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Dec 25, 2019 07:43AM
Heather, so glad you are joining us and you are doing great! There is a list at the top of the thread if already existing buddy reads and a few more have been added recently. I am going to compile the whole list by tomorrow, but you have to go through the whole thing for now to add new ones. Happy holidays and new year!
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Heather wrote: "Not sure I've done this right, but here's my list! I'm not 100% how buddy reads work, but I've tried to pair up my list with people reading some of the same books. I had a few conflicts, so I tosse.23. The Hired Man by Aminatta Forna ** (Noticed Booknblues doing this book, buddy read?).."Sounds good. You placed it at the right number so we are set. I read Happiness by her last year and really loved it so wanted to read more by Forna.
Joi wrote: "Meli- I added Lolita to my list at #17 to match yours"Awesome! I definitely want to get to it this year so hopefully it gets picked.
Heather wrote: "Meli - I noticed The Left Hand of Darkness on your list, but my #3 is currently occupied. Not sure if you want to coordinate? I’ve currently listed it at #15."I would change it, but Johanne has Left Hand of Darkness on her list at #3 also... could you switch 3 and 15?
Y'all are a hoot ... and very well organized! I'll be watching an perhaps occasionally playing along.But I have major plans for the rest of my Trim the TBR books since I play Seasonal Reading Challenge .... I've prioritzed all my Trim book on that spreadsheet so I'll use them first when appropriate.
Love this group!
Joy D has the Dream Daughter at 20 - which I deleted, to make room for two new buddy reads.... Perhaps a new change for me is in order.
Do you need me to change anything Meli?
Nope, I'm good with Joy at 20 for Dream Daughter...
So I just went through this long thread and I still have a few notes to share...Shelley and Kelly have Once upon a River at 18 - Hayjay has it at 20. Not sure, but Charlotte may have had this one on her list somewhere too.
Sue, you never got back to me about the Flight Attendant, which i have at 16
Hearts Invisible Furies - Charlotte has it at 17, Jen K at 24, Ellie at 10.
Lots of doubled titles I found:
Home going, Johanne and Jen K....
Orphan Masters Son (one was Joi)
Rebecca (one was Joi)
The real Lolita? (One of them was Robin)
Onyx and Crake? One of them was Miriam
Where is Frankisstein? And who?
Where is Notes on a Crocodile, Idit and Meli maybe? We are that Young?
What else might I be missing? I can always edit it after we publish the list. But thought to see if any of this helps us sort it out straightaway. Any news on the Virgin Suicides? Can you flip things around Heather? Or for Left Hand in Darkness? If your three is filled, I would read it anyway when three is picked, and just read two that month, and pick something else for that slot. But that's me. Let me know guys if anything else pops up before Friday. Can't wait to see the number.
Amy wrote: "Nope, I'm good with Joy at 20 for Dream Daughter..."I just changed mine to match yours once I saw your latest list. Forgot to post about it though :-)
Joanne wrote: "Here you go Heather-right now you have to click on " more discussions " below the 2019 Thread-The Mod will move it Jan 1 so it is visiblehttps://www.goodreads.com/topic/group......"
Thank you so much, Joanne! I'm still trying to get the lay of the land around here, lol.
Meli wrote: "I would change it, but Johanne has Left Hand of Darkness on her list at #3 also... could you switch 3 and 15?"I could, but then I'd be out of sync with Shelly and Becoming... *shrug* It's no big deal, just thought I'd ask!
Read becoming and left hand of darkness in the same month! Two buddy reads. Fill in something else for 15. Big month with tag and challenges, and you can be surprised when it turns up.
Amy wrote: "Sue, you never got back to me about the Flight Attendant, which i have at 16"I must have missed that along the way.
I just moved Flight Attendant to 16. Excited to have another buddy read to look forward to!
Hi all, I recently joined PBT after hearing about it in the Popsugar Challenge forums. I love the sound of the trim the TBR challenge in particular and have set up my list for 2020 here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...Really looking forward to joining in, excited to see what the first number will be :)
Liz, Welcome! Someone else possibly more than one someone else also has 9 perfect strangers on their list if you’d like to match up the numbers. You are going to love Daisy Jones and the Six and love our group. Funny that our Trim Continuation got you to join us - but hey, whatever opens the door we are glad you walked in!
