Guardian Novel Read-along round 5!

[trobadora]

Hooray the readalong! Hooray for everyone who's hosted a post so far, been part of the discussion, and for those who are lurking, too! We hope you're enjoying it as much as we are.

We're well into volume 3 of the Official Translation, so this is the home stretch. If you've been toying with the idea of hosting a post, now is the time.

Fans of the novel, the drama, or both are very welcome! You don't have to be keeping up with the reading – it's absolutely fine to just react to the quotes. We want to hear what you think! As you'll have noticed if you've dipped into the discussions so far, we also talk about the drama adaptation and do a lot of compare-and-contrast.

Please consider hosting a post or two, if you're willing and able to! Comment with a date from the schedule below! Posts should ideally be made sometime on the Friday or Saturday, in any time zone.

Schedule for the end of the rest of volume 3

Weekend of 20 June - vol 2, chapters 13 & 14: china_shop
Weekend of 27 June - vol 2, chapters 15 & 16: trobadora
Weekend of 4 July - vol 3, chapters 17 & 18: facethestrange
Weekend of 11 July - vol 3, chapters 19 & 20:
Weekend of 18 July - vol 3, chapters 21 & 22:
Weekend of 25 July - vol 3, chapters 23 & 24:
Weekend of 1 August - vol 3, chapter 25 & epilogue:
Weekend of 8 August - vol 3, bonus stories - Sage 1 & Sage 2:
Weekend of 15 August - vol 3, bonus stories - The Mountain Spirit:
Weekend of 22 August - vol 3, bonus stories - The Pocket Dimension:

Comments

[facethestrange]

If I may have a suggestion - maybe the last two bonus stories could be separate posts? They're the length of about 2 average chapters each, so right now it would be the equivalent of 4 chapters in one week - a bit much to write up/read maybe. :) (This doesn't apply to the Sage extras, those are tiny. :))

Also, most importantly *clings to the readalong* ♡♡♡ There's so little of it left anymore!

[trobadora]

That's a good suggestion, yeah - makes complete sense. I'll edit the post.

(We have plans for what to do next after the readalong is finished, so the 60-billion-comment club will hopefully continue. *g*)

[facethestrange]

Oh, yay! ♡

(EEEEEE, OMG?? :D :D :D ♡♡♡ Why am I even surprised, of course you have plans! :D :D *60 billion kudos to the Mods* :D)

[china_shop]

:D :D :D :D :D

[trobadora]

♥ ♥ ♥

[china_shop]

Hi, I'll take next weekend if no one else wants it. :-)

[trobadora]

Awesome! It's yours. :)

[facethestrange]

I'll take 17 & 18 if available. :D

[trobadora]

Yes, they're yours! :D

[facethestrange]

Yay, thanks! :D