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Do you have a book you want to read, but don't want to go it alone? Think it would be more fun to read with someone else? Then find yourself a buddy here.

To request a buddy read, make a comment in this thread stating the name of the book, the author, and the start date (if you have a preference).
We'll create a thread as soon as there is any interest in a buddy read.


For more information about what a "Buddy Read" is and how it works, CLICK HERE.

Note: If you want to join a future buddy read but are afraid that you may forget about it, let us know and we'll PM you a reminder a day or two before it is scheduled to start.

A list of all our past and present BOM and BR threads are listed on updated approx. weekly





(Click on the title of the book to get to the discussion)



October
October 7- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

October ??- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo






TBC The Odyssey by Homer

TBC Seveneves by Neal Stephenson

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Looking forward to the Shift buddy read!

Oh hello, new buddy read list! Guess it's that time of year for spring cleaning. At least, it is in Australia.

My mom and I are going to be reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky sometime around November 10th or 12th. Anyone else up for it?

Nicole wrote: "Oh hello, new buddy read list! Guess it's that time of year for spring cleaning. At least, it is in Australia."

Indeed! I feel fresh and clean already ;)

Amanda wrote: "My mom and I are going to be reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky sometime around November 10th or 12th. Anyone else up for it?"

*wipes brow*
phew
hmmm

ok...ok... I should try this
24 hours on audio
*deep breath*

let's do it

I'm about to start

which I got on free audio via this year if anyone did the same and is up for a BR.

OOh, I don't have time to read that one at the moment, but go ahead and tell me what it's like when you finish it, yeah?

I'm about to be reading . I know this has been a buddy read for this group before, but I haven't managed to get a copy before now. Anyone else missed out on the buddy read, or want to reread with me?

That is such a good book Nicole - enjoy!

Karen wrote: "I'm about to start

which I got on free audio via audiobooksync this year if anyone did the same and is up for a BR."

I would do this with you Karen - but it would be nice to have it after Nov. 8th to count for challenge TTIII. Also will join for Shift

Amanda wrote: "My mom and I are going to be reading Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky sometime around November 10th or 12th. Anyone else up for it?"

Wow - what an undertaking. I will join.

Wow, the more people who join in the Crime and Punishment undertaking, the more interested I become in joining in. And I do think it's one I have on my shelves...

Nicole wrote: "I'm about to be reading . I know this h..."

I wanted to read Shadow and Bone for a while now but still haven't gotten around to it. When would you like to read it?

You guys are killing me. There are a lot of books I've been meaning to read that I own and you're putting up here. I may have to try to make time. Gah! (Yes, I am an addict)

Books I may try to get in on are:
Code Name Verity and Shadow & Bone

I can't promise I'll get in on them because my mom's getting out of rehab (she broke her leg and they're categorizing it as a hip injury) and I don't know how mobile she'll be aka how much she'll be dependent on me.

Oh god, I'm so sorry to hear that! I hope she's going to be okay?

As to Shadow and Bone, I started it since I didn't get any replies for it before now *sheepish*

She's okay now, but she was touch and go the first two weeks. She went to rehab 4 days after surgery and they had to readmit her a few days later. She spent another week in the hospital before they would release her a second time. She's in her early seventies and she doesn't seem to respond well to surgery. My son suggested we bubble wrap her. I thought it might be nice to rig her with a pull device that inflates quickly, but then I could see her bouncing around the house while inflated and she'd probably break more than her leg. lol It's amazing how fragile bones get when you reach a certain age. Too bad there isn't something we can take to reinforce our bones.

I like the bubble wrap idea. Just make sure you put in breathing holes, yeah?

Yeah, I think the calcium only works till teen years, if that long, for memory. I'm surprised that there isn't some kind of tablet for it yet. Seems like it would be very useful with the number of older people who have this kind of problem.

Sarah wrote: "I would do this with you Karen - but it would be nice to have it after Nov. 8th to count for challenge TTII..."


Ok, I have started, but I can pause and get stuck into something else. Maybe we start Nov 5? (as the end date will be after Nov 8 and count then?)

Karen wrote: "Sarah wrote: "I would do this with you Karen - but it would be nice to have it after Nov. 8th to count for challenge TTII..."


Ok, I have started, but I can pause and get stuck into something else..."

I like that idea. I have it available at my library now. Then we can read the second book -

Set up here:
/topic/show/...

