Where does this book fit?

[Johanne]

I just read Invisible Emmie. Anyone got any idea where it might fit?

[Biblio-Bound]

I'm almost done Into the Water and can't seem to find a stop for it. I was going to use it as "a past Goodreads choice award" but I already have one there.
Thanks for the help!

[Tara]

Meant to read in 2017? Or use it in your past challenge category, I’m sure you can find a good place to put it

[Emmanuel]

Hello!

Have anybody read something about Charles Bukowski? Especially Post Office and Tales of Ordinary Madness I got these two but as I´ve never read anything about him so I don´t know what category could fit.

Thanks for your help!

[Anna]

So I would like to read *both* Frankenstein AND Dracula this year.

One is obviously "about a villain/antihero," but I'm a bit lost on placing the other one -- I've never seen either movie.

I'm also fine if I can only place one on the list, but I thought I'd see if anyone had suggestions!

[Anne]

Anna wrote: "So I would like to read *both* Frankenstein AND Dracula this year.

One is obviously "about a villain/antihero," but I'm a bit lost on placing the other one -- I've ne..."

How about a childhood classic you haven't read, by extending childhood into the high school years? Or perhaps a celebrity book club recommendation? (I don't care for celebrity opinion's so I'm doing a literary classic for that one. Some celebrity may have recommended it.)

[Anna]

Kai wrote: "I would really like to read something from the Discworld Series, preferably starting with the first (The Colour of Magic?) would this fit in to any of the prompts? Thank you!"

The series was mentioned in "Ready Player One" -- so, "book mentioned in another book"! I'd also argue for "set on another planet."

[Devon]

Anna wrote: "So I would like to read *both* Frankenstein AND Dracula this year.

One is obviously "about a villain/antihero," but I'm a bit lost on placing the other one -- I've ne..."

They were both made into musicals!

[Bert]

Oh my! Both wonderful books! And no one has said that you cannot rent one of the movies this weekend!

On other notes, possible catagories:
Dracula- book based on a real person (Vlad Dracul)
Both books might be set in countries which fascinate you
Both are about a villain or anti-hero.
Both have death & grief.
Both have been made into musicals. Although Frankenstein is a play adaption of the movie Young Frankenstein.
Frankenstein has a strong mental health discussion
Frankenstein is bookended by a narration from a sailor at sea.
Both have a character's name in the title.
Frankenstein is the name of a song by Edgar Winter. Should count as a lyric.
Frankenstein with its subject of using body parts to create/extend life is very close to the stem-cell debate going on. This could be a problem facing society today.
And lastly some have described Frankenstein as an allegory of the Creation Story in the Bible.

Wonderful books and I hope you can find the perfect slots in this year's list for both.

[Anna]

Thanks, Rebecca, Devon and Anne! I'm so glad to see there's more flexibility than I thought!

[Bert]

Lucy wrote: "Anyone got any ideas where Frankenstein would fit? I’m teaching it this year and will be reading it this weekend anyway so if I can fit it to one of the prompts that would start me off nicely."

On message 111 I gave a list of possibles to someone asking about Dracula & Frankenstein. It should give you some ideas.

[Amber]

Emmanuel wrote: "Hello!

Have anybody read something about Charles Bukowski? Especially Post Office and Tales of Ordinary Madness I got these two but as I´ve never read anything about him ..."

Bukowski's protagonists are generally the epitome of an antihero, Post Office's Henry Chinaski would definitely fall into that category. They also tend to have ugly covers, so that one could work in a pinch.

[Leona]

I found Frankenstein on Amazon to put on a Kindle for free and Dracula is .99 cents

[AF]

Crumb wrote: "Floor wrote: "Crumb wrote: "I'm doing a buddy read starting on the 1st of January.. and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on where Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah..."


A firefly is an animal, an insect, which is an animal.
You could also slot this book under recommended by someone else doing popsugar challenge. I loved this book and highly recommend it.

[poshpenny]

It's four days late but this seems like a good place to wish Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus a very happy 200th birthday!

