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Hi to all!!
I'm from Brazil and recently I started to study English Language and, with that, the literature writen in English too.
I'm exploring this site to know more about authors of English Language and to improve my writing and reading skills.
I would like your help to learn more and I ask you to forgive any errors in my writings.
Thank you so much! :smile5:
Peace and love in the new year!! :wink5:
Hello! I live in the United States, and English is my first language, though I'm trying to teach myself Russian (not working out too well haha). I'm an avid reader, when I can get my hands on a decent books, and I love to write. My current project is a fiction/science-fiction novel that I've been working on for at least two years now.
So... um... yeah. XD Nice to be here.
I am an American living in West Africa, and one thing from America that I really miss is the library! I was excited to find this website. I graduated with a B.A. in Bible/ Theology and certification in elementary education. I love teaching children, but one of my passions is 19th century literature. I speak both English and French, and am working on learning one of the local African dialects.
I don't have as much time for reading, writing, or internet surfing as I would like to, as I am a mother of two boys, ages 7 months and 3 years. But I am married to a wonderful man who loves long discussions about religion and philosophy, and helps to stimulate my intellect beyond the level of my Nick Jr.-loving preschooler.
I hate picking User names, but I chose ThereisTruth because I believe that the common American mentality that you can decide for yourself what is real is completely illogical and dangerous. Certain questions in life fall under the category of opinions, but for others there are right and wrong answers. Don't worry--I am not a hateful, attacking type of person in regard to my beliefs. But I do like to get into honest, logical discussions about questions in life that really matter. I am always interested to find out what other people believe and why. I like to think through issues carefully and look at all the angles of a question to see if my belief really holds up or if it needs to be changed.
My name is Claudine and I've just joined. I live in Somerset in the UK with my husband, two teenagers, one dog, one cat and the odd book or two. I wish it was summer because I can't feel my feet. :)
Hello my name is Mike Webb. I'm English but live in Burgundy, France and belong to a book reading group of ex pats like myself who like to while our time away reading books in the beautiful Burgundian countryside. We are aged between 40 and 80 years of age and although some of the members have had a good education in English literature there are others like myself who are trying to make good our education in retirement.
I'm jealous.... :D Welcome dear sir. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikewebb
Hi, I'm Rocket. I'm an 18 year old A Level student from England majoring in English Literature. I am also a keen thespian, so no surprise that my favourite playwright is Shakespeare. I often go to The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford Upon Avon to see Shakespeare's plays and I have also participated in acting workshops there. I am currently doing an Extended Project as part of my A level studies on the relevance of Shakespeare for young people in the 21st century. I have created a questionnaire to find out young people's perceptions of Shakespeare; unfortunately, the feedback I have received so far indicates that young people do not seem to be aware of the relevance of Shakespeare's plays in our society today. This makes me sad because, in my opinion, Shakespeare is as relevant today as he was 400 years ago and I want to share that knowledge with all the young people whose lives could be enriched by becoming aware of the depth of insight into human nature and wealth of wisdom in the works of Shakespeare. I would be very grateful if any of you have ideas about how Shakespeare could be made more interesting or seem more relevant for young people. Many thanks and happy new year to you all. Rocket x seeya:
Hello everyone,I'm Verigar,from Greece.
I like music,guitars,movie direction,writing,reading interesting books,grotesque paintings and videogames.
Usually I write music ranging from electronica to death metal and when I am in the mood I write short stories.
Favorte authors:I love Shakespeare's comedies,Macciavelli,Arthur Conan Doyle,the great H.P.Lovecraft,Nicolai Gogol,Pirandello,Varnalis,Robert Louis Stevenson and many more
Hey, people :)
I'm Robi, from Romania.I was searching for some place where i can read and share some ideas about some books i've read/am reading... lookes like the best place :D
About me...
I'm a 20 year old guy, i live in Timisoara (west- Romania).
I study physics, specifically theoretical physics (quantum mechanics,general relativity and other equally cool stuff).My whole life's goal is to get to know the world as much as i can, and in the same time experience everything that this existence can offer :)
That's why among everything else i do, i also like reading very, this year i'm especially focused on reading.
Hope i meet some interesting people here :D
Hello everyone! My name is Mark. I'm a 38 year old bookworm living in Burlington, Ontario. I've been a hardcore reader since my early teens. Up until a few years ago, my interests were primarily in Greco-Roman literature, though I'm now much more interested in more contemporary literature. Right now, I'm working my way through the great books of Joyce, Kafka, and Beckett. I'm also quite interested in classical and contemporary Japanese literature. I look forward to getting to know everyone better!
Hello literature loving beings!!!!
I am from Greece (nicos) and this is my first time here..
Hope to have a good time :) see you around!!
Greetings - I'm new here and still finding my way around.
hello everyone. i just joined and i hope i'd meet lots of people here. i just began to love to writing and poetry some months ago, my poems are mostly driven by my emotions and some inspired by others' emotions. i'm a freshman at college, i'm 18 years old.
Hey everyone. Randomly found this forum from a Google Alerts I get to my Google Reader.