Amy wrote: "So I just went through this long thread and I still have a few notes to share...Shelley and Kelly have Once upon a River at 18 - Hayjay has it at 20. Not sure, but Charlotte may have had this one..."
Amy, at the time I posted my list there was not anyone else who had it on theirs so I just put it wherever. I have adjusted it to #18 to match Shelley and Kelly.
Yay Hayjay! Amy, thanks for maximizing our buddy reads!
Both were good catches. Happy to help. Let me know if you guys configure a number for NPS.
Johanne - you wanna move Left Hand of Darkness to 15 so we can match Heather? She's got another buddy read at 3 but my 15 is whatever to change if you want to....
Heather wrote: "Meli wrote: "I would change it, but Johanne has Left Hand of Darkness on her list at #3 also... could you switch 3 and 15?"I could, but then I'd be out of sync with Shelly and Becoming... *shrug*..."
I didn't realize you had another buddy read in your 3 slot. I can easily move, so we'll see if Johanne can also then there will be 3 of us for Left Hand of Darkness.
Don't think anything I have on my TRIM list matches anyone at all! I do have Heart's Invisible Furies on my PS or ATY list though so if that number gets called for those doing that buddy read would it be OK if I joined in?
Jen wrote: "Don't think anything I have on my TRIM list matches anyone at all! I do have Heart's Invisible Furies on my PS or ATY list though so if that number gets called for those doing that buddy read woul..."
Jen, you can join in any BR's anytime!
Yes, Jen! Jump in anywhere, anytime! Wait till you see the lengthy list to be revealed tomorrow with the number! Left Hand of Darkness you guys are just in time if it works.
Liz wrote: "Hi all, I recently joined PBT after hearing about it in the Popsugar Challenge forums. I love the sound of the trim the TBR challenge in particular and have set up my list for 2020 here: https://ww..."Liz we match in numbers with Erotic Tales of Pujabi Widows, but I have Wild at 20 and can't move it to 18, is it possible for you to move so we could have a buddy read?
Jen wrote: "Don't think anything I have on my TRIM list matches anyone at all! I do have Heart's Invisible Furies on my PS or ATY list though so if that number gets called for those doing that buddy read woul..."
Jen, I felt bad for you and went back and check your list. I have Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? on my tbr and hope to read it this year as it fits with several in the poll ballot so I added it at 12. I thought that Baba Yaga Laid an Egg looked interesting and it was only $1.99 today(now you know why I have so much on my tbr.) so I added it at number 19, both amazingly were free numbers for me.
Anyone else willing to help Jen. She has some good books on her list.
Now I have to go and adjust my lists. I have them in 3 places and have to keep them identical.
Amy wrote: "Kelly!!! Love your list! You have like 12 or more of my favorites and another three I am about to read in the next couple of months. You are ever my twin. Plus a few buddy reads with me! Ellie - ..."
Amy - I am glad you like my list! I am excited for reading in 2020!
Jen wrote: "Don't think anything I have on my TRIM list matches anyone at all!..."I find it somewhat amusing that none of mine fit the buddy reads! LOL! It doesn't really matter to me, but most on my list have just been there for a very long time.
In a lot of cases, it's likely because they aren't as well-known, I think (or, a lot of them, anyway). That being the case, they don't have as many tags, and that's how I see what's on my tbr that fits various challenges, so the more popular books get read sooner, for me, in many cases.
Johanne, in case you missed my post... you wanna switch Left Hand Of Darkness to #15 to match with Heather?
Booknblues wrote: "Jen wrote: "Don't think anything I have on my TRIM list matches anyone at all! I do have Heart's Invisible Furies on my PS or ATY list though so if that number gets called for those doing that bud..."
awwww bless you! I do like to read some strange ones in with the more popular ones.
Jen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Jen wrote: "Don't think anything I have on my TRIM list matches anyone at all! I do have Heart's Invisible Furies on my PS or ATY list though so if that number gets called for t..."
It looks like you like to read ones about animals as do I.
