BR(1): AJS ~ Luffy : Start Date -> September 1

[AJS]

Hey there Luffy! How are you buddy?

[AJS]

Which is you fav genre?
Mine is classics(we could read one if you're up for it), also I like good contempory, fantasy, horror, mystery/thriller, new adult.

[Luffy Sempai]

Hi AJS, since I can't see your tbr list, may I suggest you list some favorite authors, or some book titles. Thanks for setting the thread up.

[AJS]

If you ask my ultimate favs, they are all long dead and gone. In contempory I like several authors for different reasons but not perfectly.

I love Thomas Hardy, George Elliot, Vladimir N., James Joyce, Bronte, Henry James, John Steinback etc etc
I like Margaret Atwood, Khaled Hosseini, Carlos RZ, Stephen King, etc etc

I can read a classic any day!

And for several days I'm starving for a good french or a russian classic. and if you're not allergic to classics(some people are). Lets choose a book from each (I've 2 books of each in mind :D)

No YAs please... I dont enjoy them.(99%)
I can read sci fi, mystery, legal, good non-forced-soppy romance.
So throw in a few suggestions if you choose latter.

[AJS]

Also I enjoy HORROR genre and Fantasy :)

[Luffy Sempai]

Here are the books I've picked so far. Tell me what you think...

The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox(Fantasy)
The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel(mystery)
Shinju(mystery, Historical)
Going Postal

[AJS]

Okay we'll start with one of these on 1st sept. Let me check them out later.

Till then you check these out and tell me if you like any
The Kite Runner
Please Look After Mom
Les Misérables
The Handmaid's Tale
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
North and South

[Luffy Sempai]

Are we going to read more than one book? Anyway, I'm one of those poor saps who is allergic to most Classics. One common factor about us is that I too can't abide YA. But OTOH, Dystopian fiction like The Handmaiden's Tale, reminds me of YA dystopian. Nevertheless, see you next time. Let's do this Buddy Read!!!:)

[AJS]

Ah no problem. We'll find something common. You like Jeffrey Archer? Lets read that?

Well I usually read atleast 10-12 books in a month. Its 30 days afterall! So suit yourself... we could read just one here, if you want. I'm totally fine either way. :)

[Luffy Sempai]

No more Archer for me, please. If you don't mind, why not read the Sherlock Homes book I suggested? If you can't get the book, we could read another mystery. I'm saying this because these days my desire for experimentation has gone off the boil. I need a safe and easy choice. Something 'feelgoodish'. Till next time.

[AJS]

Okay.
Then you have to find something else in mystery because I have read that already.

[Luffy Sempai]

Oh my bad. Well here are some possibles:

Fer-de-Lance
Tell No One
The Godwulf Manuscript
Standing in Another Man's Grave
Two for the Dough

[AJS]

Lets read Standing in Another Man's Grave

[Luffy Sempai]

Great! I'll certainly complete it in a week, tops. Hope to discuss it with you. Have a nice day!

[AJS]

Okay :)

[Luffy Sempai]

Hey there AJS, I read 20% of our buddy read. I have some ideas for my review, more so if the book stays in the same rut. I'm still enjoying it on a certain level.

What are your impressions?

[AJS]

Luffy I didnt get a chance to start it as yet. College(You know how it is).
But I'll try to start soon. Glad you're enjoying the book :)

[Luffy Sempai]

No worries, see you later.:)

[AJS]

Hey... How is it going buddy?

I completed 38% of the book... Its going quite interesting so far?
Have you read the previous books of Rebus?

[Luffy Sempai]

Hi, I completed 30%. I have read about 7 books in this series. I stopped being a regular because quality.

I thought the cold case is interesting. The guy Cafferty was a nemesis for Rebus. It's weird to see them together. I liked the pubs and people described.

I thought, for such an ongoing series it was quite freshly written. My rating is hovering around 3.5.

What of your impression?

[AJS]

I read about 11 of this.

When I read Exit Music, I was hoping Rebus would return. And he did with a bang! I really enjoy the way Rankin writes his character. The other characters especially Fox is quite a treat.
And you are right Rankin has a great sense of place and people.

I would rate 3.75 for now.

[Luffy Sempai]

It's nice that you're a fellow fan. I'll try and complete the book soon. See you later.:)

[AJS]

Sure :)