Questions?

[tif]

Nani wrote: "Wouldn’t it be a good idea to list all the participants alphabetically (with links to their reading list). Would be much easier to find.... just as an idea."

New people join the challenge throughout the year and it would be a lot of work to alphabetize and then maintain that list (I imagine)

[Sara]

tif wrote: "Nani wrote: "Wouldn’t it be a good idea to list all the participants alphabetically (with links to their reading list). Would be much easier to find.... just as an idea."

New people join the challenge throughout the year and it would be a lot of work to alphabetize and then maintain that list (I imagine) "

I have to chime in and agree :) It sounds like a good idea, but it would be a nightmare to implement!

[Crumb]

Can anyone tell me if Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia would be OK for the prompt a book about feminism?

[Nani]

Sara wrote: "tif wrote: "Nani wrote: "Wouldn’t it be a good idea to list all the participants alphabetically (with links to their reading list). Would be much easier to find.... just as an idea."

New people jo..."

Not sure how much work is involved but have a look at lovelybooks- they have people joining throughout the year too... Scroll to the Teilnehmerliste (list of participants):
https://www.lovelybooks.de/autor/Love...

[Nadine in NY]

lovelybooks must have that function, which is handy - when Goodreads allows us to sort posts alphabetically, it can happen here too ... but something tells me that's not coming soon.

[Sara]

Crumb wrote: "Can anyone tell me if Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia would be OK for the prompt a book about feminism?"

Crumb, yes that would be a good choice! I read the whole trilogy a couple years ago.

[Claudia]

I'm new and would like to know what LGBTQ means. Thanks.

[Nadine in NY]

LGBTQ+ = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and more ( gender fluid, asexual, etc)

[Charity]

Hope this is the right spot for this ... I see there are the monthly reading challenge discussions and there's one for January based on the first prompt of Nordic Noir. I'm not planning to do the prompts in order. If I read a Nordic noir book in March or June or something, is it still OK and appropriate to talk about it in the monthly challenge "I'm done!" thread?

[Crumb]

Can anyone tell me if Quicksand by Malin Persson Giolito is nordic noir?

[Crumb]

Sara wrote: "Crumb wrote: "Can anyone tell me if Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia would be OK for the prompt a book about feminism?"

Crumb, yes that would be a good ..."

Thank you, Sara! I will definitely pick that for the feminist prompt.

[Crumb]

What if you didn't participate in a past popsugar challenge? How can you do the prompt "choose your favorite prompt from a past popsugar challenge" ?

[Sara]

Crumb, you can still view the previous challenges and pick a prompt you like regardless of whether you participated in the challenge before :)

[Mariel]

Is there an easy way to ind and edits our previous posts/comments? How do you locate your reading list besides using the search function. I noticed that there doesn't seem to be a way to edit from the "comments" section on my profile or from the search results. This means I have to scroll through the pages to find my comment and edit it. Am I missing something?

[Nadine in NY]

Mariel wrote: "Is there an easy way to ind and edits our previous posts/comments? How do you locate your reading list besides using the search function. I noticed that there doesn't seem to be a way to edit from ..."

Goodreads functionality can be clunky at times, especially if you are trying to use the app. Pretty much, yes, if you want to edit a comment, you have to remember where your comment was and go back to it and click "edit," which you can not do from the app. Because Goodreads cannot seem to get their act together and make the app an actual functional part of Goodreads.

If there is a comment you plan to edit often (such as on the "Reading List" post where we go back and update the list as we make progress) you can: (a) remember which page your comment was on, go to that page and search for your name (this is what I used to do), or (b) while on the computer, go to your comment, click on the date/time displayed for your comment (in top right) and then bookmark that page that opens, that will bring you back to that exact comment. Or, and this is what I do today, (c) you can click on the date/time of your comment, copy that page address, and create a link to it on your Goodreads profile by using the html for a link: (I've added quotes and spaces so it will display here and not become a hyperlink, so this is a hot mess now): "open pointy bracket"a h r e f= the page address here in quotes >my link text "open pointy bracket"/a">"

Crumb wrote: "What if you didn't participate in a past popsugar challenge? How can you do the prompt "choose your favorite prompt from a past popsugar challenge" ?"