I just edited my Trim list by replacing a couple of titles. Does not affect buddy reads at all. Just lets me read a couple books as needed, not whenever.
Booknblues wrote: "Jen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Jen wrote: "Don't think anything I have on my TRIM list matches anyone at all! I do have Heart's Invisible Furies on my PS or ATY list though so if that number gets ..."
I do! I like a mixture of genres. I used my TRIM for books which I had had for a while which didn't fit PS or ATY this year.
Amy wrote: "Liz, Welcome! Someone else possibly more than one someone else also has 9 perfect strangers on their list if you’d like to match up the numbers. You are going to love Daisy Jones and the Six and lo..."Thank you Amy! Thanks for catching Nine Perfect Strangers, I've moved that to 5 to fit in with Charlotte.
I'm looking forward to reading Daisy Jones. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was one of my favourite reads from this year.
I may dip into other challenges too, but trim the TBR was the one that really called to me :) I had a look at the discussions for it earlier this year but decided I wouldn't be able to join in with this one as well as doing Popsugar in 2019. Can't wait to be involved in 2020! :)
Booknblues wrote: "Liz wrote: "Hi all, I recently joined PBT after hearing about it in the Popsugar Challenge forums. I love the sound of the trim the TBR challenge in particular and have set up my list for 2020 here..."Hiya, I put Erotic Tales at 21 to match with you, but somehow missed that you have Wild on your list too. I've moved mine to 20 :)
I'm finally back by a computer and finished with my gruelling work shiftI'd love it if we move frankissstein, but not sure if the numbers were already drawn.
Miriam - if you can move it to any of these numbers
2-7, 9-10, 12-13, 17-18, 21-23
at the moment I put it at 2 but can move to any of these.
Daisy Jones is awesome! Somebody else had that on their list. Maybe Elise? Big announcement later this afternoon for the number! But no worries if folks are still figuring things out. We can always edit the first post to make sure we’ve covered everything.
Amy wrote: "Daisy Jones is awesome! Somebody else had that on their list. Maybe Elise? Big announcement later this afternoon for the number! But no worries if folks are still figuring things out. We can alwa..."
If you got with me by noon to post the number that would be ideal... if not no worries though.
I will be incommunicado from 12 until at least 1pm. Driving to my grandma's.
Amy - I am not sure you need to know or not, but I switched out the 1st book on my list with another by Beatriz Williams.
Amy wrote: "Daisy Jones is awesome! Somebody else had that on their list. Maybe Elise? "Nope, not me ;)
Kelly, I was just counting as many Buddy reads as I could and figuring out if there were some I found that people missed. I think I was trying to stretch my memory across 27 or so lists. Mostly the books I love or was sort of interested in called to me, I'm sure there are other's I missed. That was as far as I got in the lists. I did want to say that I love Beatrix Williams and she is one of my authors to make a year's focus on. This year, my author of the year is Taylor Jenkins, but I vowed to also read at least one Beatriz Williams, (and one Lucinda Riley, Kate Morton, Melanie Benjamin, Jojo Moyes, (and one other I am forgetting.) They are all littered all over my TBR, So what I am saying, is perhaps the one you read for Trim, I will read with you. Or sometime later in the year.....
Meli wrote: "Jen K - Black Leopard Red Wolf is quite an ambitious one for trim. I think it took me like 2 months to finish. I am one of the few in the PBT group who loved it. I hope you do too!"I hope so too!! I keep meaning to get to it so I do hope it gets called.
Booknblues wrote: "Here is my list so far. I'm not sure if I will have any changes.1. The White Tiger*
2. Ghana Must Go
3. For Rouenna
4. .Mean and Lowly Things: Snakes, Science, and Survival in the Congo Mean and..."
Oh I just noticed that you have WILD at 20. I have that for PS for 2020 so if that gets drawn and I haven't already read it I might tag on for that too.
Have a full box of tissues ready for Lily......
Jen wrote: "Booknblues wrote: "Oh I just noticed that you have WILD at 20. I have that for PS for 2020 so if that gets drawn and I haven't already read it I might tag on for that too."I'd love to have you walk with me on that one.
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