to friends.:)

[Moira]

Hi everybody. I'm from Romania. I studied english in high-school and then university, i also speak italian and a little bit of french.
I love to read, travell and listen to music.
I found this forum a week ago ande since then i've been enjoying it a lot.

[WBRadley]

I just recently discovered Miss Juliette Faraone, a fabulously talented young girl who one day will recognized.

See for yourself;


"What is Truth"


He speaks from depths that none have seen.
None come this far, the calm serene.

The peace that greets all at the gate,
The want and hope to meet one's fate.

For more than truth has he to gain.
Forsakes his own for victory's pain.

To bear the burden of grim defeat,
Would you think life be near so sweet?

Or dare one man in realms below
Think of death as life's mere foe?

For beyond that rightly simple ruse,
There stands in deep and dank sinews

A greater peace than life could find;
Unlock the mysteries of the mind.

Slowly now, take the reaper's hand,
and step into a better land.

Traipse just once through this abyss.
Fear no wrath; seek only bliss.

One needs look up to hear, he thought,
Of what was ill and what was wrought.

To gather oneself together again
The doer must be only inches from vain.

For prejudice comes as tolerance goes,
Misusing one's mind strikes fatal blows.

Wipes out mankind and lingers not.
Strikes the deed from the boiling pot,

The vat of instances, ne'er do wells
Shall think of love as hatred swells;

Its chamber filled, its torch unmasked,
Glory-spun and beauty-basked.

Do to me as the latter may heed.
Again, to traipse is not misdeed.


This is my own, from a few days ago;

The Word Friend


When I think of you, I think of the word friend

Because you are real, never having to pretend

Never discarding me like I was the next trend

Whenever I get into trouble, you always defend

When I need some help, a hand you will lend

You speak in a way, never having to condescend

Not ever using words I can't really comprehend

You know what it takes for my feelings to mend

You don't need to say sorry to make an amend

Throughout everything that we've had to contend

I know you're there, your strength will never bend

When my heart is low with no more to extend

You take my hand and to the heavens we'll ascend

You give me your strength as both our spirits blend

Gently and slowly, together both of us descend

I'm so very happy that you chose me to befriend

I know that you'll be with me until the very end


Thank You, Friend

Juliette can be reached on this e-mail address

[email protected]

[hockeychick8792]

Hey... I began at the beginning of this month and I think I got the hang of it.

My name is Sarah Breanne and I live in the great US of A. Pennslyvania to be exact. I am not a great speller, but trust me I can write poetry and stories. I have been published about 10 times and I am only 14!!! I am an all honors student, and (if you couldn't tell) I LOVE HOCKEY!!!

[stephofthenight]

im stephanie. i am 14 and my poetry is in 30 books in the last two months alone. some are, treasure of american poetry, comunitive poetry, and a million others. i have been working with my agent to produce a book of all of my poems, they tell the stroy of my life. if any of you have ever read "just another stupid book were the mother dies" it is going to be like that except its mostly dark poetry with a feew poems on love. i enjoy writing poetry, and spending time with my beautiful emily. i have 6 cats and 3 dogs and i have a bird that hates my guts. feal free to email me. im about to start a poem a day thing, this summer right now im too busy with debate(im going to nationals and im only a freshemn) sorry im realy excited. this summer im going to harvard to take some classes for dual credit im a two year graduate, and i speak german,french,spanish and of course english. so email me. i love shakespear, sharen draper, darren shan not to meniton ANN RICE! best vampire novelist ever.

[Dorian Gray]

That's a bit young for an agent. How'd you find one? Just curious. Taking classes at Harvard sound great.

Forgot the e in Shakespeare. ;)

[Pensive]

Hi all! :)

[kiz_paws]

Hello and a big welcome from me too! :)

[johnA.B.C.Smith]

hi.
names Jonathan i'm 22 from Wales currently living in Newcastle. Been visiting the site as a guest for about a year now but didn't feel confident enough to ever post, until i saw that even some of the seasoned threaders needed questions answered.
really just here to learn so keep up the good work
yours in appreciation
Jonathan

[kiz_paws]

Welcome aboard John!

[DeathJoker]

hi every one
I am new member , joined from few seconds , i hope i can be a good add to this great website!

[Bookworm4Him]

Hi. I'm introducing myself. bye!

[maxb]

Hi people! My name's Max. I'm from Argentina.
I'm studying System Engineering in the university. I'm working in pc repair now, while looking for a better paid job.
My favourite author is Borges, but I also have read with pleasure to O. Henry, Hemingway, Asimov. Well, the list could be really long...

[vin1391]

Hi...welcome to all the new people.

