F2F Themes for 2018

[Angus]

Look at that! It has been almost six years since we first had our first F2F. We've discussed a wide array of books, from young adult to classics, from modernist novels to new weird fiction. Novels, short stories, plays, and poetry, yep, we did them all.

So now, let's shake things up. Instead of our usual recipe of selecting moderators to do the picking for us, let's instead pick a book of our own choice that centers on the selected theme for the month. Then during the F2F, let's all talk about the books that we've individually selected (and probably shove them into each other's reading piles).

We've had a mixed reaction to this idea (ehem!), but why not try and see how it pans out? F2F book discussions aren't going away! We're just merely trying out a new format, a new way to talk about books. I am surely going to miss the in-depth discussions about a single book, but I'm also looking forward to rants and raves about multiple books. Careful with the spoilers!

So without further ado, we'd like to ask you to post six themes, at the most, that you would like to be included in next year's F2Fs. We'll then tally them and let you know what the final roster for 2018 will be.

As usual, I'll go first.

[Angus]

1. Short story collections
2. Science fiction
3. Historical fiction
4. Nonfiction
5. Award winners
6. Classics

[Monique]

1. Historical fiction
2. Short story collections
3. YA
4. Mystery/Thriller
5. Science fiction
6. Classics

[Meliza]

1. Literary fiction
2. Historical fiction
3. Young adult
4. Science fiction
5. Fantasy
6. About music

[Maria]

1. YA
2. Australian authors
3. Edgar Award winners
4. Fantasy
5. Children's Lit
6. First book in a series

[Veronica]

1. Historical fiction
2. Mystery
3. Classics (post 1950)
4. Award winners
5. Nonfiction
6. Books adapted to film

[Rhena]

1. Short story collections
2. Award winners
3. Classics
4. Filipiniana
5. Anthology
6. Books adapted to film

[Bennard]

1. Short story collections
2. Crime/Mystery
3. Female Writers
4. Filipiniana
5. Nonfiction
6. Literary Fiction

[Mawi]

1. Nonfiction
2. Historical fiction
3. Filipiniana
4. Mythology
5. Graphic novel
6. Asian lit

[Ingrid]

1. YA
2. Literary Fiction
3. Filipiniana
4. Graphic Novel
5. Children's Lit
6. Short Story collections

[Tin]

1. Science Fiction
2. Fantasy
3. Women Authors
4. Authors of Color
5. Non Fiction
6. Graphic Novel/Illustrated Book

[Mabelle]

YA
Fantasy
Mystery/Thriller
Children's Lit
Film adaptations
Romance

[Maria Ella]

Young Adult -Foreign
Short story collection
Filipino novels released 2015 onwards
War-oriented novels
Romance (in general)
Graphic Novel

[Elaine]

1. Science fiction
2. Fantasy
3. Graphic novel
4. Film adaptation
5. Humor
6. Anthology

[Paula]

Filipinana (21st century)
Short story collections
Plays / theater
Female writers
Graphic novel
Novels by other Southeast Asian (ASEAN) writers

[Lynai]

Middle Grade Fiction
True Crime
Inspirational Fiction
Memoir
Oprah's Book Club
Goodreads Choice Winners for 2017

[Aaron Vincent]

1. Science Fiction
2. Classics
3. YA
4. Asian lit
5. Filipiana
6. Fantasy

[H]

1. Classics
2. Historical Fiction
3. Award-winners
4. Fantasy
5. Science Fiction
6. Graphic Novel

[Louize]

1. Crime/Mystery
2. Children's Lit
3. YA
4. Debut
5. Mythology
6. Always a nominee, but never a winner.

[Kyusireader]

1. Philosophy
2. Contemporary drama
3. Memoir
4. Science
5. Unreliable narrator (fiction)
6. Southeast Asian fiction

[Angus]

Time’s up! Here are the results:

Young adult
Fantasy
Filipiniana
Graphic novels
Science fiction
Short story collections

Classics
Historical fiction
Mystery
Nonfiction
Award winners
Film adaptations

We’ll be tackling the top six themes during the first half of 2018. As for the next six themes, let’s see how the first six discussions go before we proceed.

Thanks to everyone who participated. Read on!

[Steve]

Hi everyone who I met at a book discussion about 3 years ago (Angus, Monique, Maria, Marie Ella, etc). This is Steve and I still live in Tarlac City.

Would anyone have any interest in reading a 21 page story about the American hippie/counterculture summer of 1967? It's free!

Hope you all are doing well!

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