Book Suggestions for 2017 Challenge

[Pragya]

Rusalka wrote: "Pragya wrote: "So the festival I chose, Diwali has limited options and I hate all of them. What to do? :("

"Read a book that is about that holiday, set during that holiday, or has the name in the ..."

Perfect! Thank you, Rusalka!

[Pragya]

Thank you, everyone for your help with the time travel. I really appreciate it. At times, I feel I gave the silliest answers and made my challenge difficult, lol.

Thanks so much, Janice. That's helpful.

[Peggy]

Lol, I think we all had those moments Pragya ;-)

[Tejas Janet]

I agree! On some of questions I have wondered why I answered as I did. Not that my answers were false. Just that I realized better answers further along :D

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Tejas Janet wrote: "I agree! On some of questions I have wondered why I answered as I did. Not that my answers were false. Just that I realized better answers further along :D"

Exactly. Or they were the right answer on the day. Like I had a craving for something that day, or had watched something that made me think that would be cool. And then on reflection, maybe it wasn't quite right.

But it was a good snapshot of me on the 20somethingth of November 2016.

[Kristie, Moderator]

Oh gosh...you just made me realize that our 2018 challenge will be out soon! I can’t believe we’re heading into the holiday season already.

[Janice, Moderator]

Kristie wrote: "Oh gosh...you just made me realize that our 2018 challenge will be out soon! I can’t believe we’re heading into the holiday season already."

Argh! It's mostly fleshed out. I just need to start assigning tasks.

[Kristie, Moderator]

You still have some time!

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Heaps of time!

[Peggy]

I'm sooo curious!!!

But no pressure ;-)

[Janice, Moderator]

Roughly two weeks of time, right?

I should start the annual teaser... let's see. We're going to let the sunshine in for 2018.

[Peggy]

Oh! Let me think about that!

Something with the seasons maybe?

[Janice, Moderator]

Hmmm.... I hadn't thought of it like that, but it's possible.

[Lilisa]

Uuuhhhh - waiting in anticipation for the 2018 year-long challenge reveal - something about "feel good sunshiny" stuff to celebrate kicking 2017 away???

[Janice, Moderator]

Oh yeah... here's a twist. During the last toppler, people loved the superhero theme and wanted an annual challenge based on it. I did find a way to give superheroes, or some of them anyway, their own category. That was a major challenge on my part. Some of them are a real stretch. I suspect assigning tasks to them won't be all that easy. Maybe I should make them real tough. They are, after all, superheroes. It should be harder than the normal.

So we have:

Let the sunshine in
Superheroes with their own category.

Bwahahahahahaha!

[Lisa]

This is probably a far-fetched guess, but I'm wondering if it could be something to do with the summer movie season for 2018? Read books that link in with the movies that are scheduled to released. A lot of the big blockbusters released during the summer are superhero movies. That could account for "letting the sunshine in" and superheroes getting their own category.

[Janice, Moderator]

It's kind of logical, Lisa. But... far-fetched. Or maybe it's not far-fetched enough.

[Lisa]

Janice wrote: "It's kind of logical, Lisa. But... far-fetched. Or maybe it's not far-fetched enough."

You big tease! 😉

[Janice, Moderator]

Who? Me? Bwahahahaha!

[Kristie, Moderator]

Oh, Lisa, I like that! Even if it's not Janice's idea, it's really good. **Puts toppler hat on.** lol

[Peggy]

Lisa wrote: "This is probably a far-fetched guess, but I'm wondering if it could be something to do with the summer movie season for 2018? Read books that link in with the movies that are scheduled to released...."

Great thinking Lisa, that makes a lot of sense!

[Lisa]

Kristie wrote: "Oh, Lisa, I like that! Even if it's not Janice's idea, it's really good. **Puts toppler hat on.** lol"

Lol! Glad to be of service.

[Pragya]

Ooh yes I was wondering last year this time, we were all answering the survey but then I thought maybe next year around we don't need as much prior preparation so the teaser will come a bit late. But eagerly awaiting!