[hyperinsomnia]

Wow, how frightened I am by the success.. and.. the vocabularies!
I'm Sam, from Australia... How I long to leave this place.
Anyway, I'm the Shakespearey / Oscar Wilde type (Shakespearey?) and I joined to expand my diminutive knowledge of literature.. and perhaps to hear suggestions of great reads, so on. I also may be secretly hoping that some of this intelligence and eloquence may rub off on me.

[Khanyi]

Haita everybody. I am Khanyi from South Africa, just joined today because I landed here whilst doing my search. I am more into African Womanist literature, but I also teach World literatures. Please convince me that this is the best place to be! I am looking foward to sharing with you.

[kiz_paws]

Hi and welcome from me. You will enjoy your wanderings here, trust me! :)

[80k]

Hi everybody.
I just joined this forum and excited to read the discussions. Some of my favorite books are Sun Also Rises, 100 Years of Solitude, Wuthering Heights, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jesus' Son, to name a few. I am about to start reading Brothers Karamazov this week.

[tomasso]

Greetings! :)

Just want to say hi! and that I'm happy to be here!

Coincidentally, I've started the Brothers Karamazov and am finding it to
be quite interesting. In fact, I like Russian literature very much.

I still have sooo much to read. However, I'm happy to be a member here
so I can receive some insight on many great works; insight I would
never be able to receive on my own.

Take care folks and ciao for now! ;)

[kandaurov]

Hello all!

This is me in a nutshell: Pedro Querido, 19, Portugal, college, English and German Literature and Culture, like sport, talk, fool around, think.

Read: poetry (Pessoa, Rilke, Frost), prose (Eça, Kafka, Dickens), and plays (Beckett, Miller); portuguese, english and (some) german.

First impression? I love the atmosphere. Everyone seems to be very pleasant and helpful. I'm pleased to have joined this community!

[kiz_paws]

Welcome to you, 80k, tomasso and kandaurov -- we are happy to see you and look forward to speaking with you soon! :)

[MissMandylion]

Hello everyone,
My name's Susana, I'm 17 (18 in fifteen days, actually), born and living in Lisboa, Portugal.
At the moment I am really into portuguese poetry (to name a few: Fernando Pessoa, Nuno Júdice, António Ramos Rosa, Al Berto, Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen).

Now, favourite books (the hardest part)... I'll just name some books which I had real pleasure reading, don't really like to pick "all time favourites" - at least not at my age, when I still have so much to read...

1984 - George Orwell
The Perfume - Patrick Süskind
The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera
The Waves - Virginia Woolf
The Process - Franz Kafka

(Short Stories and stuff)
Three Stories and a Reflection - Patrick Süskind
White Nights - Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Pit and the Pendulum - Edgar Allan Poe
London - Virginia Woolf

:)


(Olá kandaurov!)

[heikemarie]

Hello :)
My name's Heike. I've already made a few posts here but I figured I should stop hiding in the shadows!

I'm not sure how much I stack up age-wise here (I'm 17). I'm going to New York University in the fall.

I am sure I share a passion with everyone here for reading. I'm reading The Brothers Karamazov right now, and plan on starting Anna Karenina soon (Russian kick anyone?). I also love poetry--T.S. Eliot and e.e. cummings are among my favorites. I can't possibly make a list of my favorite books though! You'll just have to get to know the millions of them one at a time ;]

[dramasnot6]

Welcome Susana! Some great books you have there! :)

Welcome heike! Some fantastic taste you have there as well! Havent read Brothers Karamazov but i did LOVE Crime and Punishment

[literaturerocks]

I loved the Brothers Karamazov. In fact, I would call it one of my favorite books...however there are many books on that list :p Welcome the forums anyway! I am just back on the forums after a long absence and it's good to be back. I'm hoping that I will be able to drop by more often now that I am not so busy. Again welcome to the forums and happy reading!;)

[Laurette]

Hello everyone. I've finally gathered the courage to post here! :P Surprisingly, my real name is Laurette, I'm a 19 year old South African. I'm rather into English literature at the moment. All those 19th century authors, ya know? ;)

I can't for the life of me say who's my favourite author, or book. I'm pretty con-committal, I guess. I find it rather restrictive to have to decide on a favourite. (Can't even decide on a style...:rolleyes: ) Although, at the moment at least, my favourite poem is Ulysses by Alfred Lord Tennyson. There's such a wonderful energy to it!

Hey Khanyi! It's so good to see another South African here! Yay!