[Chrissy]

I just read Ancillary Sword as "the next book in a series you've already started" and would like to finish the series with Ancillary Mercy sometime soon. If anyone has read it, would you recommend it? ;)

[Nadine in NY]

Chrissy wrote: "I just read Ancillary Sword as "the next book in a series you've already started" and would like to finish the series with Ancillary Mercy sometime soon. If anyone h..."

LOL I haven't read it yet myself, but I'm going to (I think I'll listen to the audiobook) - so, uh, I recommend it in advance?! :-)

[Mooni]

hi guys, i'm currently reading Lolita , where do you think it'd fit? thank you so much!

[Nadine in NY]

Lolita has an antihero (Humbert Humbert is the antihero, not Lolita herself), and is also mentioned in other books, and it was made into a play. Or, you could use the "past categories" category, a former category was a title that is a character's name.

[Lauren]

I started the year whilst reading The Miniturist by Jessie Burton. Does anyone have any ideas on which prompt this could go under?

[Carol]

Thinking of reading Call the Midwife not sure where it would fit in. I'm doing both the popsugar & book riot challenge

[Melinda]

Would a biography of Cary Grant count as LBGTQ?

[Boxofdelights]

Is Eliza and Her Monsters a good fit for anything?

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Carol wrote: "Thinking of reading Call the Midwife not sure where it would fit in. I'm doing both the popsugar & book riot challenge"

Microhistory, perhaps?

If you've watched the TV series then I would personally count that as 'made into a movie I've already seen'. (I'm using the miniseries North and South for that prompt, myself.)

Or if England is 'a country that fascinates you' that one could work.

It might not even be *too* much of a stretch to call it a book about feminism.

Based on your profile you're a bit too young to count it as a book set in the decade you were born in, but maybe if the book spans enough time your decade would sneak in just at the end?

[Raquel (Silver Valkyrie Reads)]

Boxofdelights wrote: "Is Eliza and Her Monsters a good fit for anything?"

I don't know the book, but from the description it seems like it would work for 'a book about mental health'.

[Nadine in NY]

Boxofdelights wrote: "Is Eliza and Her Monsters a good fit for anything?"

I also think it will work for mental health (tho I haven't read it yet, so I'm not sure! but ... that's the category I plan to read it for!!)

[Emily]

Melinda wrote: "Would a biography of Cary Grant count as LBGTQ?"

I would vote yes on that one :)

[Emily]

Valeria wrote: "hi guys, i'm currently reading Lolita , where do you think it'd fit? thank you so much!"

Lolita was/is also a stage play... you could use it for that category.

[Amanda Rose]

I'd really like to fit these books in. What do you think?

The Surrogate


House of Leaves

[Amanda Rose]

Melanie wrote: "Where would you put Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood?"

I'd put it in the feminism prompt since she highlights gender role issues in those days (that still exist today).

[Emily]

Amanda wrote: "Melanie wrote: "Where would you put Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood?"

I'd put it in the feminism prompt since she highlights gender role issues in those days (that still exist today)."

This is in my recommended by someone else taking the PopSugar Reading Challenge :)

[Crumb]

AF wrote: "Crumb wrote: "Floor wrote: "Crumb wrote: "I'm doing a buddy read starting on the 1st of January.. and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on where Firefly Lane by [author:Kristin..."

AF.. I finished this book. OH MY GOD. It was so good.

[Michelle]

Amanda wrote: "I'd really like to fit these books in. What do you think?

The Surrogate


House of Leaves
"

These might be tough ones. I am doing the ATY challenge as well and House of Leaves is the one I am using for the book that intimidates me.

In this challenge the ones's I think it could fit would be 37. A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to (that is if it was on your tbr list last year) or you could use it for 40. Your favorite prompt from the 2015, 2016, or 2017 POPSUGAR Reading Challenges.
2015:
A book with more than 500 pages
A mystery or thriller ~ The Surrogate could also fit this prompt.
A book that scares you
A book by an author you've never read
2017:
A book with an unreliable narrator
A book with pictures

[Peg]

Does My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout fit into any of these prompts?

[Mooni]

Emily wrote: "Valeria wrote: "hi guys, i'm currently reading Lolita , where do you think it'd fit? thank you so much!"

Lolita was/is also a stage play... you could use it for that category."
thank you very much!

