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Buddy Reads: Current & Upcoming
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Buddy Read Requests
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Okay, I know for sure I'm going to read 
sometime in November for a buddy read in another group if anyone is interested. Also going to read..."
I would be interested in reading The Bell Jar with you toward the later part of November!
OK. I think we have made all agreed on buddy reads a thread up to this point. If we missed any, please post another message.The individual books are listed at the beginning of this thread. The series can be found HERE in the Featured Series Read folder.
I wonder whether anyone would like to read
by Umberto Eco as a buddy read?I need to read it for a challenge (not surprisingly, it is for "book that most intimidates you") and I have been putting it off. If anyone else was brave enough to have a go, I might actually get it read?
Audrey Jane wrote: "Kristie wrote: "Kristin wrote: "This thread is going to be the death of me. I want to read Cress too and December is perfect. Count me in!"December 23rd works for me too. No problem Kristin, it'..."
I am a slow reader too! I'm sure we will all keep pace. The holidays are busy here too and there is no schedule, so no pressure. Looking forward to this one!!
NancyHelen wrote: "I wonder whether anyone would like to read by Umberto Eco as a buddy read?I need to read it for a challenge (not surprisingly, it is for "book that most in..."
I have that one on my TBR list, I'm booked with books at the moment though, so would you be able to wait until December?
@NancyHelen - I would also love to join in for The Name of the Rose but am planning to read it in December only as November is booked for me as well. So, if you are okay with December, then I am ready to join you for this one.
Srividya wrote: "@NancyHelen - I would also love to join in for The Name of the Rose but am planning to read it in December only as November is booked for me as well. So, if you are okay with December, then I am re..."Anita and Srividya, I'm very happy with December. I have a stack of books already lined up for November too. Any specific date? Would you prefer earlier or later in the month?
Anytime in December is fine with me as I haven't really planned my December reads as of now, so am pretty flexible. So, whatever suits you and Anita is fine with me.
Ok. Great. I'm just at the library now, and will be able to get it now.
EDIT:
Whenever in December is fine with me, I'll re-borrow the book so I'll have it for 2 months.
I should have never gone there now I have 5 more books to fit into my reading plans. I still have 2 books from last time I went.
So if anyone is willing to join me in a buddy read with one of those not already mentioned, that would be cool.
What is this Darke Academy you speak of*hurries to check*
ooooohhhhh nice...
Ohhhh the body finder #2
OK, I must stay away from this thread.
Haha, If you would want to read either of them in a Buddy Read I'd be happy. It's easier to get them read when joining a buddy read I think.
Beth (Ducky) wrote: "I'm going to list all the books that are on my 12+2 list that aren't in the middle of a series and if anyone wants to do a BR with me for any of them, we can set it up for during the Tower Teams. ..."
I LOVED pretty little liars and stolen! :)
Anita wrote: "Haha, If you would want to read either of them in a Buddy Read I'd be happy. It's easier to get them read when joining a buddy read I think."Not before December. I need to get used to the Tower Teams first.
That's perfect for me too, I'll just make sure I have them by that time too.
I thought I responded, but now I can't find my response lol I was just saying....yes any time you want to start WoT is good for me! I really am not picky about it.
Christine wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Okay, I know for sure I'm going to read sometime in November for a buddy read in another group if anyone is interest..."I need to see if I have one more renewal on The Bell Jar and after I do, I'll try to come up with a date for us to read it, okay?
Renee wrote: "OK. I think we have made all agreed on buddy reads a thread up to this point. If we missed any, please post another message.The individual books are listed at the beginning of this thread. The se..."
Thank you for the Featured Series link! I could not find it earlier for some crazy reason.
Anita, when do you think you will read
? I might join you on that BR. Been in a Nora mood and I have not read that one.
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Anita, when do you think you will read ? I might join you on that BR. Been in a Nora mood and I have not read that one."I might join you as well.
Is anyone interested in doing a series buddy read of the Women's Murder Club, by James Patterson? I really hadn't ever planned to read these but I have a real-life friend who loves them so I wanted to be able to chat with her about them and figured, why not see if anyone here would read along, too! It can be an relaxed/informal read where we could start when we want or we can commit to a book a month. I'm flexible on that one. Christine, for The Bell Jar, I need to start it by November 23 because I have one more renewal and that will make the book due in that final week of November. If you can't start it when I do, you can always participate in a discussion and still get points.
Bookworm problems: All of my holds are coming in and I've already got my max number of books checked out and instead of reading I'm sitting here planning other books to read, LOL!! Oh, woe is me, I have a 7 hour day at work. Wish I could call in sick, haha!! Not really... okay, maybe! LOL.
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Anita, when do you think you will read ? I might join you on that BR. Been in a Nora mood and I have not read that one."I haven't decided that yet, when would you have time to start. I don't know if I'm able to renew this from the library once i'm further in the month as her books are usually pretty popular at my library.
I'm also loving NR books at the moment. Read the Witness last month and loved it.
This goes for you stacie too :)
Anita, if you need to read it soon, I can squeeze it into my November reading! I know it will be a fast read for me. In fact, I'll check it out of the library today. I'm going to sacrifice GR time to go get it before work, haha! So, say the word and I'm ready for it!I just want you all to know, I've accidentally allowed my delicious hazelnut coffee go cold because I'm having so much fun planning these reads, haha! <3
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Is anyone interested in doing a series buddy read of the Women's Murder Club, by James Patterson? I really hadn't ever planned to read these but I have a real-life friend who loves them so I wanted..."I better read Alex Cross series before starting something else by him. I have never read anything by James Patterson actually, but have heard a lot of good about him.
