Let a Friend Pick Your Next Read

[bojojoti]

From kiwiria:

It's time to sign up for the May Edition of the Pick-For-Me Challenge. A bit early this month, but I wasn't sure that I'd have time tomorrow.

To sign up, post a comment with a link to your To-Be-Read list (be it on Goodreads, in a blog post, a google document... whatever! as long as it's publicly available). On April 20th I will close the sign-ups and assign a buddy for everybody.

Each person has until April 25th to pick 2 books (main choice + backup) from their buddy's TBR-list that they want them to read for the month of May.

End of May we'll return and talk about the books we've read.

I hope you'll want to play along! :-)

Comments

[tomnoir.livejournal.com]

I'm in!

http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/7147893?shelf=to-read

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

From kiwiria: Will you let him know I'm his partner? My list is here: http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/168347-maria-m-elmvang?format=html&shelf=reading_bliss

For him I've chosen "Ultraviolet" as my first choice, because it focuses on synesthesia which I've always been HUGELY fascinated by - in no small part because I have a very mild case of it myself.

My second choice is "Battle Royale". It's hard reading, but an interesting book... even if I do think Hunger Games handles the topic better.

I think kiwiria has a great pick for you with Ultraviolet. It's a quirky read, and I loved the foreshadowing put into place. Of course, you could choose to read Battle Royale, and I could read your review of that and add it to my reading list.

Oops! I forgot to give you kiwiria's list for you to pick her books:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/168347-maria-m-elmvang?format=html&shelf=reading_bliss&auto_login_attempted=true

[tomnoir.livejournal.com]

OK, I think I will give 'Ultraviolet' a spin (Battle Royale is a pretty thick read, if I remember correctly).

My pick for kiwiria is "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks." It's a non-fiction book I've been meaning to read for some time. It deals with a lot of thorny ethical issues that modern science has to deal with. I would be curious to hear her opinion.

Second pick would be 'Xenocide', the third Ender's Game book, another book I've meant to get around to for ages.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

I will relay. You may wish to friend kiwiria. She's an interesting person. She's from Denmark, reads prodigiously, and works in IT, if I remember correctly.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

Never mind! I see you posted there!

[brendamom.livejournal.com]

I am narrow minded. I confess. I want to find my own treasures. I have a pile'obooks on the shelf.
No offense..it is such a personal thing...like picking out underpants.
Both of which I need, at this time, to do on my own.
I am already regretting not being more adventurous.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

I understand that. It's why we only choose books from that person's own to-read list. I enjoy having someone else pick my read, because I fully intend to read those books, but sometimes it's hard to get into the mood to read something difficult or potentially boring. This makes me!

[embrace-2012.livejournal.com]

Sounds like fun!, but with my eye condition, I have to stick to audio books I can find right now.

[bojojoti.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry!