Buddy Reads Introduction & Sign Up

[Zara's Retreat]

Meg wrote: "I'll join in sharp objects buddy reading next month, as well as continuing on with monte cristo :)"

I've added you Meg.

[Leslie]

May I please join for Sharp Objects and To Kill a Mockingbird? It will be my first time doing a buddy read!

[Zara's Retreat]

Leslie wrote: "May I please join for Sharp Objects and To Kill a Mockingbird? It will be my first time doing a buddy read!"

Leslie I have added you to both of these.

[Kathryn]

Continued from the 2015: #readwomen thread discussing a Jojo Moyes buddy read, if anyone else is interested:

Cassandra wrote: "One Plus One is definitely on my list, and I can get it probably by March or so at the library. The Girl You Left Behind also looks pretty good and I can get that one at any time..."

How about The Girl You Left Behind then? And I can do March, although April would give me a bit more time to some of the other books I have here crying out to be read finished!! However if March is better for other people, that's fine.

[Scott]

I would be interested in sharp objects and to kill a mockingbird as well.

[Cassandra]

April is fine for me, Kathryn! I'll pencil it in on my personal list.

[Kathryn]

Sounds good!

[Zara's Retreat]

Cassandra and Kathryn I've added The Girl You Left Behind for April.

[Kathryn]

Zara wrote: "Cassandra and Kathryn I've added The Girl You Left Behind for April."

Thanks, Zara!

[Jen]

I'll join Sharp Objects in March and The Girl You Left Behind in April!

[Nadia]

I'll leap in on To Kill a Mockingbird.

Would anyone like to read I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak with me?

[Victoria]

I'd like to join Sharp Objects in March too please especially as it's one of my Randomizer Challenge books

[Zara's Retreat]

Victoria wrote: "I'd like to join Sharp Objects in March too please especially as it's one of my Randomizer Challenge books"

Done Victoria

[Scott]

Can a buddy read have more than 2 ppl? It seems like a lot are signing up for Sharp Objects. Will this be just one buddy reads with everybody signing up or multiple 2 person reads?

[[deleted user]]

Can I join sharp objects, the shining, Anna Karenina, and Les Miserables as well? And Nadia, I'll read I Am The Messenger with you!

[Zara's Retreat]

Scott wrote: "Can a buddy read have more than 2 ppl? It seems like a lot are signing up for Sharp Objects. Will this be just one buddy reads with everybody signing up or multiple 2 person reads?"

A buddy read in this group consists of 2 or more people. It's a buddy read with numerous people signing up.

[Zara's Retreat]

Nadia and Abigail when would you like to read I Am the Messenger?

[Zara's Retreat]

I so far have nothing for the months of August to December. Does anyone have a book or books you want to read in any or all of these months?

[Robyn]

Hi! Can I join The Count of Monte Cristo for March? I have been wanting to get to that one for a while.

Also would be very interested in reading for August to December. Probably can't do all months, but would love to do a few.

[Zara's Retreat]

Robyn wrote: "Hi! Can I join The Count of Monte Cristo for March? I have been wanting to get to that one for a while.

Also would be very interested in reading for August to December. Probably can't do all mont..."

I've added you Robyn to the list of participants for this buddy read.

Is/are there any books you would like to read during the months of August to December? Please feel free to suggest more than one.

[Kathryn]

Zara wrote: "I so far have nothing for the months of August to December. Does anyone have a book or books you want to read in any or all of these months?"

I might be up for a buddy read in the second half of the year, but it's a bit too early now for me to know what I might be wanting to read at that point! I'll have a better idea come June or July!

[[deleted user]]

I am reading Frankenstein in August, Don Quixote in September, The Idiot in October, and The Mill on the Floss in November, if anyone wants to join in for any of those.

[Caro]

I want to read The Idiot for a long time I will read it with you... Many people tell me that is better than Crime and Punishment. Count me in!

