Sam’s Comments (group member since Jan 31, 2019)

Sam’s comments from the Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge group.

REGULAR
1. A book that published in 2021
2. An Afrofuturist book
3. A book that has a heart, diamond, club, or spade on the cover
4. A book by an author who shares your zodiac sign
5. A dark academia book
6. A book with a gem, mineral, or rock in the title
7. A book where the main character works at your current or dream job
8. A book that has won the Women’s Prize for Fiction
9. A book with a family tree
10. A bestseller from the 1990s
11. A book about forgetting
12. A book you have seen on someone’s bookshelf (in real life, on a Zoom call, in a TV show, etc.)
13. A locked-room mystery
14. A book set in a restaurant
15. A book with a black-and-white cover
16. A book by an indigenous author
17. A book that has the same title as a song
18. A book about a subject you are passionate about
19. A book that discusses body positivity
20. A book on a Black Lives Matter reading list
21. A genre hybrid
22. A book set mostly or entirely outdoors
23. A book with something broken on the cover
24. A book by a Muslim American / Muslim British author
25. A book that was published anonymously
26. A book with an oxymoron in the title
27. A book about do-overs or fresh starts
28. A magical realism book
29. A book set in multiple countries
30. A book set somewhere you’d like to visit in 2021
31. A book by a blogger, vlogger, YouTube video creator, or other online personality
32. A book whose title starts with “Q,” “X,” or “Z”
33. A book featuring three generations (grandparent, parent, child)
34. A book about a social justice issue
35. A book in a different format than what you normally read (audiobooks, ebooks, graphic novels)
36. A book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
37. A book you think your best friend would like
38. A book about art or an artist
39. A book everyone seems to have read but you
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

ADVANCED
41. The longest book (by pages) on your TBR list
42. The shortest book (by pages) on your TBR list
43. The book on your TBR list with the prettiest cover
44. The book on your TBR list with the ugliest cover
45. The book that’s been on your TBR list for the longest amount of time
46. A book from your TBR list you meant to read last year but didn’t
47. A book from your TBR list you associate with a favorite person, place, or thing
48. A book from your TBR list chosen at random
49. A DNF book from your TBR list
50. A free book from your TBR list (gifted, borrowed, library)

27/50 - Final List!

2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
*1. A book that's published in 2020: Mexican Gothic
*2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author: The Deep
*3. A book with a great first line: Red Sister
4. A book about a book club
*5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics: 1Q84
*6. A bildungsroman: Where the Crawdads Sing
*7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover:
*9. A book with a map: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
*10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club: Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
11. An anthology
*12. A book that passes the Bechdel test: Grey Sister
*13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it: The Nightingale
*14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name: Hallucinations
*15. A book about or involving social media: An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
16. A book that has a book on the cover
17. A medical thriller
18. A book with a made-up language
*19. A book set in a country beginning with "C": The Call of the Wild
20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention:
21. A book published the month of your birthday
*22. A book about or by a woman in STEM: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
23. A book that won an award in 2019
*24. A book on a subject you know nothing about: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
*25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
26. A book with a pun in the title
*27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins: Brave New World
*28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
29. A book with a bird on the cover
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
*32. A book by a WOC: My Sister, the Serial Killer
*33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood
*34. A book you meant to read in 2019: How to Win Friends and Influence People
*35. A book with a three-word title: Flowers for Algernon
36. A book with a pink cover
*37. A Western: News of the World
*38. A book by or about a journalist: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
*39. Read a banned book during Banned Books Week: Beloved
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge

2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
1. A book written by an author in their 20s
2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
4. A book set in the 1920s
5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
8. A book published in the 20th century:
9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
10. A book with a main character in their 20s

2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge
1. A book becoming a movie in 2019: Little Women*
2. A book that makes you nostalgic
3. A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
4. A book you think should be turned into a movie: The Book Thief*
5. A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads: The Help*
6. A book with a plant in the title or on the cover: An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge*
7. A reread of a favorite book
8. A book about a hobby
9. A book you meant to read in 2018: Catch-22
10. A book with POP, SUGAR, or CHALLENGE in the title
11. A book with an item of clothing or accessory on the cover
12. A book inspired by myth/legend/folklore
13. A book published posthumously
14. A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie
15. A retelling of a classic
16. A book with a question in the title
17. A book set on college or university campus: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal*
18. A book about someone with a superpower
19. A book told from multiple POVs
20. A book set in space
21. A book by two female authors
22. A book with SALTY, SWEET, BITTER, or SPICY in the title
23. A book set in Scandinavia
24. A book that takes place in a single day
25. A debut novel
26. A book that's published in 2019
27. A book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature
28. A book recommended by a celebrity you admire
29. A book with LOVE in the title
30. A book featuring an amateur detective
31. A book about a family: Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis*
32. A book author from Asia, Africa, or South America
33. A book with a zodiac sign or astrology term in title: Orbiting Jupiter*
34. A book that includes a wedding: Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith*
35. A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
36. A ghost story
37. A book with a two-word title
38. A novel based on a true story
39. A book revolving around a puzzle or game
40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading challenge

I’m Sam and I’m hoping to step out of my usual genres by doing this challenge. I’ve been doing some of the prompts from the 2019 challenge but I haven’t been updating anywhere so I’m hoping this will encourage me to read more next year!

I’m Sam, from rural Missouri. I am an aquatic ecologist and I love reading non fiction and classics, but I’m hoping to branch out a bit with this challenge!