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Nike, I cannot embed a link into the Google form for voting. Would you like to keep the prompt as worded, or remove the list from the wording and just post the link as a reference point?A book connected to any of the wood species or trees in the list of 52
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A book connected to any of the wood species or trees
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I'm going to second Goodnight Moon
Tracy, I appreciate keeping the conversations here. It can get so hectic sometimes to keep up with the suggestions!
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Book Concierge, that was already seconded! Feel free to suggest or second something else.
Robin, I reworded the prompt a bit to take out the ( )
It's time for our next round of suggestions!Just a reminder that you can find a full list of prompts already on the 2025 list in the third post on this thread.
How Suggestions Work:
- The topics for the 2025 reading challenge list will be determined by a series of mini-polls, the number of which depends on the number of prompts winning in each mini-polls
- Suggestions for each poll will be opened until 15 suggestions are received and “seconded”.
- The voting thread will open the day after suggestions go live. You can find the schedule here.
Rules:
- Each member can only suggest OR second one prompt
- Suggestions close after 15 total seconded prompts
When suggesting and seconding, feel free to provide examples and descriptions that may help other members understand the prompt better. These descriptions and examples will be copied over to the voting thread for further discussion.
As always, please express any and all feedback (respectfully, of course), either here or in The Wild Discussion.
Moving on to Voting:
1. A book about a strong woman
2. A book by an author that uses 3 names
3. A book involving a "group" with at least 4 members that's not a family
4. A book title that could be a country song
5. A book connected to butterflies or moths
6. A satire, comedy, or humorous book
7. A book that relates to things the bunny says goodnight to in "Goodnight Moon"
8. A book with a cover that features a single body part
9. A book with a unit of measurement in the title
10. A book connected to a wood species or tree
11. A book about someone fighting for their rights
12. A book with a well-crafted villain
13. A book where at least part of the story is set in an country that starts with a letter in the word ANNIVERSARY
14. A book featuring your favorite color on the cover
15. A book from an animal or child's point of view
To Be Seconded:
- A book that’s out of this world
- A book set in one of the 10 smallest countries in the world
- A book with a character who has a disability
I bet there are nonfiction books about authors who created fictional worlds!
So many of the discussions this last week revolved around only upvoting your most favorite prompts and not “easy” ones. Given the discussion, it doesn’t surprise me that more people used downvotes, which led to this. Generally, I try to ignore what I think I *should* do to influence the voting and instead just vote like I want to vote and let it shake out as it does.
I am awful at copy and pasting haha. Will adjust when I get back to my computer.
I upvoted all of the list/awards prompts. It’s wild to think we had 3 on the list… nowadays we have trouble getting even one!
I think it was the wording of the prompt rather than the spirit of it that put it in the bottom. I'd allow it to be resubmitted if it were reworded.
The poll for our 2019 Anniversary List prompt is open!https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
And the results from Poll 7 have been posted!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
The next round of suggestions will open around 3:30 pm CDT on Monday, August 12!
And here we are with.... a lot of results. This was a wild voting round, y'all!Top:
A book of secrets, lies, or deception
A book set in a fictional location
Bottom:
A book with a character who wears a mask
A book related to fashion or the fashion industry
A book with a character who is not heterosexual OR cis-gender
A book with a friend or loved one's name on the cover
A book involving serendipity
A book related in some way to parenting a child of any age
Polarizing:
A book connected to a place you’ve lived in
The next round of suggestions will open around 3:30 pm CDT on Monday, August 12.
It is now time to vote for our ANNIVERSARY LIST: Throwing it back to 2019!For more information about this special Anniversary List, see this thread.
Voting will open in the morning of Sunday, August 10 and results will be posted in the morning of Friday, August 16 (CDT 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.
We are asking people to include their Goodreads profile address when they vote. To find this, just go to your own profile and then copy the URL/web address. If for some reason you can't link to your Goodreads profile, please post your full Goodreads name with enough identifiable information that we'll be able to access your profile.
As this is an ANNIVERSARY LIST poll, only ONE prompt will make the final list. Use your votes wisely!
Poll Prompts:
1. A book that was nominated for or won an award in a genre you enjoy
2. A book with one of the 5 W's in the title (Who, What, Where, When, Why)
4. A book with a criminal character
5. A book by Shakespeare or inspired by Shakespeare
6. A book with a dual timeline
11. A book related to one of the 12 Zodiac Chinese Animals
13. A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list
14. A book with a title, subtitle or cover relating to an astronomical term
18. A book related to one of the elements on the periodic table of elements
20. A book featuring indigenous people of a country
36. A book featured on an NPR Best Books of the Year list
42. A book with a monster or "monstrous" character
43. A book related to STEM
45. A multi-generational saga
52. A book with a weird or intriguing title
VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/5kmCyRezSn4QXhSW8
Apparently over 50% of voters did lol