[Caro]

Oh and also count me for Frankenstein.

[Cassandra]

I've wanted to read Don Quixote for such a long time. I'll join for that one.

[Zara's Retreat]

I have all those.


Some of the books I'm planning to read from August to December are:

August: The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
September: All That I Am by Anna Funder
October: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
November: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
December: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

[Nadia]

Thank ya, Abigail! What month works best for you? I'm pretty open all year...

[Caro]

Zara wrote: "I have all those.


Some of the books I'm planning to read from August to December are:

August: The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
September: All That I Am by Anna ..."

Zara I will read Life After Life with you

[Robyn]

Zara wrote: "I have all those.


Some of the books I'm planning to read from August to December are:

August: The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
September: All That I Am by Anna ..."

I will read All That I Am with you in September.

[Zara's Retreat]

Thanks Caro and Robyn. I've added these to the list.

[[deleted user]]

Caro wrote: "I want to read The Idiot for a long time I will read it with you... Many people tell me that is better than Crime and Punishment. Count me in!"

This will be my first time with Dostoyevsky other than one failed attempt at Crime and Punishment when I was in junior high school. Hopefully being older makes Dostoyevsky easier this time around.

[[deleted user]]

Cassandra wrote: "I've wanted to read Don Quixote for such a long time. I'll join for that one."

Poor Don Quixote has been staring at me from my TBR pile for years. I am excited to finally read it.

[[deleted user]]

Nadia wrote: "Thank ya, Abigail! What month works best for you? I'm pretty open all year..."

How about April? March I'm all booked.

[[deleted user]]

Also, I'll join Frankenstein in August, All That I Am in September, The Idiot in October, The Mill on the Floss in November, and Life After Life in December. You can see how I got all booked for march ;)

[Zara's Retreat]

Abigail wrote: "Also, I'll join Frankenstein in August, All That I Am in September, The Idiot in October, The Mill on the Floss in November, and [book:Life Af..."

I have you listed in all of these Abigail.

[[deleted user]]

Zara wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Also, I'll join Frankenstein in August, All That I Am in September, The Idiot in October, The Mill on the Floss in November, a..."

Thanks Zara!

[Scott]

I think I'll try Atlas Shrugged in March.

[Zara's Retreat]

Scott wrote: "I think I'll try Atlas Shrugged in March."

I've added you Scott

[Nadia]

April works perfectly!

[[deleted user]]

Nadia wrote: "April works perfectly!"

Then April it is! Zara, could you add it please?

[Scott]

I started Atlas Shrugged years ago got about 1 to 2 hundred pages into it then lost my paperback copy of book. Never found it but it will be fun to start over on an ebook version.

[Zara's Retreat]

Abigail wrote: "Nadia wrote: "April works perfectly!"

Then April it is! Zara, could you add it please?"

Consider it added.

[[deleted user]]

Zara wrote: "Abigail wrote: "Nadia wrote: "April works perfectly!"

Then April it is! Zara, could you add it please?"

Consider it added."

Thanks so much! :)

[Berit]

I loved Sharp Objects, I will be keeping an eye on this thread and join in when there is a book that I am wanting to read :-)

[Jodi]

Berit, feel free to list some books you are looking to read in the next little while. They can be for any month. You never know who wants to read the same books.

[Berit]

I will, but I'm not really good at planning ahead. That is why I like these groups and challenges and Buddy and group rates, it makes my mind up for me :-)

[Gwen S.]

Is anyone interested in reading"The Girl on the Train" for March or April as my Buddy or Twin???

[Gwen S.]

Eeek! I'm going to read " Life After Life" next,
but I see it's on the list for December.

[Caro]

Gwen wrote: "Is anyone interested in reading"The Girl on the Train" for March or April as my Buddy or Twin???"

Gwen I will read with you in April The Girl on the Train.

[Heidi]

I'm also up for reading The Girl on the Train in April!