Introduce Yourself here and say Hi.

Yikes! Hi everyone! :)

Toni, you've got more posts than I have, so welcome back. Lamrabetson/Amine, Carolina, and Zaphar, welcome from afar. It's great to have you here. :)

And Iztra, don't worry about it. I didn't intend to be rude or disrespectful. Please come and join the fun. :)

Well... Not sure where to start, so I will try the Introductory thread:-) I guess my English is far from the best as I am native Russian, however after almost 10 years in the UK it had improved a lot. I love Literature. I do not remember names of the characters, plots, even names of books I had read quite often, as I consider books to be a food for a brain. Similar to the usual food for stomach. It gives an energy. Good quality food keeps you in a good health, good quality reading keeps your brain in a healthy condition. We would starve without reading with no energy left. I am trying to find my way in professional translation - English to Russian. Strangely enough, the poetry is much easier for me to translate than prose. Another strange thing - I find it confusing when people study literature (this is definitely an age thing), as only with age you start to understand that there are many ways to look at the same thing if to look from different dimensions. That is why Literature is impossible to study. What makes a character to look like a victim when you 17, can look like an abuser when you are 35. Well... Long hello, I suppose, but I do hope to find a lot of interesting topics here. So hi everyone:-)

Привет Margerma! Welcome to the site. You will find many lovers of Russian and English literature here. Do you enjoy current or classic literature (or both)? In either case, you will find like-minded readers on LitNet.

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I am trying to find my way in professional translation - English to Russian. Strangely enough, the poetry is much easier for me to translate than prose.

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There is a German lady here named Kiki who is a professional translator (and a really nice person). Maybe you two can share trade secrets with each other. Are you out there somewhere, Kiki?

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Another strange thing - I find it confusing when people study literature (this is definitely an age thing), as only with age you start to understand that there are many ways to look at the same thing if to look from different dimensions. That is why Literature is impossible to study.

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I could not agree more, but you will find (perhaps understandable) resistance to that truth from many graduate students who are hoping to find a teaching career (and have gone deep into debt in the attempt) by signing on to someone else's orthodoxy. And you may find others who (less forgivably) just don't think free-thinking readers have a voice in the discussion. Who cares? We will say what we have to say and let 'em fuss. I look forward to hearing your thoughts about literature. So welcome. :)

Hello all,

I have been looking for a good, serious literature forum for a while. I mostly read the classics, and historical fiction, but dip into science fiction and fantasy for exceptional work. Pleased to meet you all.

Nice to meet you, too, Methinks. Welcome to the site. :)

I am books lover and so thrilled to discover this forum. Looking forward to participate in near future. Just say hi to everybody. :-)

Hi Yun Yi, Welcome - just look around and participate:)

Hi everyone. Just an occasional writer here. Probably won't post often. Most likely only when I have something to share. But looking forward to sharing what little I have someplace safe.

Hey troops. Nice to have you with us. Please post as much of your work as you like. When you do, though, you may want to specify whether you would like critical feedback or are just sharing. Many people want the former (because better us than a potential publisher), and some of the comments can be merciless. If you don't want that, be sure to say so. And if some jerk doesn't get the picture and wallops you, try not to take it too seriously. Sometimes criticism is helpful and sometimes it's just someone trying to sound important. Nice to have you here in any case. :)

Thanks Pompey. I appreciate the heads up and looking forward to ignoring the trolls ! :-D

Hi all
Randomly saw this site - independently working on a mid life education. Tastes run eclectic but tend not to care for pop lit -- with some exceptions.

Welcome LaurieN. No shortage of midlife characters here (including yours truly); and we're all eclectic, at least till the transformer blows. Please make yourself right at home. :)

HI everyone.

I'm new in this forums. I hope to have a good time with everyone. I'm from Mexico and I like the literure in differents lenguage, specially in english. Excuse me if my english isn't good at all, i stiil practice this lenguage. Greetings to all.

Hola Aldo! You are most welcome here. :)

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