Buddy Reads Requests

[Lynn, Moderator]

I would be in for Rosie Project and Allegiant.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Excellent! I set up threads for all three. :)

[Lynn, Moderator]

Yup, I've just been adding them to the calender :)

I'm just waiting for someone to suggest a buddy read for 2014!

[Kristie, Moderator]

It'll probably be me! Lol

[Sarah]

I would be in for Allegiant and The Rosie Project as well. If I can squeeze them in.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Sounds good Sarah!

[Sue]

Lynn wrote: "Yup, I've just been adding them to the calender :)

I'm just waiting for someone to suggest a buddy read for 2014!"

What books are you interested in reading ?

[Brightness]

Definitely in for Allegiant!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Yay Karlee!

[Sarah]

Sue wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Yup, I've just been adding them to the calender :)

I'm just waiting for someone to suggest a buddy read for 2014!"

What books are you interested in reading ?"

Well Sue... Here is my list for 2014. Anyone feel free to let me know if they want to read any with me.


A - The Art of Fielding
B - The Beet Queen
C - A Confederacy of Dunces
D - A Death In Vienna
E - Everything is Illuminated
F - Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates
G - Geek Love
H - The Human Stain
I - I Suck at Girls
J - Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
K - Kafka on the Shore
L - Love Medicine
M - Me Talk Pretty One Day
N - Neverwhere
O - Orphan Train
P - Paradise
Q - Queen
R - The Road
S - Song of Susannah
T - The Time Traveler's Wife
U - The Unbearable Lightness of Being
V - The Violets of March
W - Wolves of the Calla
X - Oryx and Crake (X is in the title)
Y - The Yellow Birds
Z - The Zombie Room

[Kristie, Moderator]

Sarah - I might read the Violets of March with you, but I'm not quite ready to schedule that far out yet. lol You might be even more of a planner than I am!

I'm glad to see that you are planning to continue with the Dark Tower series! I really enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to The Wind Through the Keyhole in December.

[Sarah]

Cool.

[Brightness]

Sarah I've been wanting to read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Neverwhere and Oryx and Crake.

I've been on the fence about The Road. I know people who either love it or loathe it. I may read it with you and make up my own mind. ;)

Oh, and I'll also be continuing The Dark Tower series.

[ElvenRaven]

I'm in if you want to read Neverwhere :)
is January 2014 ok? (There you go, Lynn :D)

[Sarah]

Karlee wrote: "Sarah I've been wanting to read Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Neverwhere and Oryx and Crake.

I've been on the fence about The Road. I know people who either love it or loathe it. I may read it wi..."

I can do about two per month. 2 on the top of my list is Oryx and Crake and Jonathan and Norell. I don't know anything about setting up threads but if you want any dates after the New Year work for me. But we must remember Jonathan and Norell is a big book.

[Sarah]

I actually may be reading Neverwhere earlier - I am part of a Neil Gaiman reading challenge where we read a book of his a month. It may be December. I would do this READ here when I do it with my other group too?

[Brightness]

Yeah that would make the most sense to read Neverwhere here when you read it with your other group. I'm good any time after the new year. Pick the dates and Lynn can set them up in the calendar.

[Sarah]

Karlee how about Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell for January 10th, 2014 and Oryx and Crake for February 1st, 2014?

Lynn - can you set these up for us?

[Brightness]

Those dates sound great!

[Annabel]

I might join you on some of them they look good.... Let me know dates :)

[Karen ⊰✿]

Jonathan Strange is one of my all-time favourites. I have it on my kindle to re-read, but I just never get there!

[Anima]

Sarah, I'm in for Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and I want to continue The Dark Tower series, so I'm in as well. Any date suits me.

I will definitely take part in the discussion on Neverwhere as well, it is my all time favourite read :)

[Lynn, Moderator]

Sarah wrote: "Karlee how about Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell for January 10th, 2014 and Oryx and Crake for February 1st, 2014?

Lynn - can you set these up for us?"

I'm just quickly checking things before I head to work, I will sort this for you tonight :)

[Sarah]

I am trying to sort out Neverwhere for mid December if that works for people? The 15th. Let me know before we lock this one in.

[Sarah]

Anima - I am in to continue dark tower with you anytime after New year's eve. What dates work for you? I just want to work them around the other buddy reads. So like January 1st or 20th or February 8th or 15th? We could choose one for book five and then 1 for book six. Gosh I hope I like the series. I haven't even gotten very far in the first book yet, but I am a little behind right now. But I have all the books on my bookshelf.

