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Hi I would like to suggest a buddy read for The Graveyard Book for November. I already got my copy and I was a bit bummed to find out it lost by one vote to Dracula for the October group read poll.
Trisha wrote: "Also, can I suggest Becoming to be read in either November or December, if anyone's interested."@Trisha
I would love to join you for a buddy read of Becoming in December.
Would that be all right with you?
Ice wrote: "Hi I would like to suggest a buddy read for The Graveyard Book for November. I already got my copy and I was a bit bummed to find out it lost by one vote to Dracula for the October group read poll."Dear Ice, I’d love to join you for reading The Graveyard Book in November.
oshizu wrote: "Trisha wrote: "Also, can I suggest Becoming to be read in either November or December, if anyone's interested."@Trisha
I would love to join you for a buddy read of Becoming in December.
Would th..."
Absolutely oshizu! Please get yourself a copy if you already haven’t. Let’s do this in December!
Lynn wrote: "For November: Asymmetry and Washington Black"Hi Lynn, are you still reading Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in November? Also, I’d like to join you for the reading of Washington Black. Already got my hands on the copy.
Trisha wrote: "Lynn wrote: "For November: Asymmetry and Washington Black"Hi Lynn, are you still reading Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in November? Also, I’..."
I do not recall listing Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood! If I did, I bet Goodreads pulled a different book than the one I meant to list and I didn't even notice! I am sorry...but please remove that.
Yes, I also have my copy of Washington Black! Although I will wait until November to begin reading it since the book club meeting is mid-November! So glad you will be joining me!
Trisha wrote: "Hi Kristin, I'd like to join Lynn for the reading of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in November; October seems to be pretty packed at the moment.Also, can I suggest [book:Be..."
I already read this or I would join in. I may "lurk" and participate anyway... I loved this book so much!
Trisha wrote: "Hi Kristin, I'd like to join Lynn for the reading of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in November; October seems to be pretty packed at the moment.Also, can I suggest Be..."</i>
You know what? I have been wanting to read [book:Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood for years! Why not in November! @Trish and @Kristin Please go ahead and list this as a buddy read for November since there are at least two/three of us wanting to read it. (I'm old so I probably listed it and then forgot I listed it... :(
@LynnHaha, you didn't forget that you listed it.
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood was nominated by a different Lynn.
See the post below:
I would like to read Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood in October or November. Is anyone interested in joining me for a discussion?
Here's link to the original post.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
oshizu wrote: "@LynnHaha, you didn't forget that you listed it.
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood was nominated by a different Lynn.
See the post below:
I would like to read Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya..."
Oh my! I’m so sorry for the goof-up! 😟
@Lynn, we can do both Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and Washington Black in November. Please forgive me for confusing you with the other Lynn. My bad!
oshizu wrote: "@LynnHaha, you didn't forget that you listed it.
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood was nominated by a different Lynn.
See the post below:
I would like to read Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya..."
Whew! Thank you so much for clarifying that, oshizu! Yikes! Perhaps I do have a bit of sanity remaining... ;)
Trisha wrote: "oshizu wrote: "@LynnHaha, you didn't forget that you listed it.
The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood was nominated by a different Lynn.
See the post below:
I would like to read Divine Secre..."
Absolutely no problem! Besides, I love her yellow flower! ;)
I think I posted this in the wrong thread before.
I will be reading As I Lay Dying in November. This is a great intro to Faulkner book. It’s accessible, yet introduces the reader to Faulkner’s style.
Or I’m possibly just confused since it’s in the spreadsheet. Not that I’m expecting a mass sign up, but how do other people join buddy reads that were suggested in the previous thread if that thread is locked?
Maybe I need a secret decoder ring to figure out how things work in the group!
I will be reading As I Lay Dying in November. This is a great intro to Faulkner book. It’s accessible, yet introduces the reader to Faulkner’s style.
Or I’m possibly just confused since it’s in the spreadsheet. Not that I’m expecting a mass sign up, but how do other people join buddy reads that were suggested in the previous thread if that thread is locked?
Maybe I need a secret decoder ring to figure out how things work in the group!
Updated.@Kristin I’d like to join the buddy reads of -
December:
Go Set a Watchman
Angels & Demons
November:
Three Act Tragedy
Emma.
Many thanks!
Updated my last message. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Thanks, Kristin. I just need to get more familiar with how things are set up. I appreciate your patience and the help.
Scott and I would like to buddy read Elantris by Brandon Sanderson in December. Would anyone like to join us?
Hi!I'd like to suggest The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell, that's the 1st book of the saga "The Saxon Stories".
I am open to fit other people's reading schedules and months, but myself I can start reading it in November.
I am new here, but Mistborn saga is on my TBR list, if there's anyone up to start to read from the beginning... Although I don't know if that's possible, since they are only in book 3 right now. Book #1 is The Final Empire
Ilona wrote: "Scott and I would like to buddy read Elantris by Brandon Sanderson in December. Would anyone like to join us?"I just bought the book last night so l'm in!
Kristin wrote: "Dominique, you have been added!"Thank you:)
JANUARY NOMINATION:I have more series in mind to suggest, but I will save those for the broader 2020 suggestion thread next month. But since this is a big one, I figure that a January start would be necessary:
Crown of Stars series by Kate Elliott. 7 books starting with King's Dragon. These are thick books so we could possibly slot 2 months for each.