I love literature, so I decided to join. This looks like a great place to
meet others who love to read and discuss what they read.
My favorite book is The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. I love everything
Flannery O'Connor wrote. I also really like George Orwell, Aldous
Huxley, Walker Percy... and... Stephen King. That's right. Stephen King.
Anyways. Great to be here!
Just stopping by w/ my first post.
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Hi guys just popping in to say hi! :wave:
Have been reading since I was little and have finally decided to give War and Peace a go! so wish me luck lol!
Hi,dear Friends! It gives me immense pleasure to be a part of this Forum. I am a college lecturer, and teach English & Communication Skills. I live at Firozpur in Punjab. I look forward to a very fruitful time with you worthy friends !
Hey every one,i just registered yesterday and hoping to stick around with these great community.
Hello, I'm Josh. I decided today that I'd like to join a forum and this was the first one I found that looked appealing. I like reading and stuff.
I'm Marina from Spain, hello everyone.
I love reading -obviously, and I have joined this forum to meet new people and have interesting exchanges of ideas and opinions on books, authors or any subject for that matter.
I enjoy reading classics as well as current authors and I can enjoy the occasional blockbuster as well.
Hello to all of you.
I am a disabled Vietnam veteran. My wife and I live on a forty-acre ranch in Colorado. We have five horses, a pony, a donkey, fourteen sheep, and two cats. These mammals are our family.
For many years I have been studying and researching the Kethib (letter-text) of the Hebrew Garden of Eden narrative (Gen. 2:4 thru 3:24) found in the Masoretic Hebrew Tanak (a.k.a. Old Testament). In the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas (36:22 thru 25), “five trees in paradise”, there is a direct reference to the Hebrew Garden of Eden narrative. It is my hope to explore, examine, and discuss these two ancient texts with those on this forum who are interested.
I look forward to our interaction,
Ger
Hi everyone!
I come to you all the way from South-Africa and I'm 24. I have always been interested in writing, and I'm glad to have found this site. I'm looking forward to posting anything I have written and recieving feedback while reading other people's work and commenting my thoughts.
Hello All, I joined this group to know more about literature as I've not really studied literature at school. I hope to get inspired by all of your writings in this forum.
Great meeting you all.
realpundit5
Hey everyone. Fresh meat.
I was getting a bit bored of the other forums I whore so I searched and found you lot. I'm halfway through my first novel--a satire and commentary on how the digital age has desensitised a socially-hungry culture... or something like that and add in a stalking ex, some contracted nasties, a guy called Cabbage who sells his PC and moves to Wolverhampton to live with a single mother he met the week before on some site (maybe it's called findadaddy.com), add in some more stuff but yeah, I'm rambling.
Sorry.
In short I just wanted to have somewhere to talk about books and writing when I'm not actually writing. My authors of choice: Bret Easton Ellis, Chuck Palahniuk, Hunter S. Thompson, Nick Hornby, and a bit Of Stephen King (my gateway author). I like drinking; I drink. I'm supposed to be getting married soon but I just need to get this book finished beforehand because I really can't take my mind of it and I don't want to be saying 'The end' instead of 'I do'.
This'll do anyway. As you might have noticed, I have a knack for ze waffle. See you on the boards.
Hey, I'm new here and I joined just for the fun of writing! :D (Should there be any other reason to join a place like this?!).
I'm not a terribly amazing writer because I was never influenced by when I was young, my mums side of the family are all amazing at art, each better at a different thing, so I just kind of fell into place with that and didn't care much for English or any other subject than art whilst I was in school (which makes me sad now when I think back). But even without putting all of my effort in I was still average or above in my studies. Anyway, when I did my A levels in 6th form I was just drawn to English Language and Literature and I fell in love instantly. I think that the fact I grew up without writing as an active part of my life is why I now love it as much as I do.
Moving on, my goals that I hope to achieve from joining this site are to be inspired to write, post my work and receive as much feedback as possible so that I can grow into a better writer :)
Thanks guys! :D
Hi !! I'm new here, I like literature and I hope we will have interesting discussions!
To the esteemed community of the bookish tribe : These.
I am from South Africa and I am honoured to be part of this community.
Here in SA we shrug of life's challenges with a resigned shrug , muttering :
Ja , Well , No , Fine !
I look forward to some interesting reading on this forum.
-Jawellnofine-
Hello everybody!
My name's Julia, I'm from Ukraine. I'm a student of the 3rd year, the faculty of Linguistics I'm interesting mainly in literature and foreign languages.
Hello Sir's and Madame's
I am BleaK DecembeR I fell in love with poetry once i was 9 and im now in high school and being acclaimed by my creativity. Students and Teachers complementing on my poems and i would love to show the members of this group my creativity and imagination in my writing.
Hi! I am Regi and I love to read. I have a lot of trouble with my eyes and reading is not the pleasure it used to be. I am thinking maybe reading online may be easier for me since the print is larger and I am hoping I will be able to see it a little better.
I love the classics. I love Shakespeare, the Brontes, Jane Austen, Louisa May Alcott and on and on.