I see that one as a "wild card" category, because if you go through all three previous years, ANY book can fit into one of those categories.

Charity wrote: "Hope this is the right spot for this ... I see there are the monthly reading challenge discussions and there's one for January based on the first prompt of Nordic Noir. I'm not planning to do the p..."

Sure you can add comments later, but it may not get as much discussion since not as many people will be following that folder.

[Sarah]

@Nadine and Crumb in regards to the past pop sugar challenges: I saw it as a wild card too and just thew in a book I wanted to read. I think I eventually did go back and find a prompt to fit it but yeah. It’s definitely a wildcard.

[Crumb]

Sara wrote: "Crumb, you can still view the previous challenges and pick a prompt you like regardless of whether you participated in the challenge before :)"

Thanks!

[Johanne]

Can anyone explain the use of the word "prompt" as it´s used here?
I understand how it´s used I´m just a bit confused why (English is not my first language).

[Tara]

The prompts are each of the listed items in the challenge ex: “a book with your favourite colour in the title” is a prompt.
To prompt is to cause or bring about something so in this context it means that this is the item which causes you to read a specific book.
Hope that helps

[Nadine in NY]

A lot of us tend to use "prompt" and "category" interchangeably when talking about the challenge. I don't know why, but I know I do it too! In this sense, prompt means "encouraging or inspiring" as in: "encouraging or inspiring you to read a certain type of book."

[Johanne]

Alright thanks, I get it now :)

[Teri]

I saw on the weekly check-in that people use QOTW. I assume this means Quote of the Week but am wondering about the usage. Can someone explain it to me? Thanks!

[Jess]

QOTW is question of the week. This is asked in the original post of the check-in thread

[Teri]

Jess wrote: "QOTW is question of the week. This is asked in the original post of the check-in thread"
Thanks! I'll figure this place out yet, with everyone's help.

[Nadine in NY]

Yes! Non fiction is always ok (so long as the prompt doesn't specify fiction, of course! "Novel" is fiction.)

[TR]

So I thought of a question this morning. I apologize if it's already been asked and answered. Is shifting around of books okay? If you read book A in January and place it, even though it fills other slots then in June you read book B and the only spot it fills is the one you gave to book A, can you move it to something else it covers so that slot is free for book B or no?

[Chloe]

TR wrote: "So I thought of a question this morning. I apologize if it's already been asked and answered. Is shifting around of books okay? If you read book A in January and place it, even though it fills othe..."

I think so! It's your challenge - and lots of people read one book to tick off more than one prompt (so they read fewer than 50 books overall).

[Johanne]

@TR, I'm doing that, so I'd say yes.

[Sara]

TR wrote: "So I thought of a question this morning. I apologize if it's already been asked and answered. Is shifting around of books okay? If you read book A in January and place it, even though it fills other slots then in June you read book B and the only spot it fills is the one you gave to book A, can you move it to something else it covers so that slot is free for book B or no?"

Absolutely you can shift your books around! I do it all year long as I readjust my list.

Remember, this is a personal challenge so you can do it however you want regardless of what we think ;)

[Megan]

TR wrote: "So I thought of a question this morning. I apologize if it's already been asked and answered. Is shifting around of books okay? If you read book A in January and place it, even though it fills othe..."

Yes! I always keep in mind what other prompts the book can fulfill for shifting around purposes!

[Tara]

I do that a lot too, I like to keep track of all the prompts a book will fill so it’s easier later in the year.

[Nadine in NY]

Same! For every book I read, I maintain a matrix to tick off all the categories it could fill, so when I inevitably decide to shuffle things I can quickly see what can go where.

[Katy]

How do I edit my reading list?

[Nadine in NY]

Katy wrote: "How do I edit my reading list?"

You have to be on a computer or using a browser like Safari on your phone, the "edit" feature is not available on the app. Because Goodreads needs to get their act together and improve their app.

On a computer, you'll see "reply | edit | delete | flag" on the bottom right of your post, just click on "edit" and the post will open in a window for you to edit.

