Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

Hullo from the Emerald Isle.

Classic literature fan here who's obsessed with the 19th century era.

Favourite book - Anna Karenina
Favourite author - Victor hugo

Hope to become more of an active member on the board. See ya

Hello everyone ! I'm a little French student ; I just joined because I think this will be a good place to talk about books I've read or not... in English. For I must admit that I have great difficulties talking in such a beautiful language - even if I can't help thinking that that problem is shared by many students there, in France -, and, well, I'm hoping this forum will be a way of talking instead of reading only. Don't hesitate to correct my English, it won't make me crossed. Let it be ! :-)

hello, I am a geek for books! haha

Nice to meet everyone, and hope to get cracking on those discussions!
yay!
:)

Sup?!
I eat books for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and enjoy conversations about books for dessert.
I'm from Boston.

Hello I'm Lanec Handler (not real name) but I joined this site to share with you all a series of a teen drama story I have been writing called "He Said She Said". I will post descriptions of all the characters then I will start posting weekly parts to the series. I really enjoy doing this and please please please comment on them and share what you think of them.
Thanks
-LH

Hey guys, My name is Jovan Đurić, and I am coming from Serbia. I'm only 15 years old and of course, there is a lot of place for improvement. I enjoy writing short stories.

Hope you all have fun at this site.

Hello guys, I'm Sara from Italy :) I've been in love with literature since I was 8 years old and I've also been writing stories since then. I hope to find people whom I can share my interest with! You all have a great day!

I'm not actually "new" here. My old account was "shinigami", I was a whiny 2nd/3rd year high school student who paraded herself as the God of Death... er... Goddess.

Now, I'm back, and I miss the old games... especially "King of the Hill". I hope that people from the past are still active.

This is the Goddess' 2nd coming. :)

helo evrybody.....dis z bhavna....doing reserch in language but really crazy fr literature nd explore d classic wrld.

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Hello everybody, It's nice that we are getting so many new forum members who share with us their precious views. There should be a place to introduce yourself and say hi; and this is it. :D

Come on and tell us about yourself. :D What are your hobbies? What are your favourite books? And also share with us everything else you would like to tell us about yourself.

Have a nice time browing the wonderful world of books and book-worms! :)

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Hello everybody. I am a new member and I believe you will speak with me about books and other things.

Hello is Amy oru on line

Well i think it's too late.

Hello friends :seeya: ...i'm back :)

Hello my droogs

Hi!
I'm Priscilla, I'm 19 years old and I'm a bookaholic. I enjoy reading and writing, but mostly I'd like to improve my writing. I came across this site and was hoping to get some feedback for my essays and all that jazz (they are, probably, incredibly suckish... but I really am willing to improve :3)
Nice to meet you all!

Hello, this is my first time on this site. I love talking about books. I enjoy European literature and South American literature. I am hoping to start my Masters in Literature in the next year or so....

Do you want to come with me on my adventures? Nice. Don't be afraid if I take you along to your scariest thoughts or to a harrowing nightmare. You see, I like writing stories. I look up to Stephen King, Anne Rice, James Patterson and Dan Brown. I'm in my 30's and a call center agent by profession. otherwise I'm your normal, tired, neurotic, bored employee. I practically halted myself from following my dreams simply because I need to feed myself and pay my bills. I go to work every single night take inquiries over the phone, sometimes kissing up to the boss. For a very long time I denied myself from realizing my dreams or even refused to discuss about it to other people. I guess this is the time even when it means taking a hit or entering uncertainty.

Come in. Enter my world. I would love some company, though.

Hi everyone Im new here and look forward to getting to know everyone here! :)

I'm Caroline! Hey everyone! I have a taste for classic literature and an open mind towards all types! I'm friendly and always eager for a hearty conversation!

A warm hello to everyone here in this forum. I'm studying English literature at the university of Vienna and I hope to share some experiences and thoughts and learn something new by participating in forum discussions.

I am so happy to find a group of like-minded, book-preoccupied folk -- I am currently struggling with Proust -- fending off the (ironic) sleepiness which invariably plagues me every time I attempt one of those endless, rambling sentences -- reading it in English, so am afraid that I'm missing much of the irony -- the white noise that clogs my brain ("...this is an IMPORTANT BOOK, you IDIOT) makes getting through it even tougher -- any insights??

this is ondigo asuka,
i am interested in the african literature and i have joined this forum sothat we can share the rich available experience and know quite alot and learn about africa.
so if there are people of this mind on this forum, let us start it.
hope that i enjoy the experience of the network of this community.
thanks and bye.

