Where does this book fit?

[Ian]

Aly wrote: "Does anyone know if Every Note Played counts for anything? I'm so excited to read it and it would be super cool if it went towards a prompt!"

It sounds like it would fit "A Book about Death/Grief"
It also fits the "Published in 2018" category

[Stephanie]

Hi! I got the ultimate hitchhiker's guide by douglas adams, I know the first book fits the prompt book set on another planet, do the other books in the series fit other prompts? Please and thank you

[Brandee]

Would Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case work for a microhistory??

[Stephanie]

Thank you!

[David]

The Hitch-Hiker's Guide series also involves time travel. And if you've seen the film, you can use that prompt for the first film and use a book set on another planet for one of the later ones. And one of them can be the next book in a series you've started.

[Ian]

Brandee wrote: "Would Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case work for a microhistory??"

I would absolutely say yes

[Brandee]

Ian wrote: "Brandee wrote: "Would Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case work for a microhistory??"

I would absolutely say yes"

Thanks so much!!!

[Stephanie]

Thanks!

[Aly]

I found a copy of The Shape of Water on the lucky day shelf at the library yesterday and started reading it.

Does anybody know if it counts for a prompt?

Thanks!

[Ian]

Aly wrote: "I found a copy of The Shape of Water on the lucky day shelf at the library yesterday and started reading it.

Does anybody know if it counts for a prompt?

Thanks!"

It would count as a "A Book by an Author with a Different Ethnicity than You," "A Book by Two Authors," and "A Book that's Published in 2018."

I'm sure there are also some of the big, broad categories this year (there are several of them) that this would fit into.

[Aly]

Ian wrote: "Aly wrote: "I found a copy of The Shape of Water on the lucky day shelf at the library yesterday and started reading it.

Does anybody know if it counts for a prompt?

Thanks!"

It..."

Thank you!

[Jen]

any ideas where On Chesil Beach could fit? Just read it because it was a quick read and was on the unpacked pile but don't think it fits a prompt except possibly her being A-sexual which may or may not have been the case. (and I have already covered that prompt)

[Krithika]

any idea where The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls fits? I have it on my kindle, but I can't remember which category I got it for!

[Fannie]

Krithika wrote: "any idea where The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls fits? I have it on my kindle, but I can't remember which category I got it for!"

I think it would fit the based on a real person prompt.

[Juliana]

Krithika wrote: "any idea where The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls fits? I have it on my kindle, but I can't remember which category I got it for!"

It's also been made into a movie; if you want to watch that first. I don't think it fits the real person prompt, as it's a memoir, not a novel. I also highly recommend it.

I'm struggling with two:

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah - I can only think of written in 2018.
Calypso by David Sedaris - also published in 2018; but I'm also thinking that it could fit the grief category? A number of the essays talk about his younger sister's suicide.

[Bhavna]

Where can I fit The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner? Have to read it for my book club so would like to fit it to a prompt. Thanks

[Milena]

Juliana wrote: "Krithika wrote: "any idea where The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls fits? I have it on my kindle, but I can't remember which category I got it for!"

It's also been made into a movie; if you want to..."

I highly recommend The Great Alone, in case you haven't fulfilled that prompt yet.

[Aly]

Does anyone know if The Kiss Quotient fits a prompt? Not the "Published in 2018" one though, as I have already done that one.

[Ellie]

Aly wrote: "Does anyone know if The Kiss Quotient fits a prompt? Not the "Published in 2018" one though, as I have already done that one."

You could use it for alliteration, even though the letters are different they are similar sounds.

[Catherine]

Help!
I so badly want to read Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner by Katrina Marcel but can't see how to make it fit my remaining prompts!
At a stretch it could be an author with the same name, but I'm a Catherine, so I'm not sure if it's going too far?

Where else would this fit? (Aside from feminism, I've already done that)

[Aimee Dars]

Catherine wrote: "Help!
I so badly want to read Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner by Katrina Marcel but can't see how to make it fit my remaining prompts!
At a stretch it could be an author with the same name, but I'm ..."

Have you done favorite prompt from a prior year? In 2015, there was a prompt for a nonfiction book or a female writer.

I hadn't heard of this book before, but it looks interesting!

[Aly]

Ellie wrote: "Aly wrote: "Does anyone know if The Kiss Quotient fits a prompt? Not the "Published in 2018" one though, as I have already done that one."

You could use it for alliteration, even t..."

That's what I was thinking! Thanks!!

[Kerry]

Would A is for Alibi work for the alliteration prompt?

[Johanne]

I vote yes, Kerry.

[Nadine in NY]

Kerry wrote: "Would A is for Alibi work for the alliteration prompt?"

I agree, I think any of the Grafton books would work!

[Kerry]

Thank you much Johanne and Nadine! I will count it then.

[Catherine]

Aimee Dars wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Help!
I so badly want to read Who Cooked Adam Smith's Dinner by Katrina Marcel but can't see how to make it fit my remaining prompts!
At a stretch it could be an author with the s..."

Perfect!! Thank you so much

[Bouchra]

Any idea on how to fit Glass Sword and Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns? I read the latter for the "next in series" prompt but then started Glass Sword for the same prompt because I'd forgotten to mark it as done...

[Bhavna]

Can Homegoing by Yaa Gyaasi be used for the Allegory prompt?

[Nadine in NY]

Bhavna wrote: "Can Homegoing by Yaa Gyaasi be used for the Allegory prompt?"

Homegoing is such a fantastic book, but it doesn't fit very well into most of our categories this year. I still feel like I don't understand what an "allegory" is, so while I don't think it's an allegory, I suggest you just throw my opinion on that in the trash, because I don't know what I'm talking about there!

perhaps someone else can weigh in - I saw you posted in the "Allegory" section too!

