Kenya’s Comments (group member since Sep 10, 2023)

Kenya’s comments from the The Robot Librarian's Reading Challenge group.

Another hard one! You can pick either a brand-new author for this, or someone who only wrote one book over the course of their life.

A little "what if" game -- what if another country had won a particular war? What if zombies showed up in the United States during the 1800s? What if the ancient Romans had firearms? The possibilities are endless!

"E" is the most common letter in the English language... so see if you can find a book whose title doesn't use it. Good luck!

A novel written in "epistolary form" is one that's written in the form of assembled bits of other media -- letters, news articles, diary entries, chat transcripts, etc. It's a creative way to tell a story!

For those who aren't sure whether a book is a parody or a satire (the two terms get mixed up quite a bit), this guide from the Cliffnotes website might help: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnot...

Wikipedia defines a literary forgery as "writing, such as a manuscript or a literary work, which is either deliberately misattributed to a historical or invented author, or is a purported memoir or other presumably nonfictional writing deceptively presented as true when, in fact, it presents untrue or imaginary information or content."

This is a hard one, folks! If you need help with this one, Wikipedia has a list of memoirs that were later found to be fabricated, and it can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Let's get a little retro... what book set during the 1970s will you choose?

Another either/or prompt -- if the building is on the cover or in the title, it's fair game!

There are a LOT of books about and set during the World Wars... how about a book set during a different historical war? Or even a fantasy or science fiction war?

Another either/or prompt -- the mode of transportation can be on the cover or in the title. What traveling tome will you read?

I've seen quite a few books with these words in the titles... which one appeals to you?

There are so many books out there based on Greek and Roman mythology... let's mix it up a little. There are so many world mythologies out there to draw from!

Exactly what it says on the tin -- a book set on a farm or ranch. What rural reads are you leaning towards?

People tend to forget that Africa isn't a single country, but a huge continent with dozens of countries and a variety of cultures and languages. Which means you'll have a variety of stories to choose from!

Whether it's a story collection by a single author or a collection of stories with multiple contributors, it fits here!

It feels like there have been more and more books being turned into Netflix or Amazon series. Is this a good or a bad thing? You be the judge.

If you want to read about someone serving in the modern-day armed forces, great! If fantasy or science fiction are more your thing, then knights, space marines, and other fictional soldiers and warriors would absolutely count!

Graphic novels aren't just superhero comics -- there are some fantastic literary graphic novels out there. And if graphic novels aren't your thing, any book with illustrations or even a photo inset will work!

Any religion counts for this one -- even an ancient or fictional religion! Want to read about a priestess of the Greek gods or a Jedi knight? Go for it. Or take this opportunity to learn a little more about a religion you don't practice.

Reading a play is a different experience than reading a book... but it's still a fascinating experience. If you don't feel like reading a play, some studios publish screenplays of popular movies!