The Buddy Reads/ Read-alongs Connection thread - Page 8

Originally posted by: Leprechaun

Xiao Zhan's drama is rumored to drop on 5th. If that's true, Youku will push Hidden Shadow by 2 weeks or further. By then I'll finish it I like to have extra info while watching!! Like knowing who the culprit is I can enjoy their acting

I might sound a little crazy but for Cheng Lei drama novels I prefer to read them perfect

mydramanovel isn't entirely bad. I'm reading Hidden Shadow there only but you know my fangirl heart wouldn't let me read a CL drama novel there

I'm doing this devil work since Shadow Love ka novel

Doesn't that website too provide MTL versions? I thought that site can be trusted way more than the usual fan translations (some of them are so bad that they end up calling the FMC as a 'he')

Im just getting started with these novels. Warna i would never waste my time on reading and watching the same thing. Just that I can't hold my excitement for some of them

Originally posted by: LizzynDarcy

I shared the drive link to a folder that has my May's reading for buddy read. You can add to that or just share the link. And if you are okay with the Norton edition, we can read the text and skip the rest. I have that on me.

Let me know what works for you.

Let's start with Norton Edition. Do you have the same critical edition?

Originally posted by: Moonstique

Doesn't that website too provide MTL versions? I thought that site can be trusted way more than the usual fan translations (some of them are so bad that they end up calling the FMC as a 'he')

Im just getting started with these novels. Warna i would never waste my time on reading and watching the same thing. Just that I can't hold my excitement for some of them

Yup, unfortunately, they don't edit/proofread before posting. They just copy paste whatever results they get.

Even some websites post edited MTL. Knowing basic words in Chinese one can easily pick out the MTL mistakes. That's how I grew bold in MTLing myself. I tried my luck with building a website but it looked so terrible that even I myself wouldn't visit such a site to read good translations. So I stick to Wattpad.

I've created a list of books that I want to read. If anyone is interested in buddy-reading any of the books with me, they can comment.

Horror

1) The Shining - Stephen King

2) Carrie - Stephen King

3) The Heart-shaped Box - Joe Hill (Stephen King's son)

4) Coraline - Neil Gaiman

5) The Woman in Black - Susan Hill

6) How to Sell a Haunted House - Grady Hendrix

Thriller

1) The Reappearance of Rachel Price - Holly Jackson

2) If Tomorrow Comes - Sidney Sheldon

3) Never Lie - Frieda McFadden

4) The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave

5) The Girl in the Glass Case - Devashish Sardana

Children's books

1) Stuart Little - E.B.White

2) The BFG - Roald Dahl

3) The Wishing Chair Series -Enid Blyton

i) Adventures of the Wishing-Chair

ii) The Wishing Chair Again

iii) More Wishing Chair Stories

4) The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories - Sudha Murthy

5) Thick as Thieves: Tales of Friendship - Ruskin Bond

Classic literature

1) Macbeth - William Shakespeare

2) Hamlet - William Shakespeare

3) Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare

4) Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare

5) Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier

6) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain

6) Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy (translated from Russian)

7) The Stranger - Albert Camus (translated from French)

Fantasy

1) Monsters of Verity duology - Victoria Schwab

i) The Savage Song

ii) Our Dark Duet

2) The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

3) The Ten Thousand Doors of January- Alix E. Harrow

4) The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

Japanese books

1) The Morisaki Bookshop duology - Satoshi Yagisawa

i) Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

ii) More Days at Morisaki Bookshop

2) Cafe series - Toshikazu Kawaguchi

i) Before the Coffee Gets Cold

ii) Tales of the Cafe

iii) Before Your Memory Fades

iv) Before We Say Goodbye

v) Before We Forget Kindness

3) The Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata

4) The Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa

5) The Goodbye Cat - Hiro Arikawa

6) Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (His most popular book)

Non-fiction books

1) How Not to Write a Novel - Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman

2) Reading Like a Writer - Francine Prose

Bengali Books (this one is only applicable to Bengali participants of the reading challenge)

1) Sera Satyajit - Satyajit Roy (my favorite author)

2) Aro Satyajit - Satyajit Roy

3) Professor Shanku Samagra - Satyajit Roy

4) Feluda Ekadash - Satyajit Roy

5) Neel Manush - Sunil Gongopadhyay

6) Ami Serial Killer Bolchi - Anish Deb

Originally posted by: Shirsha

I've created a list of books that I want to read. If anyone is interested in buddy-reading any of the books with me, they can comment.

