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Wanted: Reading Buddies
K.D. wrote: "Hihintayin Kita Sa Langit is one of the most romantic tagalog love story movie that I read. It is also picture-perfect having been shot in Pagudpud. I want to see it again also. Pero bihira nang ip..."I think I can go for 5 chapters a day..
Yup, we are all set. I've created the thread. Hope others can join us. Heathcliff yata yong name ng guy. May mahabang intro pa ang edition ko. Babasahin ko na ng Sunday.
Krizia: Tintin will be getting my copy (as giveaway) of Wicked during the meet up on July 23. Maybe you want to wait for her?Tintin! :) *hollering*
When you two are about to read Son of the Witch (Book 2) please tell me so I can join you as buddies. It's been in my tbr since ages. :)
@K.D.: I'll try to wait, I'm not good with waiting..haha I already have Son of the Witch, just have to read this one first.@kWESI: May "Wicked" ka na?
@Po: sayang, katatapos ko lang ire-read yan.
Sige, read it na. Then we can buddy read Son of the Witch! Oh I need to find out what happened to Glenda the green witch ha ha! Time to be like child again!
@Krizia: I read it 3 years ago. Haha. One of my hard to read and most recommended book although only few like it.
I heard my name? XDSure I'm up for a buddy read of Wicked after K.D. generously gives me his copy :)
Sige I think I will wait. Its just that its next on my to-read list and I can be very rigid. I love my lists!!! Haha
Aw, thanks Krizia!How will we pace ourselves? According a quick google search WICKED is divided into 5 parts with more sub-parts.
1. Munchkinlanders: 8 sub-parts
2. Gillikin: 3 sub-parts
3. City of Emeralds: No sub-parts
4. In the Vinkus: 3 sub-parts
5. The Murder and It's Afterlife: No sub-parts
I have to tell you in advance though that for a buddy read I need at least 2 weeks to read and post about the book so if you're itching to finish the book fast I won't be the best partner for a buddy read.
I admire your discipline with the lists, though ;)
Hey! I would like to join reading the Son of a Witch, too. Had my copy last year but never have the urge to pick it up. I read many negative reviews about it :(
Tintin wrote: "Aw, thanks Krizia!How will we pace ourselves? According a quick google search WICKED is divided into 5 parts with more sub-parts.
1. Munchkinlanders: 8 sub-parts
2. Gillikin: 3 sub-parts
3. City..."
Its up to you. How fast do you want it to be? :)
@Krizia: Uhmm kinda hard to gauge without having the actual book in front of me but... how about 2 days each per Major Part? There are 5 parts so 10 days total. Can you check your copy and see if that's feasible?
I agree Tintin. It's an easy read but it is bewildering because of Glenda's strange nature ha ha. Macguire's prose is light and funny. Oh I loved this book.
Wanted: Reading Buddies for "Before Ever After"... by Samantha Sotto at "No Strings Attached" by Mina Esguerra
Wanted Reading Buddies for:1.Mystic River/Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
2.Up In the Air/Thumbsucker by Walter Kirn
3. Any John Grisham Book's
Po, Let's have UP IN THE AIR! Starting when?Wanted Reading Buddies:
1) Patrick Suskind's PERFUME
2) Ken Kesey's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
3) John Updike's RABBIT, RUN
4) Charlotte Bronte's JANE EYRE
I'm going to do a full series re read of A Song of Ice and Fire beginning with A Game of Thrones Anyone wants to join? But I'll start after finishing the Joe Pit series.
K.D. wrote: "Po, Let's have UP IN THE AIR! Starting when?Wanted Reading Buddies:
1) Patrick Suskind's PERFUME
2) Ken Kesey's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
3) John Updike's RABBIT, RUN
4) Charlotte B..."
OK Kuya Doni anytime you want I can go for it...Up in the Air!...
Kwesi 章英狮 wrote: "Hi, I'm in din sa perfume. Okay, but don;t expect na meorn akong comment every chapter. Haha."Ok kwesi welcome ka..
Kwesi, meron ka ng Philippine Speculative Fiction? You want to read it together? Pero baka matagal pa ah.. 1 to 2 weeks pa
Ian Oliver wrote: "I'm going to do a full series re read of A Song of Ice and Fire beginning with A Game of Thrones Anyone wants to join? But I'll start after finishing the Joe Pit series."Ian! game! have you seen the HBO series? syempre got hooked with the series before the book. (seriously love to have my own wolf!) Tell me when and how you want it done.
Wanted Reading Buddies (to start Monday, August 15 (any of the following books):1. Flowers in the Attic by V. C. Andrew
2. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
3. Waiting by Ha Jin
4. The Mermaid Chair by Sue Monk Kidd
5. Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse
6. I Have the Right to Destroy Myself by Young-Ha Kim
7. One Day by David Nicholls
8. The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White
9. The Castle by Franz Kafka
10. The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
Ranee wrote: "Ian Oliver wrote: "I'm going to do a full series re read of A Song of Ice and Fire beginning with A Game of Thrones Anyone wants to join? But I'll start after finishing the Joe Pit ser..."Hey, when are you planning to start? I'll be finished with Joe Pit tomorrow, so you decide. I was hooked with the series even before the TV series was released, but man the show was awesome! :D
May gay theme pala ito ang The Line of Beauty? Kakatapos ko rin lang ng The Master eh, haha.At mukhang mahaba-haba siya ha!
The Line of Beauty is interesting, but I wanted to read the The Swimming-pool Library before that.There was a review I've read that said, "The Swimming-pool Library was the party and The Line of Beauty is the hang-over."
Happy reading! They say that Alan Hollinghurst is very good with his prose.
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Cary: Let's decide tomorrow. Tingnan ko muna mamaya sa bahay. I don't mind slowing down kasi alam ko na ang story. I want to focus on the writing. Yon kasing Anna Karenina di ko alam ang kumpletong ending so medyo nabibitin ako kapag nag-slow down.
Pero dito behave ako. Napagalitan ako ni Regine eh.