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Can You Keep a Secret?, by Sophie Kinsella "Buddy Read" (Start date: June 11th)
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Great, Elishia! Thanks.
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Ok mine has 364 pages total and page 61 is chapter 5 and page 81 is chapter 6, don't know if that helps.
Is that the beginning of Chapter 5 at page 61?
Ok according to my book if we did 50 pages a day the break down would look like this:Chapters 1-4 end on page 56
Chapters 5-7 end on page 104
Chapters 8-10 end on page 150
Chapters 11-14 end on page 198
Chapters 15-18 end on page 248
Chapters 19-21 end on page 296
Chapters 22-26 and epilogue would be end of book
That would roughly be 50 pages per day and no prologue
Thanks, Robin. Are you looking at an e-Book?
Okay, Elishia, how about your copy?
That looks good to me Robin, my pages will be around the same as yours (although mine doesn't have an epilogue for some strange reason)
My chapter 5 begins on page 57
Lisa Kay wrote: "Thanks, Robin. Are you looking at an e-Book?"No I have a PB copy
My paperback copy would beChapters 1-4 end on page 60
Chapters 5-7 end on page 107
Chapters 8-10 end on page 150
Chapters 11-14 end on page 199
Chapters 15-18 end on page 249
Chapters 19-21 end on page 300
Chapters 22-27 would be end of book
Elishia wrote: "My paperback copy would beChapters 1-4 end on page 60
Chapters 5-7 end on page 107
Chapters 8-10 end on page 150
Chapters 11-14 end on page 199
Chapters 15-18 end on page 249
Chapters 19-21 end o..."
So roughly 3 chapters a day except for the first & last day which is about 50 pages per day. Your chapter 27 must be My book's epilogue
Robin wrote: "Lisa Kay wrote: "Thanks, Robin. Are you looking at an e-Book?"No I have a PB copy"
Think its just because we're in different countries.
Thanks, Elishia! Geez, I hope mine has an epilogue. Otherwise, Robin will just have to tell us what happens. Maybe the author added one d/t reader request.
This is what I have. I posted it in Post #1.Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters PPDQs
June 11 Chp 01–04 Lisa Kay
June 12 Chp 05-07
June 13 Chp 08-10
June 14 Chp 11-14
June 15 Chp 15-18
June 16 Chp 19-21
June 17 Chp 22-epilogue
Lisa Kay wrote: "This is what I have. I posted it in Post #1.Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters PPDQs
June 11 Chp 01–04 Lisa Kay
June 12 Chp 05-07
June 13 Chp 08-10
June 14 Chp 11-14
June 15 Chp 15-18..."
Yep...Looks right to me LK!!!
Lisa Kay wrote: "Thanks, Elishia! Geez, I hope mine has an epilogue. Otherwise, Robin will just have to tell us what happens. Maybe the author added one d/t reader request."Think mine might just be written as a chapter, at least I hope so.
Me too, Elishia!
Robin wrote: "Lisa Kay wrote: "This is what I have. I posted it in Post #1.Chapter Breakdown
Date Chapters PPDQs
June 11 Chp 01–04 Lisa Kay
June 12 Chp 05-07
June 13 Chp 08-10
June 14 Chp 11-14
J..."
Same here.
I'll do the 13th, not sure if i'll be back from my mums to do the 12th and she has no internet so don't fancy having to write on my phone.
Okay, this chapter breakdown cuts into
- but I think we (I?) can handle it.
Elishia my epilogue looks like Chapter 1...written in list form if that helps you determine if your last chapter IS my epilogue
Man-oh-man! It doesn't look like I can copy this last CD b/c it is so scratched. **sigh** You'll be telling us the whole end of the book, Robin! LOL!
Okay, I'm getting it to copy it... I hope it isn't too scratchy. I went ahead and checked out the downloadable version, just in case.
Lisa Kay wrote: "Okay, this chapter breakdown cuts into - but I think we (I?) can handle it."Well do we need to add a chapter per day so that it doesn't cut into the next book?
It would look like this:
1-5 end at page 76
6-10 end on page 150
11-16 end on page 226
17-22 end on page 308
23-end end on page 357
Lisa Kay wrote: "Man-oh-man! It doesn't look like I can copy this last CD b/c it is so scratched. **sigh** You'll be telling us the whole end of the book, Robin! LOL!"LOL **getting nervous here** LMAO
Lisa Kay wrote: "Okay, this chapter breakdown cuts into - but I think we (I?) can handle it."I still haven't caught up on this
Robin wrote: "Elishia my epilogue looks like Chapter 1...written in list form if that helps you determine if your last chapter IS my epilogue"Thanks just checked and its in the same format so that must be it.
Elishia wrote: "Robin wrote: "Elishia my epilogue looks like Chapter 1...written in list form if that helps you determine if your last chapter IS my epilogue"Thanks just checked and its in the same format so tha..."
YW!!! Not a problem ☺ Yes that must be it...it is really short lol
Maybe we should add a chapter a day. Would that be alright with you, ladies?
It would be fine with me...it's roughly working out to be 75 pages per day
Elishia wrote: "I still haven't caught up on this."Aw. I think Susan will be back from vacation by then. She and CaroB are reading it with me. I should check and see who else. Sometimes someone else jumps in. Maybe Pamela this time? IDK.