Hey Everyone-- I'm an American high schooler. I don't watch a lot of TV, but I do enjoy sitting down to an occasional thriller. I spend a lot of time reading and writing, as well as practicing music.
When it comes to listening music-- i'm really into soundtracks. Batman, Alice in Wonderland, Last of the Mohicans...(*sigh*). Rock-- not so much, only when I'm in the right mood;)
I'm obsessed with classics. I'm in the middle of Plato's Republic right now....fun stuff...
peace out y'all;)
Hello there all. I'm 2ndSerpentarius because someone always gets the First Serpentarius, so I have to settle for being the Second Serpentarius. Oh well.
I haven't read a good book in a loooong time. I pretty much stopped reading books when I became a teenager and started playing video games/watching television/posting on the internet nonstop. It's too bad too since I used to love reading books when I was young. But various media I've recently encountered have convinced me to resume reading books again. I wasn't sure what books I'd like to start reading so I registered here specifically for recommendations and I shall post a formal request very soon. Thank you very much.
Hello,
I love writing and reading, and I would like to post some excerpts from my new book for feedback.
Hello Everybody,
My name is as you've all probably guessed is Tom, my hobbies include writing, reading and playing the bass. My favorite books are (to name a few) American Gods, The New York Trilogy, Necronomicon (not the spellbook), Sabriel and a whole lot more. I'm a bit of a writing noob but, I do try so just bare with me.
I'm sure it will be nice speaking to all of you and reading some of your fantastic stories.
Well ... to findout if I have this system right ... G'day to all who might read and reflect here and if -- as I am -- you are possibly interested in some discussions from time to time about selected aspects of writing fiction -- as I was upon discovering this site -- searching as I was ... insights into Nabokov and his novel "Lolita" ... then (flow of conscious just now) we might well stimulate each and others thinking from time to time, even create a small community of kindred souls from places everywhere. Thus, this Aussie girl (a little bit published) would love to hear from you. Cheers....
P.S. I see my first post did work.
hi my is linda and pleased to join you. I'm from lebanon and I'm trying to finish my amsters degree in English Literature, and i hope this site to be a great helo to me
hi my is linda and pleased to join you. I'm from lebanon and I'm trying to finish my masters degree in English Literature, and i hope this site to be a great help to me
hi everyone, I'm searching for an English or American novel that deals with the theme of orientalisim, i need it for my thesis, would someone help me
Just wanted to introduce myself to everyone.
I am a British woman currently living in Nova Scotia with my Husband. I Have two children and two stepchildren the eldest of which is 21 and the youngest is 16.
I have written poetry for myself since i was a child, but I have never had anything published, I have never been a member of any forums before so I am a complete newcomer to all of this.
Having been a cook for many years in a family run pub in the U.K. I now find myself at a loose end, not yet having a job here in N.S.
My favourite book of all time is George Orwell's 1984, I first read this book when I was in school and got completely sucked into it's dark oppressive world. I could smell the dust covered objects and feel the faded peeling wallpaper in Winston and Juliette's secret room.
I recently read Jean Paul satre's Nausea, it had a similar effect on me, I felt as if I were there sitting in the cafe with Antoine, seeing it through his eyes.
I do like various other authors too, from Ian M. Banks, Clive Barker and James Herbert to Shakespear, shelley and H.G.Wells . Anyway, Thats a bit about me.I am looking forward to being a part of this community and making my very first post.
I think that this can be as simple or complicated as we each make it to be as is life. I would love to hear why you read literature and why you feel others should too.
Okay It is my turn. Hahaha.I just joined and I think I am ready to give a quick introduction of myself. It is very tough for me. I think I am very hard to understand.I do not like something for always. Even my music teacher thinks so too. Lol. I am doing my Master degree in English Literature and also doing degree course in Japanese language. I like Japanese "anime" and that is for ever. I wonder why this never changes? I like to walk in open lonely roads in a sunny day of winter. I like Roses especially the white one. And hmmm...... I like to read books and I write short stories when I am free. I am always late to catch the bus when going to classes. My friend hate me for that and I get usually scolded for that too from her. But I never learn. I have very few friends and I have one and only best friend called Risa. Ok and I like to draw too{nothing special}.I like the line "To be or not to be" from Hamlet. God knows why? That is all from me. Hope I did not bore anyone and made him or her to fell in sleep in the desk.
Hello All,
I am a lover of language, words, and literature. But I joined The Literature Network because I was trying to get some opinions to help me in deciding how to reduce the number of books in my collection. I've been lugging around a huge library of very large and old books for what seems to be a few centuries from country to country. These books are falling apart now with age. I have to get rid of at least one of my Complete Works of Chaucer, Complete Works of Shakespeare, etc. The problem is - which one(s). So I thought those more up on the latest research in the field could advise me.
I live in a very humid environment without such niceties as air conditioning or dehumidifiers. There are many critters here that eat books. I can't protect them any more. I live on a small pension in a rain forest in Costa Rica.
I hate just throwing books away. It feels criminal. But nobody wants old books in less than good condition and especially here, nobody seems to want old books in English. Any suggestions? There are no local public libraries. :confused5: