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I know some people are fighting to conquer their TBRs, and we all know having a book we've been wanting to read being picked for a BotM gives us an excuse to FINALLY get it off our shelves. But if you guys want to buddy read a book that hasn't been read yet, you can comment here and see if anyone else is willing to pair up to read it with you! (It doesn’t have to be fantasy, either!)

Of course it can be in groups of 3+, too.

*Note: in addition to this we will STILL HAVE the BotM :)**

✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "I know some people are fighting to conquer their TBRs, and we all know having a book we've been wanting to read being picked for a BotM gives us an excuse to FINALLY get it off our shelves. But if ..."

Looking forward to seeing what the BotM is, but really happy about the buddy read option!

Sharon wrote: "✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "I know some people are fighting to conquer their TBRs, and we all know having a book we've been wanting to read being picked for a BotM gives us an excuse to FIN..."

JUST A FEW MORE HOURS, AND THEN WE'LL FIND OUT!! :D

But yeah, I am too! :))

I know it doesn’t fit the theme of the book club, but would anyone be open to reading some classics/the Great Books of the Western Canon? :)

Stephen wrote: "I know it doesn’t fit the theme of the book club, but would anyone be open to reading some classics/the Great Books of the Western Canon? :)"

I read some classics, but I don't read poetry or anything "ancient." I'd be interested with those caveats.

Not even St.Augustine? 😢 I think everyone should read his Confessions and On the Happy Life at least once.

Stephen wrote: "Not even St.Augustine? 😢 I think everyone should read his Confessions and On the Happy Life at least once."

Probably should, but it's unlikely. 🫣 Sorry!

I’d be down with reading anything!

It doesn’t have to be fantasy, guys!!

Stephen wrote: "I know it doesn’t fit the theme of the book club, but would anyone be open to reading some classics/the Great Books of the Western Canon? :)"

Give me some names and I'll let you know! I DO want to read more classics this year.

I’d be willing to read “great expectations,” “Emma,” or “wuthering heights” with you, Stephen!! Not rn though… I’m reading too much atm 😅

I’d be up for Great Expectations or a reread of Emma!

Sharon wrote: "I’d be up for Great Expectations or a reread of Emma!"

Ok! I'll lyk when I can do it, XD

Here are books from this month's nominations that I would be interested in doing a buddy-read for:

Moonscript
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (or might that be a 2nd BotM option since it came in second?)
Swift
Mark of the Raven

Anyone interested in doing a buddy read on one of these?

That's the book of the month.

Yeah, that’s the botm, so we will also have general threads open for that. Lots of ppl participate in that :)

Maybe mark of the raven, tho not rn lol

Angieleigh wrote: "Stephen wrote: "I know it doesn’t fit the theme of the book club, but would anyone be open to reading some classics/the Great Books of the Western Canon? :)"

Give me some names and I'll let you kn..."

Right now I'm reading The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera, if you'd like to join :) It does deal with some mature themes and is a philosophical novel, but don't let that put you off to it. It's been a great meditation on whether or not our actions/lives have meaning, that is, do we pick between the weightiness of commitment/meaning or the lightness of nihilistic living/insignificance. Or as Jordan Peterson so starkly puts it "either everything we do matters or nothing matters."

I've also been wanting to read more Russian literature. I have 5 unread Russian novels, which are:

1) The Master & Margarita
2)The Idiot
3)Notes from Underground
4) Anna Karenina
5) War & Peace

I'm fine with reading any of those :)

Also plz lmk if you want me to create a thread for you and your buddy!

Stephen wrote: "Angieleigh wrote: "Stephen wrote: "I know it doesn’t fit the theme of the book club, but would anyone be open to reading some classics/the Great Books of the Western Canon? :)"

Give me some names ..."

Okay, so I had to do a search for the one you're reading and finally found that I can borrow it on Hoopla on the 1st when my library lets me borrow 3 books. I can't believe Scribd didn't have it.

Anyway, I listen to audiobooks at 1.6 times normal speed so I can probably catch up quickly. Also, I'm game to read pretty much anything, I just don't read books that oppose my faith. Sex scenes I can fast forward past and language never bothers me (unless it's a lot of gd or jfc/jc).

I seriously want to read Anna Karenina and War & Peace this year. I started both of them back in high school (early 90s lol) and never finished them.

Have you ever heard of Dr. Zhivago? It's also Russian Literature and was a movie that I watched in like the 9th grade. I've always wanted to read that, too.

Hi there. It's my first post here. I would like to read The Gathering Storm: The Second World War, Volume 1. Not much chance of anyone agreeing but thought I'd ask.

I’d love to buddy read War and Peace with some peeps! I should’ve commented here before starting Anna Karenina 😔.

Elise, Stephen wants to read that! You two could buddy read.

What do you think Stephen?
I read about 1/4 of it in 8th grade when I bought it… and haven’t picked it up since😅.

Angieleigh, would you want to read it too? Maybe all three of us could read it together!

I would be interested in Anna Karenina or War and Peace, but probably not this month. I have a lot to read this month, including library books that have to be returned and our BotM.

Elise wrote: "What do you think Stephen?
I read about 1/4 of it in 8th grade when I bought it… and haven’t picked it up since😅.

Angieleigh, would you want to read it too? Maybe all three of us could read it tog..."