[Sarah]

I am finding it confusing that challenge discussions from 2016 and 2017 are still shown under the 2018 Challenge Prompts - Regular category.. I just spent half an hour looking through the discussion about books with an alliteration in the title before I realized that's not one of the prompts for 2018 lol. Is there anyway to filter so that I'm only looking at this year's challenge posts or do I just have to keep looking back at my paper copy to verify if it's a prompt?

[Tara]

Alliteration in the title is a 2018 prompt. They are all separate :)

[Sarah]

Tara wrote: "Alliteration in the title is a 2018 prompt. They are all separate :)"

I figured out the problem lol.. Apparently the only prompt not on the 2018 Book Challenge Bingo is that one, not the same as the Reading list lol. Thanks for making me take another look!

[Tara]

Oh lol ok :) glad you figured it out!

[Emily]

I just finished a book and it won't update with the new read date and add to the challenge for some reason. I have tried logging out and back in, deleting the book and re-adding, and even through an incognito window. Help, please :)

[Sara]

Emily, I know this was an issue for many people last year. I thought they had fixed the glitch though.

Have you tried editing your review (in a browser) and manually setting the read date?

[Emily]

Sara wrote: "Emily, I know this was an issue for many people last year. I thought they had fixed the glitch though.

Have you tried editing your review (in a browser) and manually setting the read date?"

Yes, I tried via mobile, desktop, everything I could think of. I finally emailed them through the help page and it updated the challenge. It still looks like I have read the book 12 times right now (ha), but at least the challenge updated. thank you for your help though :)

[TR]

So, I need people's opinion on something. I'm reading a book and when I looked at the challenge, there are only 2 spaces it can go. The next book in a series or the 2015/16/17 Popsugar Challenge...aka the wild card. Both are really easy to fill and I hate to use either one of them this early in the year. But I don't want to read a book and not include it either, if I can help it. Thoughts? Opinions?

[Crumb]

I have a couple questions that I would really like to get an opinion on:

For the prompt: "a book with characters who are twins"
I just read , and there were a pair of twins in the book. They made up a big part of the story, but they weren't main characters. Can I use it for that prompt?

And, For the prompt, "a book that involves a book store or a library" the book , the father in it who passed away owned a rare a book store. It wasn't the main storyline, but it definitely was an important part. Could that be used for this prompt?

[Megan]

TR wrote: "So, I need people's opinion on something. I'm reading a book and when I looked at the challenge, there are only 2 spaces it can go. The next book in a series or the 2015/16/17 Popsugar Challenge......"

I would use it! You can always expand the challenge by doing your favorite prompts of 2015 and 2016 and 2017 to give you two more "wildcard" prompts.

At least fill it in for one of the prompts and if you need to shuffle things around later in the challenge you can do so. I just keep in mind all the challenges a book can fill for shuffling purposes!

[Megan]

Crumb wrote: "I have a couple questions that I would really like to get an opinion on:

For the prompt: "a book with characters who are twins"
I just read , and there ..."

I would use it for the twins category for sure!

[Chinook]

TR wrote: "So, I need people's opinion on something. I'm reading a book and when I looked at the challenge, there are only 2 spaces it can go. The next book in a series or the 2015/16/17 Popsugar Challenge......"

I’ve done the same unintentionally - filled a lot of easy prompts already, including series and the past years wildcard - I even filled each previous year all in the same week. Oops.

I may just have to start picking more carefully earlier in the year. Last year I coasted through about three quarters of the year before having to make purposeful picks, this year that may come earlier.

[Crumb]

Thanks, Megan!

[TR]

Thank you Megan. I forgot the previous challenges category was an "and" not an "or", so I even if I use one, I still have two left. I think I'll do that. Just need to be more careful of that happening again.

[Michelle]

Hello! I just finished reading “The Whiskey Sea” by Ann Howard Creel. A good chunk of the book takes place at sea and on piers/docks, but there are scenes on land as well. Can I count this book toward the “book set at sea” category or does the whole book have to take place at sea? Thanks for your help!

[Tara]

I’d probably count it if I couldn’t find another place for it but keep note of where else it might fit and if I get a chance I might read something that fits better later.
I often tentatively place books in the category it fits I think will be the hardest to fill even if it isn’t perfect.