Rachael | Booklist Queen’s Comments (group member since Dec 02, 2021)

Rachael | Booklist Queen’s comments from the Booklist Queen Reading Challenge group.

I know the shiny new releases are distracting with their tantalizing promise of finding your next favorite book. However, for this prompt, go back and reread a favorite book instead.

What are your absolute favorite books?

Whether you go classic (Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, Sinclair Lewis) or modern (Kazuo Ishiguro, Zadie Smith, Ruth Ware), for this prompt, read a book by a British author.

Who are your favorite British authors?

Richard Powers said that "Librarian is a service occupation. Gas station attendant of the mind."

What books recommended by librarians have fueled you through your life?

What are your favorite books set in Africa?

We all have those books we've been meaning to read but have been avoiding. Either because they're too long or too deep or just too scary.

Now it's time to pull out a classic you've been avoiding and give it a try. Maybe it'll surprise you.

What classics have you been avoiding?

Need suggestions? Here are some book lists for you:

Long Classics Worth Your Time: https://www.booklistqueen.com/long-cl...

Short Classics You Actually Have Time to Read: https://www.booklistqueen.com/short-c...


Children's Classics To Fall in Love With: https://www.booklistqueen.com/childre...

Family relationships can be complex, which makes them perfectly suited as themes in literature. For this reading challenge category, pick up a book full of family drama.

What are your favorite family dramas in literature?

I'm giving you permission to go to your local bookstore and pick yourself out a new book to read. Unless that is, your bookshelves are already full of bookstore purchases you haven't read yet. Then you probably out to read that instead.

What are your favorite bookstores? What book are you reading for this prompt?

Magic, mystery, and world-building in a fast-paced format, often with a cute teen romance. Sign me up.

What are your favorite young adult fantasy books?

Check out my list of YA Fantasy Books at: https://www.booklistqueen.com/fantasy...

While it's fun to read broadly, sometimes it's even more fun to dive into the works of just one author.

What author are you planning to read multiple times this year?

Henry David Thoreau said that "heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." You don't have to necessarily go all Walden Pond to appreciate the beauty of the world around us.

For this prompt, pick up a book about nature, its majesty and beauty as well as power and danger.

Need suggestions? Visit my list at: https://www.booklistqueen.com/books-o...

What books about nature have you loved?

There are titles and then there are TITLES. Forgo the ho-hum titles and go for a catchy title for this prompt.

What are some of the catchiest titles you've seen?

Do audiobooks count as reading?

That's an empathetic yes. And anyone who says differently is WRONG!

What audiobooks do you want to listen to for the reading challenge?

We all have them. That genre we feel like we shouldn't read, but can't seem to avoid.

It might be a steamy romance. Or a thriller series that isn't really *that* good, but you still can't seem to stop reading. Or yet another dystopian teen fantasy or self-help book.

What are your guilty pleasure reads?

Think there and back again.

You don't have to limit yourself to fantasy like The Hobbit. Though that would be a great pick. Any book where the characters set out on an epic quest, or a journey of discovery, or even a haphazard road trip across the country.

What are your favorite epic adventures in literature?

In the English language, there are 676 possibilities for first and last initials. And we won't even consider the hyphenated names, double names, middle initials, etc.

This is a tough category, so feel free to fudge it a little bit if you need to.

What authors share the same initials as you?

Sky Blue. Navy. Aquamarine. Royal Blue. Cobalt. Tiffany Blue. Baby Blue.

No matter the shade, it's time to read a book with a blue cover.

Any suggestions?

P. S. - Anyone else always associate "Cerulean Blue" with that mind-control X-Files episode, or is that just me?

The Pulitzer Prize was created to award distinction in the arts. Although awarded in over twenty categories, for this prompt, I would suggest focusing on the six categories about letters & drama: fiction, drama, history, biography, poetry and nonfiction.

What Pulitzer Prize-winning books do you want to read?

You've heard the buzz. You have to read this! This is a must-read. Have you read this book.

What books do you feel like everyone is talking about lately?

Whether you read a book by an LBGTQ author or read a story with themes. elements, or characters who are non-heterosexual, embrace the rainbow of reading with this reading challenge prompt.

What are your favorite LBGTQ+ books?

Did you know the bookish corner of Instagram is called Bookstagram? It's where all the book bloggers and excited bookworms congregate to discuss books, books, and more books.

What titles have you seen on Instagram that you really want to read?

See what I'm recommending on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/booklistqueen/