[andave_ya]

Welcome Laurette and Heike( I've seen you a couple times around:) )

And literaturerocks, you were here before me, but, welcome back. :lol:

[~Cellar_Dore~]

Hello, My name is Theodore (the real one) lots of people call me dore, so I figured what's the most beautiful word in the English language?...Cellar door (ok, that's two words, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but humor me) or Cellar Dore.:idea:
So I am Cellar Dore, but you can call me Dore if you like.

Oh, hello up there, I just read Brothers Karamazov a couple months ago--great book.
I had to read a couple reviews/commentaries (that's actually how I came across this cite!) on it to really appreciate its true depth--especially on chapters like the Grand Inquisitor--I didn't realize some of the deeper metaphors until after I had read it.

See you all around.

Dore

[Lily Adams]

Hello, Mr. Dore! Glad to have you here. :) That's a very interesting story you have there about your username.

I haven't read much of the Russian classics yet, I'm too much into Dickens and classic sci-fi right now! I have read Crime and Punishment, though. Excellent book. My dad says that the sci-fi classics aren't worth reading. Well a big >: p to him. :lol: This isn't the place to talk about that, however.

Anyways, welcome to all!

[bazarov]

Hi everybody.
I just joined this forum and excited to read the discussions. Some of my favorite books are Sun Also Rises, 100 Years of Solitude, Wuthering Heights, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jesus' Son, to name a few. I am about to start reading Brothers Karamazov this week.
OOOO, Brothers!!!
Welcome!

[bazarov]

Hello, Mr. Dore! Glad to have you here. :) That's a very interesting story you have there about your username.

I haven't read much of the Russian classics yet, I'm too much into Dickens and classic sci-fi right now! I have read Crime and Punishment, though. Excellent book. My dad says that the sci-fi classics aren't worth reading. Well a big >:p to him. :lol: This isn't the place to talk about that, however.

Anyways, welcome to all!


It's so interesting how many people have read Crime and Punishment and haven't read Brothers Karamazov, which is better, in my opinion; and in many others also.

[vin1391]

You since there's a lot of fans of Brothers Karamazov...I will read it..

Not now but soon..next library trip

And WELCOME all new members...Enjoy the ride..

[kinuthia]

hello!

[Niamh]

hey! welcome to litnet!

[hockeychick8792]

I think I am already on this thread, but "introduce yourself" I am Sarah. "Say Hi" HI!!! :)

[rony]

HiHi my name is rony and high school student i like music and reading but not all kinds of books i like Dickens too much and i read most of all his novels finally thank you for this chance to itroduce myself:thumbs_up

[pinkmoon]

hello everybody,
I would like to introduce myself to you.. My name is Pinkmoon, I am not a native English... I am an English student, and I would like to have English friends in order to develop my English
I hope to enjoy being a member in your fantastic forum, and I need to know if I am welcomed or not:D

[Pensive]

Wow, we are having some other Neverland-dwellers, as well. :D Welcome all! :)

[Ceinwyn]

Hello, everybody! :p

I'm not a native speaker either, but I've been studying English for several years. I'm from Brazil, and my mother tongue is Portuguese.

I love literature, and that's why I'm here. Two of my favorite books are Pride and Prejudice and Lord of the Rings. I also like some Brazilian writers (Machado de Assis and José de Alencar, for example), but I think most of you have never heard of them.

Actually, when it comes to books, I like reading all kinds of things, from classics to best-sellers. :D

[Dante Wodehouse]

Good Evening. I am a student who is critical of America's public schools, yet continues his memberships at these establishments. I just refound this site after, having used the information on it to write a report on Macbeth, returned to find that I could read entire books on here. I like the pseudonym Dante Wodehouse because it shows two completely opposite authors who both are really cool. I like my anonymity and retaining modesty ("Who likes a braggart, however honest they be?" I say to myself), so I will say nothing more about myself.

[kiz_paws]

Wow, such nice new people -- welcome all! And pinkmoon, of course you are welcome here! I look forward to talking to all of you in the near future! :)

[bekellog]

Hello All, I am of course new to the Forum. I happen to have found this web-site a couple of days ago, looking for information on Jack London. I had just finished Sea Wolf earlier this week and was looking for more of his work. I decided to start reading Mutiny of the Elsinore, and finished it in 2 days. I am excited about reading more!!!!!!

[billyshakes0108]

Just a note saying hello. Found you all while I'm supposed to be researching "A Midsummer's Night Dream". I am directing it this summer so I should have all the answers:bawling: Hopefully I'll be able to bounce off ideas in the forum. I look forward to your Ideas.