Not request, but invite...


Danielle and I (as good Hobbits) are going to (re)read starting at the beginning of November with (yeah, we want to try and get those tower-team-buddy-read points ��)
Since we both read and watched it before, it's going to be informal buddy read and watch. But we'll have some kind of schedule (to slow Danielle down :P)

You're welcome to join us.
We'll use existing BR threads and I'll move them here when we figure out start date.

Does anyone want to read ? I've read it before and loved it. I saw it on Netgalley for Australian readers and found out it is being made into a movie due to come out early next year. Maybe December?

Sounds good Renee. I justg got approved through Netgalley. Nov is looking a little busy, so December would be perfect!

I am planning to read Jurassic Park before the end of the year to finish an a-z challenge. Anyone interested in a buddy read?

I also want to read Still Alice. (I saw it on Netgalley, but I'm not in Australia. Boo!) I may try to jump in on that one too. :)

I would try and do - I think it is on my bookshelf.

Set up for a start of December 16 here

Kristie wrote: "I am planning to read Jurassic Park before the end of the year to finish an a-z challenge. Anyone interested in a buddy read?"

Gosh you guys are killing me! lol
I can get this on audio I think which will make it easier to fit in. When were you thinking of starting?

Yeah, killing me too. I hope I can fit all in. Won't be joining Jurassic Park, but all the others I am in on with all the BOMs, what a reading work out. I think I need another kind of work out too - dang, my butt gettin big.

LOL Sarah! I keep telling myself that I should get on the treadmill with an audiobook, but it never seems to happen.

Haha. That sounds like a good idea to me Renee!

Renee wrote: "LOL Sarah! I keep telling myself that I should get on the treadmill with an audiobook, but it never seems to happen."

Yeah, me too.

Karen wrote: "Kristie wrote: "I am planning to read Jurassic Park before the end of the year to finish an a-z challenge. Anyone interested in a buddy read?"

Gosh you guys are killing me! lol
I can g..."

I'm not sure. I need a couple weeks to finish what I'm already reading, then I'm open. I just need to finish before the end of the year. What would work for you?

So, now that we are doing this team-challenge....mwahahah....I want to participate in a buddy read! But I would like to start a series buddy read so that we can kind of progress with the characters all the way through. I loved WoT so much, and I wish that I had had someone to read it with.

For example, anyone want to start Outlander with me? Or maybe The Dark Tower series? I'm pretty much open to anything though :)

Taryn wrote: "So, now that we are doing this team-challenge....mwahahah....I want to participate in a buddy read! But I would like to start a series buddy read so that we can kind of progress with the characters..."

I would like to do Dark Tower series, I have been wanting to get started on theses.
The Gunslinger?

Yes, Abbie! I would love to start that soon. Are you interested? I probably can't start reading it until next Monday, but if you are game, I am!

Taryn, if you do The Dark Tower series, I have been on book three all year, but put it aside, so I could join back in on book three. We are doing the Silo trilogy now, but already read Wool Omnibus but going to start Shift Omnibus later in November - then will have to set up for the last book still.

I've got the to read that already has an up and running buddy read going.

Anyone in the Tower Teams Challenge wanting to read with me for extra points? I'm in the Soaring Eagles.

Taryn wrote: "Yes, Abbie! I would love to start that soon. Are you interested? I probably can't start reading it until next Monday, but if you are game, I am!"

Yes! For sure, I will get my copy from the library over the weekend, and then we can start on when ever you are ready.

Yes, Taryn! I forgot about that. (Thanks, Sarah!) You should join us for the Silo series. You could read Wool before we start Shift the end of November.

Okay, Sarah! That sounds good to me. If we start this up, hopefully we will get a lot of people interested in it.

We are planning to read the Unwind series as a buddy read, I think starting sometime near the beginning of November, if anyone would like to join us.

Hey Kristie, I might join in even though it seems as if we will have to just form an alliance with no extra points LOL But I do love a good series.

There are members from other teams included in the Unwind and Silo series reads, so the team members would get points. I'm not sure if multiple people from one group can get points if they are in the same buddy read with people not on their team, but I think they can. That's probably something for the mods or captains to answer for us.

That is true. I am very new to this whole thing so it just kind of blows my mind that we don't have to enter points into a spreadsheet or something lol They seem to really have it together.