[Pragya]

Rusalka wrote: "Tejas Janet wrote: "I agree! On some of questions I have wondered why I answered as I did. Not that my answers were false. Just that I realized better answers further along :D"

Exactly. Or they we..."

Haha so true, Peggy, TJ and Rusalka. But glad we made it despite silly answers. :p

[Trudy]

Janice, your obscure teasers aren’t giving me any clues yet. But your first teaser did put the “Let the Sunshine In” earworm in my head. Hm, maybe something to do with song lyrics? Or the 60s? Too narrow.

[Lori Z]

My first thought was song lyrics too, but then she threw in the superheroes thing and now I have no idea. Going to give up guessing and just wait for gopher time.

[Margo]

Oh Janice, you're evil!

Let the sunshine in suggests a bit of spring cleaning to me. Maybe a clean out of the TBR by category? On is that just something I should do ;-p

[Janice, Moderator]

Yes, obscure teasers... but it just shows how twisted things can get.

And Sherlock Holmes says, "Elemental my dear Watson."

Speaking of earworms. All quilt retreat I've been singing,
"Fly me to the moon
And let me play among the stars..."

[Margo]

Sunshine, superheros, elemental, moon, stars.

This is going round and round in my poor brain - *grrrr* it's going to be a long two weeks 😵

[siriusedward]

superheroes with elemental powers?

[Rusalka, Moderator]

I'm walking on sunshine, woah aha aha
And it's time to feel good!

Superheroes can walk on sunshine, right?

[Janice, Moderator]

Superheroes have a category, so that's not the overall theme.

[Peggy]

I'm thinking Lisa might be right about movie themes. Superheroes have movies. Sherlock Holmes has movies. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a movie. So is Little Miss Sunshine. And there are movies about flying to the moon too.

Or perhaps it's more like a solar system challenge. Sun, moon, stars.. not sure about superheroes and sherlock then..

Are the two weeks over yet?

[Kristie, Moderator]

I’m terrible with guessing these. I like Lisa’s guess too and I can’t wait 2 weeks now!!

[Sandra, Moderator]

I love this time of the year! :)

[siriusedward]

I thought of universe too..sun being a star....

[Cherie]

Travis said that The Martian was set in 2035, Prayga.

[Rusalka, Moderator]

Oh another is Metro 2033 Pragya.

[Pragya]

Ooh thanks, Cherie and Rusalka. :D

[Cherie]

I do not know why I did not do it before, Pragya, but I was thinking about the book that Rusalka mentioned and put 2030 in the search bar. Here is the link for all of the books and authors that came up. I just thought you might be interested.
https://www.goodreads.com/search?page...

[Pragya]

Cherie wrote: "I do not know why I did not do it before, Pragya, but I was thinking about the book that Rusalka mentioned and put 2030 in the search bar. Here is the link for all of the books and authors that cam..."

*Facepalm* Yeah, I should have thought of it. Thanks so much, Cherie. :D

[Janice, Moderator]

Here's another set in 2030 - An Excess Male. It looks interesting.

[Pragya]

Ooh, thanks, Janice.

[Jannene]

Any more hints? I am dying to start gophering. I wanted to do 3/4 of physical books this year since I have so many. (Blushing)

[Janice, Moderator]

Okay - what does Jodie Foster have in common with Snakes?

[Kristie, Moderator]

The only thing I could find is that Jodie Foster has a fear of snakes.

Ok... I thought this was a different thread and that was a legit question. lol You were giving a hint. Oops.

[Margo]

I'm going to say holiday destinations -
- Flights : foster stared in Flight Plan, Snakes on a Plane was a film.
- Clue on another thread related to Greece.
- Fly me to the moon. Maybe a category on of-world destination real or fictional e.g. Moon, Mars, Krypton, Vulan.

[siriusedward]

Thats great summing up Margo.Is she right ,Janice?

[Lisa]

Margo wrote: "I'm going to say holiday destinations -
- Flights : foster stared in Flight Plan, Snakes on a Plane was a film.
- Clue on another thread related to Greece.
- Fly me to the moon. Maybe a category..."

That's a good shout, Margo!

[Margo]

Janice isn't to give anything away - she's too devious :O