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lord of the flies, Buddy Read! :) [[Oct. 2022. ]]
Amna wrote: "@Uzair somehow it all passes xD when we started this thread I was just finished school and the rest of the lot was in fsc or uni. And now we're all ancient xD"Ancient huh , wow that doesn't bode well for the future 💀.
It does pass but boy is it a struggle when you're in the moment :P
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Yoopsie doobsie doo.
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Here’s my recommendation for this month’s read: A song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
Can we listen to an audiobook instead. I have a condition which makes me unable to read a print book or ebook. I can 'read' through my ears though.
@Asad ofcourse. You can listen to an audiobook if that’s easier for you. Many of us did use one this last time too. The goal is to share our thoughts and experiences about the book with the group. Sort of like a shared thought-space.
Which reminds me we didn’t actually do that. 😂
I’ll share my views in like two days (hopefully :P). Looking forward to hearing all of yours people!
@Zarshal Finally! I was waiting for someone to say it.
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haha 😂
was that a jab at my suggestion Aakash XD
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na na just came in mind.. speaking from past experiences... :p
Where is @genio?
hahaha I remember girl on the train :)
So before we move on to the next read and I forget all about the book we've just read, here's what I think about The Last Thing He Told Me: I liked the book, and if I were recommending it to someone I'd say it's worth a light read, give it like a 60% percent chance of enjoyment. The book had some really good areas once you really got into it but I felt like the starting was really slow, it missed that spark that hits the target in my reader's-brain dart-board and lights it all up; hence, the 60%. I had a difficult time focusing on the story at the start, though I gobbled it up real quick once I passed the one-third mark.
I liked how the characters were thought-out and also, the relationship between Bailey and her step-mom (her name escapes me atm) was quite well thought out. The writing was good, I enjoyed the sentence structure (I have a thing about poetic, incomplete, short sentences. Don't judge me.), but surprisingly, as I was searching for my favorite quotes from the book, I realized I didn't highlight anything (weird ._.). Oh, but I was so thankful for that bittersweet ending!
Off the top of my head, this is my take on the book. I'll keep adding to it as we move along the discussion of course.
Correction:
I DID HIGHLIGHT A QUOTE! YES!!
“This is the terrible thing about a tragedy. It isn't with you every minute. You forget it, and then you remember it again.”
This quote resonated with me on a surreal plane.
@Amna, you have my goodluck wishes girl!
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Vote by 11:59:59 pm May 13, 2022 by clicking the link below
https://ash256.typeform.com/to/LXoHno1I
Aakash wrote: "Bilal wrote: "was that a jab at my suggestion Aakash XD"na na just came in mind.. speaking from past experiences... :p
Where is @genio?"
Getting ass-blasted by responsibilities. What you need?
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Can someone share the voting url again? I’m somehow not getting it on my app. 😭
if you still don't get it i can dm it to you
@Bilal thankyou!
CIEs overI hath returned again
Too late to vote as always :(
Anyways what we reading guys I'll attempt to be less of a dead fish this time around
@Uzair you have till 15th to vote. You can go ahead and cast it today.
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if you guys have a bookshop with readings classic around it's like 250 ruppees
Aakash wrote: "@jogi just wanted to know if you finished the book or not."Absolutely not. I did not last 5 pages before deciding I don't want to waste my time on 'reading for facts'.
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Absolutely not. I did not last 5 pages before deciding I don't want to waste my time on 'reading for facts'."
haha right!
@Nigham’s teacher instincts kicking in whenever someone asks for the schedule^ 😌😂Thank you missy!
I read the first chapter yesterdayy! So far so good. I remember there was this list of 30 books you have to read in your lifetime and I shelved almost all of them. The Trial was one of them.
It’s also nice that we’re moving out of our usual YA comfort-zone.
I’m very much excited to see how it goes with everyone else in the group. xD
There was a time I read The Trial and 'Invitation To A Beheading' back to back. The experiment spurred a series of recurring nightmares that lasted for years. Sporadic sequels get pushed out every now and then but oh boy the first few I in the sequence were so beautifully Kafkaesque. It's a really good booka desu ne~
will try to catch up in a day or two. busy playing a tournament
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@Aakash why don’t you finish your finals and then join in? I’m pretty sure we’ll be in the process of reading by then, the way things are going xDBreak a leg!🤞
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Break a leg!🤞"
hahaha! sounds good! :)
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