Cinder’s Comments (group member since Oct 16, 2015)

Cinder’s comments from the 2017 Reading Challenge group.

If anyone is interested in joining a group on Facebook we could use more active members to share book discussions with. Please feel free https://www.facebook.com/groups/badas.... I sucked this year at my reading goals so hoping for much more success in 2018. As always, thank you Anne for your hardworking these last few years.

Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline

I chose Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman for this topic. Not a fan but I don't really like fantasy much. Those of you who do might really enjoy this. :)

Annerlee wrote: "If you want to choose topics at random, you could number each one from 1 to 100 (or however many cateories there are) then ask a randomiser to choose a category number for you.

There's a randomise..."

You are a genius!!! Great idea!

Anne wrote: "Okay - there should now be a discussion thread started for each category!

I look forward to seeing what everybody reads this year.

HAVE FUN!!!"


THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK!

I think the list is great and the time and effort is greatly appreciated. Anyone who feels this particular format doesn't fit their needs or is looking for something different can simply choose not to participate rather than post unappreciative or unnecessary "feedback". Having a lot of categories is an awesome way to force you to work outside of your comfort zone and find books to fit those categories, some that you might not have thought of. I had books last year that fit more than one category but as you start working through the topics you realize you need to move things around or what not. Then I had books that I wanted to read but couldn't find a category to fit it in, and it bothered me to use a wildcard because I felt like I was taking the easy way out. I made some great connections with people and wasn't even as active as I had liked to be, so I'm sure it won't be a problem this year for those who wish to be active in discussions and such. If I'm not mistaken, I think several people requested more of a variety of categories and many expressed their dislike of some of the categories so I think Anne & Natalia took this into consideration and did a very nice job. Thank you both again for your time and effort and I hope 2017 is a better year (I too had a horrible 2016 so you have my empathy....seems it was a bad year for way too many). :)

2017 Reading Challenge :)
Goal: 50

I'm happy to have completed tier one of the challenge, though almost didn't make it. I tend to work too much and have little time for things I like, so I really enjoyed this challenge because it forced me to have a reason to do something for myself. Shooting for more books in 2017 for sure. :)

I like the idea of more of a variety. Anne, I posted a list of categories in your first thread about volunteers if you want to take a look at that??

Oh my, I'm just seeing all these responses. Thank you all for these great ideas. Annerlee I never heard of open library, that sounds pretty cool. Thank you again!!! :)

I could sure use a friendly librarian's suggestion.... :)

I read "The Giver" by Lois Lowry for this! Unfortunately, I liked the movie much better :(

Anne wrote: "Natália wrote: "I'll have a more laid back approach to next year's challenge, but I like how we make our own challenge and how easy this group is to manage! And since I'm always on GR anyway, I'm m..."

Natália wrote: "I'll have a more laid back approach to next year's challenge, but I like how we make our own challenge and how easy this group is to manage! And since I'm always on GR anyway, I'm more than up to m..."

Hi All!!!!

I don't really have the time to help moderate this group, but this past year before I joined this group, I tried to come up with ideas for a challenge with a group that I have on facebook so I have a list of about 100 topics if you wanted some additional ideas. Below is the list if you are interested (and I apologize about the length of this message). Obviously some of the topics we covered this year but choose away! :)

more than 500 pages
classic romance
modern romance
book that became a movie
published this year
book with a number in the title
book with a color in the title
book with non-human characters
funny book
crime novel
mystery
psychological thriller
one-word title
three-word title
book of short stories
set in a different country
non-fiction
debut novel
book from an author you love that you haven’t read yet
book recommended to you
Pulitzer Prize-winning book
book at the bottom of your to-read list
book that scares you
book more than 100 years old
book you were supposed to read in high school, but didn’t
memoir
book with antonyms in the title
set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
book that came out the year you were born
book with bad reviews
book with a love triangle
book set in the future
book with magic
graphic novel
book by an author you’ve never read before
book you own but have never read
book that takes place in your home state, town, city
book that was originally written in a different language
book set during a holiday
book written by an author with your same initials
play
book you started but never finished
sports-related book
NYT bestseller list
historical fiction
book about art
book about death
book about politics
gothic novel
neo-fairy tale
controversial book
chick-lit
book for professional development (for you)
religious book
book of poems
African American literature
YA novel
a famous classic
book with vampires
dystopian novel
book with children
book either by or about someone notorious
philosophical novel
fantasy
written by someone born the same year as you
self-help
sci-fi
historical fiction
book with a month name in the title
non-fiction
horror
book set in a specific period of history
book set in your favorite season
book with animals
set during a war
book with ghosts
true crime
book about slavery
book everyone is reading aka cult novel
book about a different culture
autobiography
space novel
paranormal
book about a well-know bad event (ex: holocaust, salem witch trials, west baptist)
book about books
book involving a trial
published the year you graduated high school
book about travel
book with a child narrator
book that you can’t stop thinking about afterwards
book that you dislike but finish
book about science
book about exercise or health
book with LGBT theme
book about mental illness
book that teaches something
book about friendship
book about family
audio book

I'm nowhere near finished either :(

Hi Sara!!! :)

Ohhhhhh I thought this comment was in my review lol. Well, in that case, check out my review lol.

Haha I explained in my review.

Thomas wrote: "I saw the movie a few years ago. Was a bit up and down, but I liked it in the end. Haven't read the book yet."


Let me know your thoughts if and when you read the book! :)

I take back my comment about the book being interesting. Well, it may have been but I'm not a fan.

I take it back. Not a fan!!