Hello everyone, I'm Brielle from Lebanon and stumbled onto this site to pretend I'm an English major :) Right now I'm into Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, so looking forward to discussing ideas with you all!

Hello, I'm Bill and I live in the Western part of the US. Glad to have found this site as I really enjoy reading and am looking forward to exploring the site.

Hello all,

my name is Aaron and I live in southern California in the US. I have always read obsessively but only in the lAst few years, and particularly in the last one, have I begun to read what you might call 'literature'. I also love to write poetry; when in third grade the teacher had us write poems, I was introduced to the most satisfying activity I have yet encountered. When I was thirteen I took up the clarinet and have since played it in symphony orchestras and jazz bands (though never professionally). I play saxophone, piano, and guitar, too, but not nearly as well.

I have problems with mental illness, depression and mixed-state bipolar in particular, but fortunately I am now on medication. Because of my depression (and anxiety) I am only just starting to attend the local junior college (I'm 20), which makes me feel slightly nervous that I am somehow behind in life.

I'm not working right now (though I've recently applied at the library) but would love to be able to pay my way by writing. But that is, of course, not very likely.

So I guess that about sums it up for my life story. I'm unsure of myself and worried about the future, but also potentially excited. Oh, and here are a few of my favorite authors and books:

The Tale of Genji, by Murasaki Shikibu
Ulysses, by James Joyce
Anna Karenina, by Tolstoy
Emma, by Jane Austen
The Brothers Karamazov, by Dostoevsky
Brideshead Revisited, by Evelyn Waugh
and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, by Robert Pirsig

Hello everybody. My name is Debbie and I am a newcomer to the world of literature. I am now and have always been an avid reader of contemporary works (romances, murder-mysteries). All my life, I have read either to be entertained or to become better informed. Thus my reading has been limited to instructional materials, textbooks, romance novels, murder-mysteries and spy novels.

I have been frustrated in my earlier attempts at reading "literature" because it takes me too long to figure out what it is that the author is trying to say. That is, I have to work too hard to "upload" the information. To me, it has always seemed as though some writers write with the intention of making their words difficult to understand.

Anyway, years ago I managed (with lots of help from Asimov) to read a few of Shakespeare's plays and I would now like to broaden my literary horizons in hopes that someday I will be able to understand why the works of Erica Jong are considered literature and why the works of Sidney Sheldon are not........

I hope that you all will help me on my literary journey.

Welcome Debbie & Aaron!

Aaron, I wouldn't be worried about being behind in life. I started college a year later than most people, spent 2 extra years there, started university at the age most people graduate (21). I skipped the first year of my degree course, but still spent 3 years at uni (the middle being a year spent in industry). I graduated at 24 when most people have already started work full time, but I ended up getting a 1st class honours degree which I don't think I would have got if I had taken the traditional route. I think being a little older when you go to college/uni can be beneficial and you tend to work harder as well.

Hello everyone!

I've read on this forum for about a year, when a crazy idea hit me in the middle of the night.... WHY NOT JOIN IT?! :)

My friends call me Thomas. My hobbies include writing short stories and poetry, but I also enjoy playing the piano and violin. I am twenty years old and currently a pre-med student at my local university. My love for literature has shown through clearly in course schedule- I don't know many premeds who will also obtain a degree in literature (I'm double majoring). Aside from being a full-time student I also work two part-time jobs. I am a Pharmaceutical compounder at a local, independently owned pharmacy, and an EMT.

Most recently, my favorite writer would have to Aldous Huxley. During my summer break I read Brave New World, Island, The Doors of Perception, and The Devils of Loudun.

I also enjoy the works of Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and Something Wicked This Way Comes).

The poets I've tackled are William Butler Yeats (his complete collected poetry), William Blake (complete collected poetry), Emily Dickinson (complete collected poetry), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner), Ralph Waldo Emerson (Various essays and poems), Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, Robert Frost (complete collected poetry), Edna St. Vincent Millay (Complete collected poetry), E.E. Cummings (complete collected poetry), and John Milton's Paradise Lost. I am currently working my way through the complete collected poetry of Pablo Neruda. :)

I'm looking forward to sharing ideas, playful debates and making friends with this community!