I have had it in mind to tackle this adult fantasy series ever since I was blown away by the author's Crossroads series a couple of years ago. Crown of Stars was published 1997-2006, there are lots of used copies around, your library might have them, and the first book is currently $2.99 on kindle.
Kristin wrote: "Welcome Sonsoles! If you do find another person who wants to start from the beginning, I will create a new thread for you. If you think you can catch up, you can join in the preexisting one. "@Kristin and Sonsoles
This year, our Mistborn series Buddy Read read through Books 1 through 6 and will finish next month with a novella.
Mistborn #7 is not expected to be released until late 2020, at the very earliest.
Good luck finding some Mistborn reading buddies, Sonsoles!
@KristinJust want to say thank you so much for putting together that list of two month's worth of upcoming Buddy Reads plus nominations missing a reading buddy!
And the book links are greatly appreciated!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Kristin wrote: "Welcome Sonsoles! If you do find another person who wants to start from the beginning, I will create a new thread for you. If you think you can catch up, you can join in the preexisting one. Up to ..."I have thought on trying to catch up, but I have to be honest with myself and I don't think I can read all those books fast enough to get it, so let's see if someone wants to join. Anyway I am not in a hurry if somebody suggest to wait a bit more.
Thanks so much^^
Sonsoles wrote: "I am new here, but Mistborn saga is on my TBR list, if there's anyone up to start to read from the beginning... Although I don't know if that's possible, since they are only in book 3 right now. B..."
I read it two weeks ago.. now I have to catch up so I can read book 7 next year.
I would like to join for December to Death in the Clouds Also I wanted to ask if I it's ok if I read a book in different language from English, because I'd like to read Equal Rites, but my book is in Spanish, is it valid or not?
Sonsoles wrote: "...Also I wanted to ask if I it's ok if I read a book in different language from English, because I'd like to read Equal Rites, but my book i..."Sounds fine to me! The only barrier that might come up in discussion would be if any character names were changed. How do you say "Weatherwax" in Spanish?
Marc wrote: "Sonsoles wrote: "...Also I wanted to ask if I it's ok if I read a book in different language from English, because I'd like to read Equal Rites, but my book i..."Sounds fine to me! The only barr..."
Haha, good point, I didn't think of that, but I can guess which character are people talking about, since most part of the name have a meaning. Granny Weatherwax is Yaya Ceravieja (Yaya means granny and cera means wax), they are easy to guess for me to use them in English so I can participate in the threads.
(And in the worst scenario, I can always check on Google XD)
Funny.
Kristin wrote: "Dominique wrote: "Sonsoles wrote: "I am new here, but Mistborn saga is on my TBR list, if there's anyone up to start to read from the beginning... Although I don't know if that's possible, since th..."L'm okay with that.
Kristin wrote: "Updated through here!"My name and Jannene 's are not on the spreadsheet for Angels & Demons for December. Thanks.
Kristin wrote: "So sorry about that Dominique! I added you, but I am not sure what happened. Hopefully, I didn't mistakenly add you two to another buddy read. Thank you very much for letting me know. Should be cor..."If you put me in another book read and it's a book I want to read , I'll be happy to join.
Thanks!
I'm game for the crown of stars series that Marc nominated starting in Jan
I’d like to join As I Lay Dying in November!
Scott wrote: "I'm game for the crown of stars series that Marc nominated starting in Jan"OMG I have to read this now, what have I done???
I vote:
-2 months per book (will help avoid series burnout)
-no supplementary books, isn't the core 7 enough?
Kristin wrote: "Several of us will be reading the Maddaddam Series by Margaret Atwood next year, starting in January with Oryx and Crake. If you are interested in joining us, please let ..."Kristin, count me in! 😊
Kristin wrote: "Several of us will be reading the Maddaddam Series by Margaret Atwood next year, starting in January with Oryx and Crake. If you are interested in joining us, please let ..."L'm in.
oshizu, Schott and I have a bit of a Brandon Sanderson addiction after reading the Mistborn series this year, so we would like to schedule some more of his books as buddy reads!After Elantris in December, Scott and I plan to read read Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson in January in preparation for the Stormlight Archive series later in 2020.
Would anyone like to join us? Brandon Sanderson's books are amazing if you are a fan of fantasy!
Ilona wrote: "oshizu, Schott and I have a bit of a Brandon Sanderson addiction after reading the Mistborn series this year, so we would like to schedule some more of his books as buddy reads!After [book:Elantr..."
Yes for me.
Dominique wrote: "Yes for me."Yay! Thanks Dominique :) Would you also like to join us for Stormlight Archive?
Ilona wrote: "Dominique wrote: "Yes for me."Yay! Thanks Dominique :) Would you also like to join us for Stormlight Archive?"
Of course!
Dominique wrote: "Kristin wrote: "Dominique wrote: "Sonsoles wrote: "I am new here, but Mistborn saga is on my TBR list, if there's anyone up to start to read from the beginning... Although I don't know if that's po..."Hello, Dominique. Nice to meet you. I don't think I can read book 1 of the saga before November, but I can read it during that month so we can discuss it, and if you feel like, we go on reading together ^^
Sonsoles wrote: "Dominique wrote: "Kristin wrote: "Dominique wrote: "Sonsoles wrote: "I am new here, but Mistborn saga is on my TBR list, if there's anyone up to start to read from the beginning... Although I don't..."No problem, looking foward to our discussions!
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Also, can I suggest Becoming to be read in either November or December, if anyone's interested.
Cheers!