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I'll get this book today as well. I forgot to set up a broadcast message for this buddy read so I'm doing it now. So maybe we'll get other readers to come and join us as well.
Hello everyone,It is the last month of the year! That means we have an adventurous month ahead of us!! For this month we have Adventure/Fantasy. Oft times adventure comes under fantasy and vice versa, hence we keep both of these genres together as one. You can also read adventure or fantasy alone without any of these falling in the second category. So have your pick.
Following are the DEFINITIONS for this month's genres:
Adventure: Adventure fiction is a genre of fiction in which an adventure, an exciting undertaking involving risk and physical danger, forms the main storyline. Adventure novels and short stories were popular subjects for American pulp magazines, which dominated American popular fiction between the Progressive Era and the 1950s. Adventure fiction often overlaps with other genres, notably war novels, crime novels, sea stories, Robinsonades, spy stories (as in the works of John Buchan, Eric Ambler and Ian Fleming), science fiction, fantasy, (Robert E. Howard and J.R.R. Tolkien both combined the secondary world story with the adventure novel)[6] and Westerns. Not all books within these genres are adventures. Adventure fiction takes the setting and premise of these other genres, but the fast-paced plot of an adventure focuses on the actions of the hero within the setting.
Fantasy: Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (collectively known as speculative fiction or science fiction/fantasy) In its broadest sense, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today, including young adults.
Here's a quick summary of the levels:
Level 1: Casual Reader: 1 book (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2 books (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 3 books (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 4 books (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 5 books or more (challenging)
Please mention what type of books you'd be reading:
PB: Paperbacks
EB: E-Books
AB: Audio Books
Please feel free to announce your to-read books along with the level you are targeting for below.
PLEASE READ (for new members):
1. You can read any number of books for the respective genre each month in one particular month.
2. Take your time and go through your entire TBR-list before deciding the books to read.
3. You can join the challenge at any stage (in any month.)
4. You can drop out of the challenge any time you like.
5. You can select different levels every month.
6. Use this discussion board to share your reads with other members of the group.
7. Please be active and don't hesitate to ask questions or recommend books.
There are absolutely no limits so you can interpret this genre in its broader sense and include other similar genres and/or subgenres that you feel might have a wee bit of similarity with the main genre. You can also include books that are not particularly centered around the main genre but has its components or elements somewhere in the story.
The main intent of this challenge is to incorporate different kinds of books and genres into our normal reading routine to make the experience more fun and entertaining. Please do not lose yourself in the technicalities as we all know how literary genres can be confusing.
If you have any doubts or questions, then post them below and we'll be happy to answer/discuss them.
Happy reading!
I'm loving The Night Circus!I'm reading this book very slowly, savouring each and every single line, appreciating the beautiful writing.
I'm in! :)
Just read your discussion on the November thread and jumped right here!I just checked this book's blurb, it sounds interesting and anyway I don't have anything sorted for next month at present, so I'm in.
Thankfully Amazon has a kindle version that comes in nominal rates as opposed to the physical one that is 10 times the normal price of the book (import duty they say :/)
Anyway, I'm in :D
Thanks :D
I just went through the books I own and found out that Night Circus comes under Historical Fiction (why I have no clue.) So I'm going to read it for this month. I'll try and find some Steampunk too, but for now, I'll do only one.Starting with The Night Circus
Hey guys, sorry for being late... here's November's thread: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Hello everyone,November is here and so is the third (and the last) Two Genre month. For this month we have two genre options to choose from as there are few readers for each of these genres as compared to the other more popular ones (hence the choice.) Please pick 1 genre and announce in the comments below. Or if you really want to, then feel free to pick both and read 2 genres for this month. It's your choice.
There are absolutely no limits so you can interpret this genre in its broader sense and include other similar genres and/or subgenres that you feel might have a wee bit of similarity with the main genre. You can also include books that are not particularly centered around the main genre but has its components or elements somewhere in the story.
The main intent of this challenge is to incorporate different kinds of books and genres in our normal reading routine to make the experience more fun and entertaining. Please do not lose yourself in the technicalities as we all know how literary genres can be confusing.
If you have any doubts or questions, then post them below and we'll be happy to answer/discuss them.
Following are the DEFINITIONS for this month's genres:
Historical: Historical fiction presents a story set in the past, often during a significant time period. In historical fiction, the time period is an important part of the setting and often of the story itself.
Historical fiction may include fictional characters, well-known historical figures or a mixture of the two. Authors of historical fiction usually pay close attention to the details of their stories (settings, clothing, dialogue, etc.) to ensure that they fit the time periods in which the narratives take place.
PS: You can also include non-fiction Historical books for this month if you want.
Seampunk: Steampunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction, usually set in an anachronistic Victorian or quasi-Victorian alternate history setting. It could be described by the slogan "What the past would look like if the future had happened sooner." It includes fiction with science fiction, fantasy or horror themes.
It is a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s. The term denotes works set in an era or world where STEAM POWER is still widely used—usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England—but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date.
Here's a quick summary of the levels:
Level 1: Casual Reader: 1 book (easy)
Level 2: Frequent Reader: 2 books (moderate)
Level 3: Bookworm: 3 books (mildly strenuous)
Level 4: Bibliophile: 4 books (strenuous)
Level 5: Bookiopath: 5 books or more (challenging)
Please mention what type of books you'd be reading:
PB: Paperbacks
EB: E-Books
AB: Audio Books
Please feel free to announce your to-read books along with the level you are targeting for below.
PLEASE READ (for new members):
1. You can read any number of books for the respective genre each month in one particular month.
2. Take your time and go through your entire TBR-list before deciding the books to read.
3. You can join the challenge at any stage (in any month.)
4. You can drop out of the challenge any time you like.
5. You can select different levels every month.
6. Use this discussion board to share your reads with other members of the group.
7. Please be active and don't hesitate to ask questions or recommend books.
Happy reading!
Cheryl - In answer to your question on the other thread - Yes, supernatural is included in this :)Happy reading!!
Dagny Thanks a bunch for creating this thread! You're the best.And thanks for all these lovely reccs. and links. I SO want to read all these right now and many others I'd planned for this month, but unfortunately, I've just taken under a big project for writing Book Reports, and sadly none of them is horror. Though, I'll try and listen to the audiobooks you mentioned here.
Happy reading!!
Hope you're holding up well, Cheryl. Sorry to hear about the hurricane.
#1 Stories From The Witch Store by Olga Gutsol - 5/5A beautiful read! I wasn't actually expecting this to be humorous, but as it turns out it was simply hilarious! It's actually paranormal - magic and witches, but the wit really stood out, so I'm counting this :)
My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Dagny and Cheryl I really recommend this book! I'm sure you guys will enjoy it thoroughly. It's by an indie author, so I'm not sure if it'll be available anywhere except Amazon, but it's totally worth it. :)