Greetings everyone... I'm new... just dropping in to say hi!

Sharonlee here... I am mostly involved in writing/poetry, graphic art and photograpry. Exploring photomanipulation more recently.

Would love to hear from any one... Peace & Friendship

Hi, everyone!
I am a high school student and I am interested in languages! even though i only do Japanese at the moment, i still would like to learn French, German and Italian, as well as other languages like Korean. umm... I like graphic books, animes and mangas but I also like reading novels like detective stories and investigation. and as you can see i always do exclamation marks! which is weird but i just do it unconsiously...

By the way guys, just wondering...why have you decided to join this site?

anyways that's all for now but hope to post more stuff later!

I actually just stumbled across this forum tonight while searching for something else on Google, but as always seems to be the case, I could not keep myself from checking it out. I am currently finishing my Masters degree, and oddly enough, the thing that pulled me in was a discussion of Joyce's Ulysses, which is the work to which I am currently dedicating the majority of my time. Hopefully, in the fall, I'll be moving on to a PhD program where I will come to the end of my English degrees, and I can begin teaching. Until then and, most likely, afterward, I'll be spending quite a bit of time with you folks. Glad to be here, and I look forward to some great conversations.

Hello, I'm The Inkwell. I enjoy fishing, hiking, camping, and cooking over an open fire. I like to spend any vacation time I get in parks or at home with a book and my laptop. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in English language and literature, and I hope to continue in the acquisition of fancy, expensive receipts as I continue in that same literary vein of education.

I'm here for sharing thoughts, for learning new things, and for being of service to any who would ask for it.

Cheers!

hi every body i am mohammad ali from Iran. i am really glad that i found this forum and website. i found it really interesting and useful. i am studying english literature and i want to know more about english literature thank u for you nice website.

Welcome all! :)

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Cheers!

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Litnet is also looking forward to have you benefiting us immensely by sharing your thoughts!

Hi there, my name is Alexandra, I live in Romania and I have a passion for books, cats and the geman language.

My favourite authors are Hermann Hesse, Leo Tolstoy, Oscar Wilde and Lucian Blaga. I am currently reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.
I love black metal, death metal, folk, classical music and hard rock. One of my greatest wishes is learning russian- it's just such a beautiful language.
Cats are my favourite animals in the whole wide world, they are a symbol of beauty, grace and mystery. They can somtimes be much better friends than humans.

German is my favourite language- I speak it just as good as I speak romanian, almost all of the books I read are in german.

That sums up everything about me that's worth knowing. I'm looking forward to great discussions. :D

Hi everybody,

I have just viewed what may be the second known picture of Emily Dickinson and started checking out who and what the author/title of the 1950's book citing about the possibility of her being lesbian. I have checked a good many links and still have not been able to ascertain the books title/author. Does anyone have that info? I am a writer and researcher and usually can gather the needed info within a few hours but this one has me stumped! If Emily was gay it just adds to her unique charm and genius. I hope someone has what I am looking for. My curious mind just has to know so I can perhaps obtain the book. Thanks in advance, Kathie46

Hi everybody,

I have just viewed what may be the second known picture of Emily Dickinson and started checking out who and what the author/title of the 1950's book citing about the possibility of her being lesbian. I have checked a good many links and still have not been able to ascertain the books title/author. Does anyone have that info? I am a writer and researcher and usually can gather the needed info within a few hours but this one has me stumped! If Emily was gay it just adds to her unique charm and genius. I hope someone has what I am looking for. My curious mind just has to know so I can perhaps obtain the book. Thanks in advance, Kathie46

Hello!

I have known about this site for a while and today I felt an urge to start weaving some of my thoughts and feelings into literature to share with others. I am not the most experienced when it comes to writing but I hope that exposure to an environment such as this one which is full of great resources and writers will be nothing but beneficial to myself.

See you around!

hi everyone
I have known this forum since only two days only and because I love literature so much I joined it, I hope that this forum will be helpful to me as much as I wish to be a good member in it
see you

Hey, im a new member, the book im reading at the moment is pride and Prejudice :D

Hi everyone

hey guys :) im new here and i would lyk for us to help each other in the work we do... n i hope we all get along well thx guys <3