I would love to! xo

I’d love to read War & Peace with you all! I’d like to finish the novel I’m currently reading, but after that I’d be ready to read War & Peace :) I’ve been wanting to read it before I read Andrew Roberts biography of Napoleon.

When would you all like to start? How many pages a week would you like to read? I can create a reading schedule, unless you all would prefer not to have one :)

Stephen wrote: "I’d love to read War & Peace with you all! I’d like to finish the novel I’m currently reading, but after that I’d be ready to read War & Peace :) I’ve been wanting to read it before I read Andrew R..."

Whatever works for y'all works for me! I literally read 3 or 4 books at the same time and love schedules lol

Luffy wrote: "Hi there. It's my first post here. I would like to read The Gathering Storm: The Second World War, Volume 1. Not much chance of anyone agreeing but thought I'd ask."

I would!

Luffy, I’d normally say yes to reading any history books, but I’m currently working on a personal history project focusing on late antiquity; plus I’d like to read Antony Bee it’s one volume history of WWII before reading a multi volume history on the subject. I hope you find someone to read it with, though! :) Welcome to the group btw!

Hey y’all! I’m planning on starting Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong soon- and i wanted to see if anyone could/wanted to buddy read it with me??

Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Hi there. It's my first post here. I would like to read The Gathering Storm: The Second World War, Volume 1. Not much chance of anyone agreeing but thought I'd ask."

..."

Great! Tell me if you are reasonably free from 1st August. September or beyond that works for me too. :)

Stephen wrote: "Luffy, I’d normally say yes to reading any history books, but I’m currently working on a personal history project focusing on late antiquity; plus I’d like to read Antony Bee it’s one volume histor..."

Thanks for the welcome Stephen! I have read Anthony Beevor's WW2 book. It was accessible to me and I learned something, though I have forgotten a lot by now. Good luck on your project.

Elise wrote: "I’d love to buddy read War and Peace with some peeps! I should’ve commented here before starting Anna Karenina 😔."

Elise, I shouldn't interfere but thought I'd better. W&P is a tough customer. It is very outdated in form and will frustrate most people. Anna Karenina is a piece of cake compared to W&P. Hope this helps.

Sharon wrote: "Here are books from this month's nominations that I would be interested in doing a buddy-read for:

Moonscript
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (or might that be a 2nd BotM option since it c..."

I'd read Moonscript with you! Or anyone else who'd like to read it with me! :)

Luffy wrote: "Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Hi there. It's my first post here. I would like to read The Gathering Storm: The Second World War, Volume 1. Not much chance of anyone agreeing but ..." Whenever you would like! Just let me know! I tend to read several books at once so I always have free time!

Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Hi there. It's my first post here. I would like to read The Gathering Storm: The Second World War, Volume 1. Not much chance of anyone..."

Okay, I take you at your word. I would like to start from Sep 01. Please do link where buddy reads are supposed to appear so that I get my bearings. See you and Happy Reading!

Katie wrote: "Hey y’all! I’m planning on starting Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong soon- and i wanted to see if anyone could/wanted to buddy read it with me??"

Let me know when & I will read along!

Luffy wrote: "Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Hi there. It's my first post here. I would like to read The Gathering Storm: The Second World War, Volume 1. Not mu..."

I added it to my reading journal's calendar so that I know when to borrow from the library! Mods will set up a thread for us around that time :)

Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Angieleigh wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Hi there. It's my first post here. I would like to read [book:The Gathering Storm: The Second World War, Volume 1|105..."

Thank you!! :)

Alison wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Here are books from this month's nominations that I would be interested in doing a buddy-read for:

Moonscript
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (or might that be a 2nd BotM op..."

I would love to! I will have a few other books going on for the month of June, but I can fit that in.

I guess Taz will set it up and we'll see who else would like to join....

🚨🚨🚨🚨PLEASE USE THIS THREAD TO FINALIZE REQUESTS FOR BUDDY READS!: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... 🚨🚨🚨

✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "🚨🚨🚨🚨PLEASE USE THIS THREAD TO FINALIZE REQUESTS FOR BUDDY READS!: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... 🚨🚨🚨"

Will do so! :)

✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "🚨🚨🚨🚨PLEASE USE THIS THREAD TO FINALIZE REQUESTS FOR BUDDY READS!: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... 🚨🚨🚨"

On that thread, can other people request to join the buddy-read?

Luffy wrote: "✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "🚨🚨🚨🚨PLEASE USE THIS THREAD TO FINALIZE REQUESTS FOR BUDDY READS!: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... 🚨🚨🚨"

Will do so! :)"

Thanks!

Sharon wrote: "✨ Tazannah *Taz* Gresheld ✨ wrote: "🚨🚨🚨🚨PLEASE USE THIS THREAD TO FINALIZE REQUESTS FOR BUDDY READS!: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... 🚨🚨🚨"

On that thread, c..."
That's moreso for this thread
But if someone wants to join, they can PM me, and I'll add them :)

Got it. Thanks, Taz.😊

So, if anyone wants to join Alison and I on a buddy-read of Moonscript, let us know here.👇

Ofc!

@stephen I can do however many pages y’all are comfortable with! Let us know when you finish your current read!

@angieleigh sounds good! I’m pretty much the same.