Horror

1) The Shining - Stephen King

2) Carrie - Stephen King

2) If Tomorrow Comes - Sidney Sheldon

3) Never Lie - Frieda McFadden

@Bold: Have read these already!

Been wanting to read Stephen king - esp The Shining. Keep me in mind for this one. Perhaps next month?

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

@Bold: Have read these already!

Been wanting to read Stephen king - esp The Shining. Keep me in mind for this one. Perhaps next month?

Okay, I can buddy-read The Shining with you.

How are the two books (Never Lie and If Tomorrow Comes) you read?

Originally posted by: Shirsha

Okay, I can buddy-read The Shining with you.

How are the two books (Never Lie and If Tomorrow Comes) you read?

If tomorrow comes is good - typical Sheldon.

Originally posted by: LizzieBennet

Frankly, I was frustrated with Never Lie though it had its moments.

If tomorrow comes is good - typical Sheldon.

Oh okay, an author suggested me to read Never Lie. He's a good author. He understands storytelling well and his writing style is also good. So, I thought the book, Never Lie might be good.

Originally posted by: Shirsha

Oh okay, an author suggested me to read Never Lie. He's a good author. He understands storytelling well and his writing style is also good. So, I thought the book, Never Lie might be good.

Originally posted by: Shirsha

I've created a list of books that I want to read. If anyone is interested in buddy-reading any of the books with me, they can comment.

Horror

1) The Shining - Stephen King

2) Carrie - Stephen King

3) The Heart-shaped Box - Joe Hill (Stephen King's son)

4) Coraline - Neil Gaiman

5) The Woman in Black - Susan Hill

6) How to Sell a Haunted House - Grady Hendrix

Thriller

1) The Reappearance of Rachel Price - Holly Jackson

2) If Tomorrow Comes - Sidney Sheldon

3) Never Lie - Frieda McFadden

4) The Last Thing He Told Me - Laura Dave

5) The Girl in the Glass Case - Devashish Sardana

Children's books

1) Stuart Little - E.B.White

2) The BFG - Roald Dahl

3) The Wishing Chair Series -Enid Blyton

i) Adventures of the Wishing-Chair

ii) The Wishing Chair Again

iii) More Wishing Chair Stories

4) The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories - Sudha Murthy

5) Thick as Thieves: Tales of Friendship - Ruskin Bond

Classic literature

1) Macbeth - William Shakespeare

2) Hamlet - William Shakespeare

3) Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare

4) Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare

5) Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier

6) The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain

6) Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy (translated from Russian)

7) The Stranger - Albert Camus (translated from French)

Fantasy

1) Monsters of Verity duology - Victoria Schwab

i) The Savage Song

ii) Our Dark Duet

2) The Midnight Library - Matt Haig

3) The Ten Thousand Doors of January- Alix E. Harrow

4) The Night Circus - Erin Morgenstern

Japanese books

1) The Morisaki Bookshop duology - Satoshi Yagisawa

i) Days at the Morisaki Bookshop

ii) More Days at Morisaki Bookshop

2) Cafe series - Toshikazu Kawaguchi

i) Before the Coffee Gets Cold

ii) Tales of the Cafe

iii) Before Your Memory Fades

iv) Before We Say Goodbye

v) Before We Forget Kindness

3) The Convenience Store Woman - Sayaka Murata

4) The Travelling Cat Chronicles - Hiro Arikawa

5) The Goodbye Cat - Hiro Arikawa

6) Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (His most popular book)

Non-fiction books

1) How Not to Write a Novel - Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman

2) Reading Like a Writer - Francine Prose

Bengali Books (this one is only applicable to Bengali participants of the reading challenge)

1) Sera Satyajit - Satyajit Roy (my favorite author)

2) Aro Satyajit - Satyajit Roy

3) Professor Shanku Samagra - Satyajit Roy

4) Feluda Ekadash - Satyajit Roy

5) Neel Manush - Sunil Gongopadhyay

6) Ami Serial Killer Bolchi - Anish Deb

We have already have a buddy read for Hamlet & Merchant of Venice, Shirsha. Would you be interested in joining us ?

@b: I have highlighted some books here. I would love to buddy read with you for these books:

1) Macbeth - William Shakespeare

3) Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare

4) The Magic Drum and Other Favourite Stories - Sudha Murthy

I haven’t read Stephen King before, only heard of him. Need to read a book or two to know how is it!

On a different note, I love seeing Enid Blyton in your list. She’s a fantastic author and one of my most favourite. I read her books when I was in my 3rd / 4th grade. Malory Towers, St. Claire’s. Five detectives and dog ( Fatty, Pip, Daisy, and the lot ) — ahh great times honestly.