Other categories it could be used for: ugly cover (I just didn't like that cover), recommended by another reader (me!), problem facing society, a previous Popsugar category (the author is under 30, and I'm sure this fits many other previous categories), and, um ... and that's it. The title is another word for a funeral, but saying the book is about death is a stretch. (But not completely out of the park!) There are siblings in the story, but I don't think there are any twins. I don't remember any gay or lesbian characters. You could decide you are fascinated by one of the countries it is in (I think it's Ghana and the US), maybe the author is a different ethnicity than you, maybe she is local for you (she lived in Alabama and then Palo Alto, CA), maybe you meant to read it last year ...

[Hope]

Bouchra wrote: "Any idea on how to fit Glass Sword and Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns? I read the latter for the "next in series" prompt but then started Glass Sword for the..."
If you're fascinated by the USA or if the authors are a different ethnicity than you, you could use one of the books for those prompts. Or, if you borrowed or were gifted one, you could use it for that.

Or, for Glass Sword, the description says she's on a dark path, so maybe the villain or antihero prompt.

Finally, you could look over the past Popsugar challenges for the last few years- I imagine there would be a prompt somewhere that one of these books would ft!

Good luck!

[Sarah]

Does anyone know where The Boy on the Bridge might fit? I think I originally put it on hold for alliteration but I've already put something else in that category & I don't have next book in a series left either.

[Bhavna]

Can Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa fit it somewhere? I have already done the fruit & vegetable prompt. Has it been mentioned in another book or is it an allegory?

[Sarah]

Bhavna wrote: "Can Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa fit it somewhere? I have already done the fruit & vegetable prompt. Has it been mentioned in another book or is it an allegory?"

I haven't read it, but it would work for author of a different ethnicity if you're not Japanese.

[Jess]

H. C. wrote: "Bouchra wrote: "Any idea on how to fit Glass Sword and Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns? I read the latter for the "next in series" prompt but then started Gla..."

There is a character in Glass Sword who is a twin. Her twin doesn't feature until the next book but he is mentioned in this book.

[Diane]

Has anyone read Amal Unbound? I'm trying to find a spot for it in the challenge. Ideas would be appreciated.

[Aly]

Diane wrote: "Has anyone read Amal Unbound? I'm trying to find a spot for it in the challenge. Ideas would be appreciated."

I have not read the book, so this is based solely on the book page.

You could try the following, if you haven't already done the prompt:
- A book set in a country that fascinates you (Pakistan)
- A book by an author of a different ethnicity than you
- A book published in 2018

I'm sure you could also use any of the various prompts from previous years for #40.

[Diane]

Aly wrote: "Diane wrote: "Has anyone read Amal Unbound? I'm trying to find a spot for it in the challenge. Ideas would be appreciated."

I have not read the book, so this is based solely on the..."

Thanks for trying Aly. I have already completed all of those prompts and am having a hard time moving those books to other categories.

[Diane]

As you may have read I am trying to fit Amal Unbound into a prompt. At this point I think my only hope is to move The Picture of Dorian Gray out of the prompt from a different year and into something else. Any suggestions where this one fits?

[Aly]

Diane wrote: "As you may have read I am trying to fit Amal Unbound into a prompt. At this point I think my only hope is to move The Picture of Dorian Gray out of the prompt from a dif..."

I used Dorian Gray as the anti-hero prompt for this year.

[Diane]

Aly wrote: "Diane wrote: "As you may have read I am trying to fit Amal Unbound into a prompt. At this point I think my only hope is to move The Picture of Dorian Gray out of the pro..."

Ugh. I have Dracula there already. Thanks again for trying Aly.

[Ellie]

Dorian Gray has also been made into a play.

[Heather]

Has anyone read Spinning Silver? Would it fit the prompt "about a villain or antihero"? It's a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, who is usually portrayed as a villain, but the summary sounds like that might not be the case in this book.

[Aly]

Monkiecat wrote: "Diane wrote: "As you may have read I am trying to fit Amal Unbound into a prompt. At this point I think my only hope is to move The Picture of Dorian Gray out of the pro..."

Actually, I've heard that Oscar Wilde considered three of the characters as reflections of himself:

"Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry is what the world thinks of me: Dorian is what I would like to be—in other ages, perhaps."

[Erika]

Heather wrote: "Has anyone read Spinning Silver? Would it fit the prompt "about a villain or antihero"? It's a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, who is usually portrayed as a villain, but the summary s..."
I haven't read the full novel yet (still waiting on my library copy) but I did read the short story that was the basis for the book and based on that I'd say it could fit for that category. The main character isn't really your typical hero and I would say she fits as an anti hero

[Ellie]

Heather wrote: "Has anyone read Spinning Silver? Would it fit the prompt "about a villain or antihero"? It's a retelling of Rumpelstiltskin, who is usually portrayed as a villain, but the summary s..."

There's not really a Rumpelstiltskin character in it. The Staryk King is more like the duke from the original story who steals away the daughter to spin straw into gold. I guess it is partly about him. I think the girls in it are all heroes in their own ways, with good values and people to protect. I used it for alliteration.

[Bhavna]

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Where can they fit in? Have done the different ethnicity, fruit/vegetable promt

[Nadine in NY]

Bhavna wrote: "Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

Where can they fit in? Have done the different ethnicity, fruit/vegetable promt"

Cutting for Stone is about twins.

I haven't read either book so that's all I know!

[Diane]

Monkiecat wrote: "Diane wrote: "As you may have read I am trying to fit Amal Unbound into a prompt. At this point I think my only hope is to move The Picture of Dorian Gray out of the pro..."

Dang, I used that prompt too. Thanks for the idea.

[Diane]

Ellie wrote: "Dorian Gray has also been made into a play."

I will look into this. This could work! Thanks!