[Nadine in NY]

Peg wrote: "Does My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout fit into any of these prompts?"

Not that I can think of, except for the three effective wildcards (meant to read in 2017, rec by another member, or a previous category) unless it was a Goodreads Choice winner?

[Jess]

I've had The Alchemist on my TBR for ages. I was going to read it for the country that fascinates me prompt but I feel like thats a bit of a cheat becase it's more ancient Egypt that fascinates me than modern Egypt so I swapped it for The Kite Runner because I am genuinely interested in Afghanistan and the lives of people under the Taliban.

What other prompts does it fit? I see a lot of people have chosen it for the allegory prompt but I doubt that I will be able to finish the standard prompts so I don't want to assign something an advanced prompt yet.

[Emmanuel]

Amber wrote: "Emmanuel wrote: "Hello!

Have anybody read something about Charles Bukowski? Especially Post Office and Tales of Ordinary Madness I got these two but as I´ve never read an..."

Thank you very much Amber, I think I will chose Post office for the Antihero category and yes indeed they have a very ugly and strange cover.

I've been in the group only a week but Im overwhelmed by all the help I've receiving of everyone, Im glad to be here

[Crumb]

Linda wrote: "Crumb wrote: "I'm doing a buddy read starting on the 1st of January.. and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on where Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah could fit?"

..."

Linda wrote: "Crumb wrote: "I'm doing a buddy read starting on the 1st of January.. and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on where Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah could fit?"

..."

Linda.. I while ago we talked about where the book Firefly Lane would fit.. I've finished now.. and I'm curious to know what other category you thought it could fulfill.
(view spoiler)[was it the death and grief prompt? (hide spoiler)]

[Shelley]

Jess wrote: "I've had The Alchemist on my TBR for ages. I was going to read it for the country that fascinates me prompt but I feel like thats a bit of a cheat becase it's more ancient Egypt that fas..."

According to Wikipedia, it was made into a play, the author was Brazilian (if hispanic works as a different ethnicity for you and, side note, I didn't know that it had been translated), and my copy was fine, but I've definitely seen some ugly covers for it.

Also, and some may argue with me on this, I'd say it works for mental health. I've know a few people who have listed it as a book that helped them figure out a difficult point in their life.

[Lindsey]

I am reading Under the Never Sky, but can't figure out where to put it. Any ideas? thanks

[Megan]

Could Hiddensee: A Tale of the Once and Future Nutcracker count as "a book that is also a stage play or musical"?

[poshpenny]

Melinda wrote: "Would a biography of Cary Grant count as LBGTQ?"

Only if you count rumors most people say are untrue.

[Jacqueline]

The Alchemist is also a debut novel. I can't remember if it's one of the prompts in here this year (it is in a couple of the ones I'm doing) but it probably was in 2025/16 or 17 which is a prompt. There are a few in those it would fit into. Also check the recommended by another Popsugar challenge taker thread (or whatever it's called. It will probably fit into the Recommended by someone else taking the Popsugar challenge. Or even a book mentioned in another book. Check out that thread as well.

[Tara]

I think the alchemist was an oprah pick forever ago but I could be wrong so possibly celebrity book club.

[Tara]

Ok I looked it up and I guess maybe not. I remember her interviewing Coelho and saying it changed her life or some such but I guess she said that a fair amount lol

[Jacqueline]

Everything changes Oprah's life lol I remember a full show nearly on how wonderful it is to drink real tea out of a teapot. Stopping and sitting having a cup of tea properly (just like the English do with afternoon tea) changed her life. I discovered that about 53 years ago. When I was very small. Drinking tea was a major thing in Australia once too. Still is in my house. She gave everyone teasets that show.

[Tara]

Lol I didn’t want to be disrespectful to anyone who truly loves her or the book (I think she’s inspiring but problematic and hated the book) but yeah, pretty much everything changes her life 😂

[Jacqueline]

Don't get me wrong....she truly is an inspirational person. She just gets excited about a lot of things. She feels in the extreme I think. If she enjoys something she raves about it but if she sees something wrong she goes in all guns blazing to try and fix it. She doesn't do anything half hearted that's for sure. Which is what makes her so good at what she does.

[Tara]

Yes that is accurate