Beth (Ducky) wrote: "We can do Isla and the Happily Ever After on November 1st if you want?"Ugly love?
That's the Colleen Hoover book, right?I'm in such trouble.
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Anita, if you need to read it soon, I can squeeze it into my November reading! I know it will be a fast read for me. In fact, I'll check it out of the library today. I'm going to sacrifice GR time ..."Ok. Let's see when Stacie can read it, and we can decide on when to start it then.
It's also more than 400 pages long, so it will give great points in the TT challenge.
Anita wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Anita, if you need to read it soon, I can squeeze it into my November reading! I know it will be a fast read for me. In fact, I'll check it out of the library today..."Good thinking on the points/page thing!! Maybe I'll just go pick it up next week since I clearly have not gotten up off my butt yet, plus TT3 doesn't start for 2 more weeks.
I know :) Ok. That's fine.
Mod
already exists here.Just let us know when you decide to read it so we'll switch it here.
Thanks, Red Baron! I know I need to go through the BR thread to find old discussions and see if I am going to be reading any of them. I believe there was a BR or BOM for
and I want to read that one eventually. I know this has been mentioned a million times but I just want to clarify -- if we read a past BOM (*not* buddy read) and actually go through and participate in the Q&A that are posted, we get points? Or do we only get them if an opposing team member plays along with us? And if it has to be an opposing team member, do they have to be new to the BOM, as well, or could it be someone who has read the book and answered the Q&A already but are now sharing in a discussion with myself/whomever? ((Taking this Q to the TT3 FAQ thread, too))
I think you can get points if there is still a discussion going on / if you discuss with someone else. I don't know if you can just answer the questions or not.I think I'd like to read Cinder also though, so it may be okay. Lets see what the Mods say.
Anita wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Anita, if you need to read it soon, I can squeeze it into my November reading! I know it will be a fast read for me. In fact, I'll check it out of the library today..."I can read it whever.
RebeccaS wrote: "I think you can get points if there is still a discussion going on / if you discuss with someone else. I don't know if you can just answer the questions or not.I think I'd like to read Cinder al..."
Oh I'd like to read Cinder too! I haven't read it yet.
is hereSame as before, let us know your start date and we'll link you to last post (so you don't get spoilered ☺)
*imagine I'm wearing Red Baron's identity :P*
@Sarah and ilovebakedgoods Teresa) - I would be interested in joining you in reading 'Mudbound' if you are reading it in Dec. or Jan. Like Teresa, this book has been on my shelf for a long time. Doing a BR would motivate me to get it read; it just sounds like it will have such a sad ending!Teresa, I would also be interested in a holiday read. I went to see/hear David Sedaris last night and now I'm psyched for a reread of 'Holiday on Ice'. Any interest?
Stacie wrote: "ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Anita, when do you think you will read ? I might join you on that BR. Been in a Nora mood and I have not read that one."I might ..."
That one's on my to read list too.
Stacie, Kelly and Ilovebakedgoods great. Will all be ready to read it maybe from November 9th or something (the Friday and Saturday that weekend is all booked for me with parties, but Sunday should be a good reading day for me). We could also just start the 10th if you'd rather be starting on a Monday?
Anita wrote: "Stacie, Kelly and Ilovebakedgoods great. Will all be ready to read it maybe from November 9th or something (the Friday and Saturday that weekend is all booked for me with parties, but Sunday should..."Anytime should be fine. Looks like the library has tons of copies so I just need a few days lead time to get it.
That's great. My library only had 2, so I had to snatch it right away. Usually I have to sign up for NR books, but not this time luckily :)
Anita wrote: "That's great. My library only had 2, so I had to snatch it right away. Usually I have to sign up for NR books, but not this time luckily :)"We have a neat thing where all the libraries in the county share books in one system so you can get them shipped to you from all over.
Anita wrote: "Stacie, Kelly and Ilovebakedgoods great. Will all be ready to read it maybe from November 9th or something (the Friday and Saturday that weekend is all booked for me with parties, but Sunday should..."I'm in!
I can read Cinder any time in the next couple of months. Does anyone have a time in mind that works best for them?
For those of you reading Cinder, we have a buddy read of Cress scheduled on December 23rd. If you could plan Cinder & Scarlet before that, you could join us!
Kelly wrote: "We have a neat thing where all the libraries in the county share books in one system so you can get them shipped to you from all over. "That's nice. Here in Denmark, we can only access the one's from our own city's library, which now consists of three different. We also have access to an e-book/audio book service as well.
Yes, Ugly Love is a Colleen Hoover book! want to read it Sonia?
Sonia wrote: "That's the Colleen Hoover book, right?I'm in such trouble."
yep.
ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Is anyone interested in doing a series buddy read of the Women's Murder Club, by James Patterson? I really hadn't ever planned to read these but I have a real-life friend who loves them so I wanted..."Teresa, I'd be interested in joining you on this. I've just re-read the first one, so will get going from the second (which will also be a re-read, but it has been so long that I can't really remember it). I think I read up to 3, and then stopped so I'd love to get back to them.
Srividya wrote: "Anytime in December is fine with me as I haven't really planned my December reads as of now, so am pretty flexible. So, whatever suits you and Anita is fine with me."Anita and Srividya How about we say 6th Dec start for
? If you're good with that we can ask the mods to set us up a thread...
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December 23rd works for me too. No problem Kristin, it's a 500+ pages book so I will go slowly. Besides if it happens that I'm finished before I will discuss it with you afterwards anyway.