Let's Try Something New

[Anita]

So, I was just thinking . . . not sure about the rest of you, but I have questions! These are more of a generic nature that really can apply to any book that we are reading for the tag, but I confess that I'm just too lazy to type them out on every single person's review . . .so I thought that maybe each month, I could post one single question that I'd like to ask, and maybe, if you are so inclined, you could answer it somewhere in your review.

If you have a great question, then feel free to submit it, and I'll add it to my giant stash . . .not kidding, there are a lot of questions floating around in my brain . . .

For this month, I would really like to know:

If you were on the panel to determine if your book should have won an award, would you have endorsed it for the award? Why or why not? If you would NOT have endorsed it, what award would you have been willing to dole out to it i.e. "award for the most pretentious writing known to man"?

Ok, that might be more than one question. But they are related!

[Susie]

This sounds like a fun idea! I'm in!

[Ellen]

I like it!

[Amy]

This is a very creative thought. It's true that some of these generic tags lead themselves towards questions. This is a good one for us to evaluate. Whether our award winner should have been and why. I hope to read three this month, so that will be an interesting take to consider. Currently reading ordinary grace. Lots of people are writing to me about how much they love this book, and I'm certainly loving it too.

[Rachel N.]

Great idea Anita.

[Anita]

Thanks so much for the positive feedback so far! This is obviously totally optional, but literally I have enough questions in my mind for the next three years . . .but this particular tag brought one to the forefront for me. Other tags may do the same. But I just am really generally curious about people's thought process while they read, and this is a way for me to satisfy some of that curiosity! So thanks to those of you who give it a shot . . .

[Karin]

Great idea! I'll try to remember this!

[Elise]

Perhaps next month you could pin the question to the top of the thread (or add it to the directions post, so as not to have too many pinned threads)? I just saw this, and since it's on the bottom of the second page, I wouldn't have seen it if I wasn't bored out of my mind at work and looking for things to do. It's a cool idea so it would be nice to have a way for everybody to see it before posting their review :)

[Anita]

Ellie wrote: "Perhaps next month you could pin the question to the top of the thread (or add it to the directions post, so as not to have too many pinned threads)? I just saw this, and since it's on the bottom o..."

Great thought, Ellie! Thank you for the suggestion. Next month, I will absolutely do as you suggest.