Goodreads Choice Awards Book Club discussion

What is a "buddy read"?

A "buddy read" is when one or more persons agree to read a book with you, that isn't a scheduled group book of the month (and therefore not run by one of the group moderators - we however may join in with a buddy read)

The rules are there are pretty much no rules. You just need one other member to read the book with you. Then it's up to you to decide when and how.
No restrictions on dates, no restrictions on how long it takes to read, no restrictions on how you discuss the book (you can have a set schedule, you can discuss as you read or you can discuss at the end). It's all up to you!

What to do
Comment below which book you'd like to read and if someone(s) wants to join you, work out when you'd like to start.

Once agreed, start your own thread to discuss the book (the moderators will not do this for you). You can do this by doing the following:

- Click on this link: Buddy Reads 2020
- Click on 'new topic' at the top right of the of the list
- Fill in the 'topic field' with Book Title and Start Date
- (Optional) Type the book in 'this topic is about field'
- Keep 'folder field' as Buddy Reads
- Fill in the 'comment field' with details about your buddy read - e.g. what the book is, book summary, reading schedule (if any), use or non use of spoiler tags*
*Above are examples, you don't have to do any of these (remember there are no rules) and you can add your own ideas.

Prophecy by S.J. Parris
an Historical romance

Looks like a book-of-all-trades. Historical/Thriller/philosophic/mystery

Would anyone be interested in doing a read/reread of the Hunger Games trilogy and then reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

It's been so long since i've read the Hunger Games, i'd like to see how well they hold up.

I'm interested in reading the new one but I can't do rereads... Let me know when you want to tackle that one, if you're still interested. :)

Re-read the trilogy not too long ago .... and currently already reading the new one.

Lynn wrote: "Re-read the trilogy not too long ago .... and currently already reading the new one."

How is it?

Savanes wrote: "I'm interested in reading the new one but I can't do rereads... Let me know when you want to tackle that one, if you're still interested. :)"

I would be interested in the new one too, if I can get a copy of the book. I don't have time for a re-read of the others right now either though.

Savanes wrote: "Lynn wrote: "Re-read the trilogy not too long ago .... and currently already reading the new one."

How is it?"

I'm only 5% in so far, but find it interesting.

My library hold says I’ll have the new one in three weeks so if people are interested in a buddy read for that one, would June 15th work for a start date?

My library has a huge wait. It says the shortest wait time is at least 6 months. I was thinking about buying a copy, but my friend reviews are pretty poor - 2.75 rating with a couple dnf. First friend reviews are saying slow and boring! I'm pretty surprised by that. I'm not sure I want to splurge for it right now. I may just wait for it to become available eventually.

I have to admit...if this was a prequel about Haymitch instead of Snow I'd probably ignore the initial reviews, but 500+ pages about Snow that my friends aren't loving definitely makes me hesitant to purchase.

I really look forward to seeing what you think when you are further in, Lynn.

Kristie wrote: "My library has a huge wait. It says the shortest wait time is at least 6 months. I was thinking about buying a copy, but my friend reviews are pretty poor - 2.75 rating with a couple dnf. First fri..."

That's terrible... I went to the book and reviews of my friends are definitely not good.

Jenna wrote: "My library hold says I’ll have the new one in three weeks so if people are interested in a buddy read for that one, would June 15th work for a start date?"

June 15th works for me, I just need to find a copy. I'll keep you posted.

Thread for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Kristie wrote: "Thread for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/..."

Thank you for this @Kristie

Oh no, that doesn’t sound promising. :(

Kristie wrote: "I really look forward to seeing what you think when you are further in, Lynn"

Kristie - I've put my review in the buddy read thread

Jenna wrote: "Would anyone be interested in doing a read/reread of the Hunger Games trilogy and then reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

It's been so long since i've read the Hunger Game..."

I’m interested in a buddy read for The Ballod of Songbirds and Snakes!

The new threads for 2021 can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

If you would like to suggest a buddy read for January or later, please use the new 2021 thread.