[Anima]

Sarah, I don't have any scheduled reads for the next year, so every date suits me :)

[Annabel]

Never where looks good but I have a book schedule for dec 15th already

I hope I can fit these books in a I am due for m second child on the 16th lol

[Sarah]

Anima, I can't believe I am setting all these dates. I am not good at this stuff. So here I go. Start Wolves of the Calla January 20th, 2014 and Song of Susannah Feb 8th, 2013? I am literally picking arbitrary dates here.

I have created a monster, but thank you everyone for joining several buddy reads with me:)

[Anima]

So, I will set up the threads for the two parts of the Dark Tower with these dates, Sarah :)

[Sarah]

Kristie - we should read The Violets of March in March - since I have now booked myself up for January and February. It would be so fitting. But we can get back to this one later and check in.

Karlee - it would be great if you joined Anima and I for a continuation of The Dark Tower. And I would love to read The Road with you at some point if you wanna give it a shot. I have heard the same things. It is not going to be a happy read.

[Sarah]

Anima wrote: "So, I will set up the threads for the two parts of the Dark Tower with these dates, Sarah :)"

O.K. I deleted my note to Lynn for these ones

[Kristie, Moderator]

Annabel - Congratulations!

Sarah - I may end up doing the Violets of March earlier. I still need my V book for my A-Z challenge. I had planned a different book, but I have that one on my shelf so it makes more sense. I'll let you know when it gets closer.

I may join some of the other reads too. It just depends what my schedule looks like that far out and what BOMs I have scheduled, etc. I'll let you know about those too.

Also, I think Anima just meant that she'd set up the threads. Normally whoever suggests the buddy read sets up the thread for it, but Lynn still needs to add it the schedule.

You guys went crazy last night! lol

[Anima]

Lynn, thanks for setting up the thread with a next year's calendar of buddy reads :), it is helpful taking into consideration the 'huge' number of buddy reads ahead LOL

[Lynn, Moderator]

So ......

Cin - Thank you for being the first to talk about 2014 :D

2014 calender started; with the two Dark Tower books, Jonathan Strange and Oryx and Crake added.
(Discussion threads also set up for the latter two).

Should I also be adding Neverwhere for December 15th?

[Annabel]

Is the dark tower series good is it worth trying to catch up next year?

[Jason]

I thought the Gunslinger was just okay, but others in the know are saying it gets better from there. I'll give the second book a shot.

[Sarah]

Lynn, yes lets do Neverwhere December 15th. Thank you Lynn for helping set up these threads for me. I am very bad at this kind of stuff.

[Annabel]

Ok thanks Jason's will have a go - be next year as I have a few to read this year

[Lynn, Moderator]

Sarah - I've added Neverwhere but do you realise that there is The Princess Bride is already scheduled for that date?

Maybe do a different date?

[Sarah]

Oh no. Let me check the calender

[Sarah]

I know it is Christmas time but December 21st. I know December is quite open, but it is the holidays.

[Lynn, Moderator]

Well I think it's a better date than the 15th and while December is a busy time there is also a lot of downtime too.

I'll change it to that and if someone comes up with a better suggestion I'll just change it again :)

[Dominique]

Hey Sarah,

L'm up for The Art of Fielding and Human Stain

Sarah wrote: "Sue wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Yup, I've just been adding them to the calender :)

I'm just waiting for someone to suggest a buddy read for 2014!"

What books are you interested in reading ?"

Well Sue....."

[Taylor]

I was hoping Never Let Me Go, was going to win the November additional read. Anyone interested in a buddy read for this book? I'm fine with pushing it off into next year if that suites people better.

[Cathie]

Taylor, when were you wanting to maybe read Never Let Me Go (in a perfect world if you could start when you wanted to?)

[Taylor]

Good question. :) Since I was tentatively planning to read it in November if it made the cut, and since Gatsby is fairly short, I would probably still read it in Nov. if no one speaks up for the buddy read. December and January are good for me as well.

[Sarah]

Dominique wrote: "Hey Sarah,

L'm up for The Art of Fielding and Human Stain

Sarah wrote: "Sue wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Yup, I've just been adding them to the calender :)

I'm just waiting for someone to suggest a budd..."



Dominique - I would love to. Didn't think anyone would choose these ones with me - that is so cool. I am not available until anytime in March, 2014 and on. I would do them anytime then so you choose dates and let me know.

[Anima]

Taylor, I would gladly join you in November, and I was thinking about reading either in November or December, so maybe there is someone who would like to read this book with me :)?

[Cathie]

I might be able to squeeze In the Woods in Anima, I have this book here waiting to be read :-) - December would probably work better for me...

[Anima]

It is fine with me, I can easily schedule it on December :), I do not have many reads planned for that month :)