One Of Us Is Lying

[Zaynab]

Pre-prep

[Zaynab]

quick question, when are we starting this buddyread? I was thinking around February? but I'm not sure on everyone's schedules etc. if you're participating, can you let me know so I have a general idea of how many responses to wait for.

[maryam]

I mean the word schedule isn't really in my dictionary, I'm awful at planning things, but February is extremely convenient for me, bc my birthday is then so I can definitely make sure I can buy a copy

[Kara]

February's good for me :)

[Zaynab]

yeah ok. If you don't mind me asking, Paris, what day is your birthday? I could at least wish you a happy one, despite it being in lockdown.

[maryam]

Aww thank you that’s so sweet! My birthday is on the fourth :)

[Zaynab]

don't mind me, just setting up some kind of reminder ;)

[maryam]

wait whens ur bday??

[Zaynab]

April 26

[Liesel :D]

I have 8 weeks left on the hold for One of Us is Lying but luckily my hold on One of Us is Next has 2 weeks left so I plan to suspend it until it's convenient to check it out

[Liesel :D]

I consider myself something of an expert on strategizing the use of my library's ebook app lol

[maryam]

I don't really understand but let's just make like its a comp sci lesson and say 'Ok. Cool.'

[Liesel :D]

Ayyyy I checked out the book so whenever y'all wanna start I'm ready

[Kara]

Ok awesome! I'm ready to go whenever suits you guys as well!

[Liesel :D]

are we doing it in sections?

[maryam]

I’ve got book one to hand, and my aunt just sent me some money so I should have book two very soon!

[Zaynab]

Usually, myself and Kara use sections of about 50-60 pages a day (if we can). In a book of about 3-400 pages, it stretches out to about a week or just over. If you had a different way you wanted to do it, I don't mind trying it out?

[Liesel :D]

that would work except I have an ebook... could we divide the sections by chapters?

[Kara]

Yeah we normally divide the sections by chapters but each sections is roughly about 50-60 pages.
I'm happy to organise the sections if you like?

[Liesel :D]

okay!

[Kara]

Hello guys!
I just found my copy of OOUIL and it's completely battered :')
Oh well!

I have some ideas for the sections we can do. So, there's currently 6 sections; each are about 60 pages long - however if this is too much for you, please say and we can adjust! I'm just going by what Zaynab and I normally do.

The sections I have currently are:
1: Chapters 1-5
2: Chapters 6-11
3: Chapters 12-16
4: Chapters 17-21
5: Chapters 22-26
6: Chapters 27-end

Hopefully this is ok, but as I said, I'm more than happy to change it.
When would you guys like to start? Start of February?

[maryam]

Sounds good

[Liesel :D]

February 1 sounds good

[Liesel :D]

I need the motivation lol

[Kara]

Awesome! Feb 1st it is, if Paris and Zaynab are happy :)

[Zaynab]

seems all fine and dandy to me. my copies of OOUIL and OOUIN remain untouched since I bought them. I think I marked sections out in them before it became a buddyread so let's see how accurate mine was. (probably not very).

[Zaynab]

'ello, 'ello,
Just checking to see if everyone's set to start reading OOUIL today?

[maryam]

Why did it take me this long to register that it’s February 💀

[[deleted user]]

Lol i registered that when my friend said pinch punch first of the month

[Zaynab]

Your excuse is that it's only the first and January is a boring month because you realise you have to do the entire year all over again.

I have an optimistic approach on life, as we can tell... 😐

[Liesel :D]

Zaynab I feel that on a spiritual level-

[Kara]

Well this conversation got deep real quick -
Long story short, yes, I’m happy to start oouil today if you guys are :)

[Liesel :D]

I already started lol I'm liking it so far

[maryam]

You guys were having some deep conversation I’m just sitting here eating leftover cake batter

[[deleted user]]

I love cake batter lol

[Zaynab]

it was really deep Paris. so sorry you missed it.

[Liesel :D]

WOW OKAY I JUST NEED TO TAKE A MINUTE SIMON LITERALLY DIED IN TWO CHAPTERS I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS-

[Liesel :D]

I just realized it's 2am for you guys but that was kinda traumatic like TWO CHAPTERS that's....ahhhhhhhhhh

[Liesel :D]

I mean I know it's a murder mystery but STILL...

[Kara]

😂😂😂

[Zaynab]

It wasn't what I was expecting. I thought it would be more gruesome and get more into the psychological state of the characters? Was I just expecting too much, probably.

[Kara]

Yo guys, how’s it going? Do people have any theories so far? This is a reread for me, I already know how it ends, but I’d be intrigued to know your thoughts!

[Liesel :D]

I've just finished chapter 14 but Cooper seems pretty suspicious

[Kara]

Ah ok, interesting!

[Liesel :D]

It seems like the author WANTS you to believe that though so I'm not sure about anything lol

[maryam]

I'm just getting second-hand embarrassment from half the stuff Nate says

[Zaynab]

I've not read anything in the last 2 days (because I can't seem to get my priorities straight), so imma read 250 pages tomorrow.

[Liesel :D]

I love Nate lol

[Liesel :D]

I feel like this book really deserves a movie, but it would have to be accurate to be good

[maryam]

I think it’s becoming a show