Alicia’s Comments (group member since Dec 25, 2019)

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

“a book with an ex”.

It can be a character prompt with an ex-lover/partner, ex-friend, ex-enemy.

Can deal with ex-situations (even if the character isn’t present) like past divorce, job, life.

Or could just have -ex in the title or author name

I'll second Rebecca Roanhorse for Western. I love her books and read Tread of Angels.

Large animal was really tough and I kind of cheated. My daughter LOVES Clifford the big red dog, and I've probably red one of our many clifford books about 100 times this year already. So I'm counting all those pages read and reread and reread to satisfy the prompt.

NancyJ wrote: "Emily wrote: "If you win the raffle, you can pick any prompt - suggested or not. The only ones you can't select are the ones that have been in the bottom in the polls."

Fingers crossed!!!

I've gi..."

I always try to participate, but honestly if I ever won I would be so excited but also very stressed. I'd want to pick something that everyone liked, which I know is impossible, and then I'd be worried that people would hate my prompt (some would, that's ok it's just life), and I would overthink how to balance it with the current list.

So instead of thinking about ideas, I think about the stress of it all lol

However, planning my $1B lotto life is not stressful

If senior citizen gets in, I highly highly recommend the The Thursday Murder Club. I just want to join this retirement community and hang with everyone lol

Joanna wrote: "Alicia wrote: "I actually did a big overhaul earlier this year, where anything I added over 5 years ago and didn't plan to pick up immediately, got deleted. It was cutthroat, but needed to be done ..."

So this was just my Goodreads TBR.

I did have to move a couple years ago and donated a lot of books to GR. I found I was just buying more and more bookcases. oops! Really it was a mix of books I had read and some I hadn't. Some books are more impulse buys (i.e. BOTM) than actual interest. Ones I've read could stay for limited reasons: (1) I may read again or saving for my daughter to read, (2) part of a series that overall is great, even if I may not read them all again, (3) collectible/staple book, and (4) a cover I'm just obsessed with

I actually did a big overhaul earlier this year, where anything I added over 5 years ago and didn't plan to pick up immediately, got deleted. It was cutthroat, but needed to be done lol

I may suggest “a book with an ex”.

It can be a character prompt with an ex-lover/partner, ex-friend, ex-enemy.

Can deal with ex-situations (even if the character isn’t present) like past divorce, job, life.

Or could just have -ex in the title or author name

I’d consider true crime to be the same as mystery.

I also have no idea what I sound read for urban legend but would vote for it. Would also like mystery that doesn’t have a murder. I think that’s a good medium tough option

Those experts have nothing on my 90s' education. Pluto for Planet of the Year 2024!!!

I’m American and I wouldn’t upvote the presidential prompt. It’s going to be presidential overload next year and I’m sure it’ll be depressing in many ways.

Ok I’m sold on mad, bad or dangerous now with those lists. 4 votes to decide on. But I’m also pretty happy with the list this round

I'm really excited about prepositional phrase, fictional character that is famous and leap day/year.

No clue how the rest of my 5 votes will go.

Brittany wrote: "Love all the suggestions! Eek how will I decide? I only even read my first dragon book this year, and even that prompt looks appealing because I want to read Fourth Wing. I’ll have to wait to vote ..."

oooh I really enjoyed Fourth Wing. Highly recommend!

I’ll second prepositional phrase

Amy (Other Amy) wrote: "*stumbles in late with no Starbucks*

Hi all! I am determined to catch the suggestions today to get the leap prompt in. Here's what I've got; I know it's a chonk of text but there's not a whole lot..."

Maybe a book related to leap day/year. Saying it's for the day makes me think (1) it's something I would specifically want to read on Feb 29 and/or (2) it has to be about leap day/year specifically.

I've read the discussion so I know that's not the case and would vote for it either way, but it's what immediately popped to mind

Apologies, TJR is Taylor Jenkins Reid, the author. It doesn’t have to do with the prompts themselves, more that all of her books include a fictional character that is famous.

Nancy wrote: "I like villain.

So I know nothing about RPG, D&D, or any of that. And I'm not a big reader of fantasy, especially high fantasy. So I wouldn't vote for it.

So I'm thinking "fictional character th..."

Really every TJR book works haha

But I like a fictional character that is famous.

I don't know what RPG actually stands for, but I'm sure I could find something. Peanuts would be a downvote for me. I don't know if I actually ever watched peanuts, but I know one of the boys is always sleepy right?

I would read a book about a cat who went into the woods, if you ever want to write it Tracy lol

Charlsa wrote: "Alicia wrote: "I think more accurate to the intention of the prompt would be “a book with a title that starts with a preposition”.

Also, I know we say people don’t understand the prompt so they d..."

I definitely wasn't saying you didn't understand the intent of your suggestion. That was a comment directed to Robin P about her suggestion of changing it to a title with a preposition in it. I didn't feel like that did the prompt justice.

Didn't mean to be offensive or sound condescending. I like prepositional phrase