[Shiloh]

:idea:
What a wonderful forum. I am excited to look around. I seem to be a lot older then most of you here. I dare not tell my age ;) . I live in California, I have cats and kids, and have started writing again after a lot of years. I was a preshcool teacher but am taking time off (woohoo). I just started blogging and it is fun, but I haven't quite figure out how to work the whole thing yet. lol...

[kiz_paws]

Age schmage ... tis totally irrelevent as numbers are only valuable to pharmacists... (!! lol!!) ;)

OK, anyhow -- welcome one and all, it is SO COOL the way so many find their lucky way to this cyber home! Enjoy your stay and take care! :wave:

[Didone]

Hello :wave:

Introductions have always been difficult for me, I don't know what to put or how to organize it. I afraid of sounding dumb or making grammatical and syntactic mistakes. Truth is that I am not a good at writing, I had never been (probably will never be). My thing is painting. Still, below it, are books. I adore reading. I read everything, from graffiti in public toilets (it's pretty cool) to advertisements on the street. I am currently very attracted by the 19 century, Becquer, Poe and Tolstoy (specially the first one).

My other passion are films (I considered once in becoming a film director), lately Chinese cinema, Music ( Chopin and Queen) and languages. I started a month ago mandarin.

I could add a few more things..but I'm tired. I hope to meet people that share my love for books like I do( In fact...thats the reason why i joined this forum, because the people I know hate reading) and I guess I'll you all around. Bye.

[Pensive]

Hi folks, welcome to the forum! :)


Hello :wave:

Introductions have always been difficult for me, I don't know what to put or how to organize it. I afraid of sounding dumb or making grammatical and syntactic mistakes. Truth is that I am not a good at writing, I had never been (probably will never be). My thing is painting. Still, below it, are books. I adore reading. I read everything, from graffiti in public toilets (it's pretty cool) to advertisements on the street. I am currently very attracted by the 19 century, Becquer, Poe and Tolstoy (specially the first one).

My other passion are films (I considered once in becoming a film director), lately Chinese cinema, Music ( Chopin and Queen) and languages. I started a month ago mandarin.

I could add a few more things..but I'm tired. I hope to meet people that share my love for books like I do( In fact...thats the reason why i joined this forum, because the people I know hate reading) and I guess I'll you all around. Bye.

Oh, you seem to have introduced yourself quite well. :D And you say you are not good at writing? :p

[Litotes]

Hi,

After too many years of unfulfilling office work I decided to return to school to follow what I am passionate about - literature. I found this site looking to confirm some poetry analysis.

For a person who loves words, finding the right ones to talk about myself is a bit tough.

I love this idea of a totally bookish forum.

[katie stone]

Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[srpbritlit]

Hello all! I am a 15 year old high school student. I just joined yesterday and I don't know where to begin. As you can probably tell from my username, I love British literature! I also enjoy reading philosophy, fantasy, and science fiction. I am an all around bibliophile, however (lol I should have to say most people on here are). I enjoy reading in English and French and I hope to be proficient enough in Latin/Greek, so as to read in those languages. I love listening to Classical music, Jazz, and Broadway music and I have been playing the violin for about 7 years and piano for about 2 years. I also love dancing, singing, and acting and playing chess! I hope this suffices as an introduction, and I hope to start posting soon. Nice to meet you all! P.S. I enjoy maths and sciences, too.

[Niamh]

hey hope you all injoy litnet (hint-best place to start....games section! addictive!:p )

[Bakiryu]

Hullo. I'm 14-years-old and a freshman who just found this website the day before yesterday. I enjoy writing poetry and recently began writing on my first book 'Pyro'. I enjoy English, literature, and dusty volumes of old, old books. I'm into japanese culture (read: anime + manga) for some reason. I'm cuban/american and speak both french and spanish. I love singing (even thought i can't,) acting and playing the guitar. Chess is cool too, but my hobby is book collecting. I hope to meet more new people who share my interests too!

I hope this a good enought introduction and nice to meet y'all!!!!

[srpbritlit]

I have a private library of books that I have collected that i have read and want to read. My collection consists of about 1500 titles, some are rare books. I plan on donating my books, which I have bought with my own money, to public libraries and other community and charitable causes, once my collection reaches 10,000 or more.

[Bakiryu]

Gasps! You plan on donating your books?! *faints in horror*

(Sobs, I wish i counted as a charitable cause). I've only managed to collect 700 hundred books in the three years I've been in this country. (dirt poor, nods, nods.)



Hi to all the new people!

[Nebula]

Hello!
I'm a 25 year old Australian who loves books, writing, and art. I'm currently in university, studying literature and I plan to become a librarian and a writer. The love of literature has lead me here and I would like to learn more from people who also love reading.

[Bakiryu]

Welcome Nebula!