Emily’s Comments (group member since Jan 04, 2017)

Emily’s comments from the Around the Year in 52 Books group.

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I have a favorites bookshelf that I keep books I love (and am likely to lend out to friends), but I donate pretty much all other books I read in print. I'm a member of Book of the Month Club, but that's pretty much the only place I get print books.

THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FROM THE SUGGESTIONS THREAD

1. A book with a lucky or unlucky symbol on the cover
Lucky symbols - horseshoe, 4 leaf clover, rabbit’s foot, etc
Unlucky- broken mirror, the number 13, black cat, etc.

3. A book found on the NPR Books We Love list
You can use any year. Here's the list: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view...

5. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of "Come Away with Me" by Norah Jones
Lyrics: https://www.jiosaavn.com/lyrics/come-...

7. A retelling of a favorite story
Examples:
Circe (about Circe)
The Witch of Colchis (about Medea)
Juniper & Thorn (the Grimm tale)
Eligible (Pride & Prejudice)

8. A book set primarily in nature
Could be ocean, lake, river, mountain, forest, jungle, glacier, savannah, desert, plains, steppes… anything you’d call wilderness or that is not a populated area. E.g., a cabin or two in the woods would still count as “not populated”.

Some Listopias:

Mostly or Entirely Outdoors: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Rainforests and Jungles of the World: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Fiction Books Set on a Lake: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
Amazon Rainforest: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...
Forest Themed Romances: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Wilderness Thrillers: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Desert Islands: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
Gibbs Smith Literary Naturalists (almost all non-fiction): https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Books Actually About Nature (non-fiction): https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Stories set in Antarctica: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Ships And The Sea Books with a maritime theme: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Fiction set in the Wilderness: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/8...
Best Books for Mountain Lovers: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...
Isolated Locations: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
A Walk in the Woods: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Walks and Rambles - Books on Walking Journeys:https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Trees, Woods, Forests: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

9. A book with royalty
Examples include Star Wars books (Princess Leia, Queen Amidala), any number of fairy tales and fairy tale retellings, fantasies, Arthurian books, nonfiction about current or historical royal people, and probably lots of others I'm leaving out.

William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, A New Hope
Leia: Princess of Alderaan
Star Wars: Age of Republic - Padmé Amidala #1
Macbeth
Hamlet
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales
The Princess Bride
Spare
The Once and Future King
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
The Six Wives of Henry VIII

There are a lot of ways to go with this

10. A book set in a nation, territory, or commonwealth whose predominant language is Spanish
Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Andorra, Belize, and Gibraltar

13. A book related to a mirror
A mirror or mirror-image on the cover, mirror in title, doppelgangers, like a Black Mirror episode, Snow White retelling, set in a mirror world, etc.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3...

14. A book with a major character who doesn't have a job
they could be unemployed, or retired, or a wealthy eccentric, or a robot, or a caveperson, or a child, or...

It's now time to get ready to vote for our next set of prompts! The thread will be open for at least 24 hours before the poll gets posted. This is a good opportunity to ask any question you may have regarding the prompts, do some research, or ask for recommendations.

Voting will open in the morning of Monday, August 19 and results will be posted in the morning of Friday, August 23 (CST time).

How it works:
- When the voting opens, follow the link to the mini-poll that will be added at the end of this post
- You have a total of 8 votes this poll to spread across your favorite and least favorite prompts (you can also use less than 8 votes)
- You can find examples of acceptable voting practices on the Introduction thread.
- The prompts with the more favorable votes (comparing top votes to bottom votes, and looking at the overall number of votes it received) will be added to the final list

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Poll Prompts:
1. A book with a lucky or unlucky symbol on the cover
2. A book by an author with a short last name (4 letters or fewer)
3. A book found on the NPR Books We Love list
4. A book set in a big manor, mansion or estate
5. A book related to something mentioned in the lyrics of "Come Away with Me" by Norah Jones
6. A book about faith, hope, or charity
7. A retelling of a favorite story
8. A book set primarily in nature
9. A book with royalty
10. A book set in a nation, territory, or commonwealth whose predominant language is Spanish
11. A book that is number 2/5/25 in a series
12. A historical fiction novel
13. A book related to a mirror
14. A book with a major character who doesn't have a job
15. A book with a weird or intriguing title

Feel free to discuss the prompts below, but please remember to be respectful to the other group members.

VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/GaeP78GxPemUoePs7

Same, Kat lol. This was a tough list for me.

Jacque, you can suggest or second something else!

5 spots remaining

Yes! Feel free to suggest or second something else.

Jillian, Liz beat you to it - you can suggest or second something else

8 spots remaining

Oh Kathy, you cannot suggest since you've already seconded a prompt.

done

12 spots remaining

Book Concierge, you've already seconded a book - you cannot both suggest and second.

Isabel, it looks correct on our end! If you check the first post in the thread, it should show it how we see it (unless it skips the same words in both posts lol)

Oh, Brittany, I'll count your suggestion as the second!

Suggestions are open: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Suggestion: A book found on the NPR Books We Love list

You can use any year. Here's the list: https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view...

Voting is open for the 2020 Anniversary List poll!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

And suggestions are open for Poll 9!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...