I think I'll post both chapter breakdowns and let the others weigh in. Some people like to go slower.
Lisa Kay wrote: "I think I'll post both chapter breakdowns and let the others way in. Some people like to go slower."☺ Sounds good and fair to me...being I am the newbie at all this LOLOLOLOL
Oops! Misspelled weigh.
LOL Tis quite alright ☺ I knew what you were saying lol
Hey Lisa Kay, I started reading this today, I don't think we'll have a problem getting through the extra chapter, it is such an easy read!! I'll volunteer to do the second day, so chapters 6-10 if that's ok?
Sounds good, CaroB!
I feel like I've been away for yonks and now have to catch up on everything that's happened while I've been pre-occupied with packing and moving and... well, stuff loo!Can you tell I'm raring to go now? huh? can you? can you? huh???
CaroB wrote: "I feel like I've been away for yonks and now have to catch up on everything that's happened while I've been pre-occupied with packing and moving and... well, stuff loo!Can you tell I'm raring to ..."
Ha ha CaroB welcome back.
I can! LMAO!
oooh, Happy Birthday Elishia! Hope it's a great one for you!
Good morning, ladies! I'm on my phone, watching it rain :( however, I have Braxton with me and he has this loaded on it and I'll be starting it in just a few minutes. I'm good with the extra chapter per day. And I'll volunteer for the last set of questions cause I'll be home by then ;)
Yay! **waves** Hi, Susan! What? Raining? Oh, dear. I bet you packed extra sun-screen, too.
Yes, I packed extra sunscreen cause like the bright, intelligent woman I am, I brought the girls to the pool last Wednesday afternoon and didn't put any on and my right shoulder and right part of my chest burnt. (not sure how just the right side burnt LOL must have been the angle of the sun LOL)
Lisa Kay’s Questions for Chapters 1 – 5 1. So… what is your impression of Emma Corrigan? Does she have spirit? She definitely has a fear of flying. Do you? Do you think she’ll eventually do something with her photography interest? BTW, do you have any clue what ‘multi-logistical formative alliances’ are? LOL!
2. Where do you think Emma and Connor’s relationship is going to go? She wants to laugh in the middle of sex? Uh… not good, right? She doesn’t want to use endearments and they don’t have the same interests. But, they are moving in together.
3. Connor works for the Research Department at Corporation. I didn’t catch if that is against company policy or not. Is it a good idea to have a relationship with someone at work?
4. What is your impression of Lissy, Emma’s best friend and flat mate? She seems sweet. Maybe she and Connor should hook-up. How about the other flat mate, Jemima? Would you take her advice?
5. Oh, I definitely don’t like Kerry, Emma’s cousin! Why did Emma have to give up her room to her? She is petty, manipulative, and downright cruel. Do you agree? And Emma’s parents allowed this? Are they clueless? What of Nev, Kerry’s husband, and his teasing?
6. Will Emma’s Gramps help her in some way with the Panther Bars advertising?
7. Coworkers & Clients: What do you think about Artemis, the co-worker with the spider plant? Paul Fletcher, Emma’s boss? Have you ever had someone take your idea and claim it as their own, no matter how small? What did you do? How about Doug Hamilton, Marketing Director of Glen Oil, who told on Emma? What is his agenda? How about Katie, Emma’s friend from Personnel who spent the week-end painting her boyfriend’s cottage while he played golf… WTF? There are a lot of characters in this book; which co-workers stand out to you?
8. Well, if you read the synopsis of the book before you started reading, you knew that the American Emma sat next to on the airplane was Jack Harper, founder of Panther Corporation. Do you think he is interested in Emma… romantically, I mean? BTW, have you ever spilled your guts to a complete stranger?
Changed a few minor things on the DQs. ☺
Great questions Lisa! Since I read this before I'll skip most of the forward-looking questions to avoid spoiling something without meaning to. 1. I think Emma is super cute but very insecure. I can really relate to her being afraid of flying and spilling it to a stranger. A couple of years back I was super afraid of flying and on my worst flight I actually cried non-stop from take-off and eventually a British guy across the aisle started talking with me and comforted me. I didn't spill all my secrets but it was still a very intimate meeting, letting a total stranger comfort me on one of my worst moments. And we didn't even have a turbulent flight! After that however, I had to do something about my fear of flying and today I am a relaxed flyer.
3. I don't think it was against the policy, they seem to be an "open couple". I am all for finding love at work but that might have something to do with me meeting my now fiance at work. We met four years ago when we both started the PhD program and many of our friends thought it was a risky idea and sure it might have been - but if you are in love it's not easier to see the other every day and ignore it. So we went for it :-) We still work at the same place and it is really nice. We go to work together in the mornings and hang out with the same people during the day so we spend a lot of time together. Eventually we will probably end up at different workplaces but for now it works so well.
4. I think Jemina's advice "If you want a rock on your finger don't move in with Connor" is pure BS. I think it is an excellent idea living with someone first to see if that works and if you're in love the rock will eventually get there anyway :-) Getting engaged is not a game.
5. I hate Kerry as well. She is just nasty. I think the parents are clueless at this point but how can they not notice?
8. I think at this point Jack Harper is intrigued and a little bit amused by Emma. Their interaction at work in Chapter 5 makes me blush, laugh and want to hide behind a pillow!
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