Where does this book fit?

[Miri]

Johanne wrote: "I'm considering Prince of Thorns for 'plant in title or on the cover'"

I didn't even think of that. Thank you!

[Bhavna]

Becoming by Michelle Obama. I want to read this book this year but I am not sure where to fit it into the challenge. Any suggestions please?

[Bhavna]

I also just read Animal Farm by George Orwell. I was initially thinking of including it in the category of book with 1 million reviews on Goodreads or 2 word titled book. since, I want to read other books under those topics Is there anywhere else it can be fit into?

It is so difficult to make such decisions about books :(

[Katie]

Bhavna wrote: "Becoming by Michelle Obama. I want to read this book this year but I am not sure where to fit it into the challenge. Any suggestions please?"

I'm using Becoming for a book recommended by a celebrity you admire (it was recommended by both Oprah and Barack Obama).

It could also be used for:
• A book you meant to read in 2018 (I definitely meant to read it last year)
• A book about a family (even though it's her story, it's also about her family)
• A book that makes you nostalgic (if you're nostalgic for the Obama era)

[Katie]

I'm trying to read books I already own but haven't read yet and need some help to matching them with the challenge:

Non-Fiction
• Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
• The Origin of Species
• The Diary of a Young Girl
• Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
• Paper: Paging Through History
• Hawaiki Rising
• The Shelf: From LEQ to LES: Adventures in Extreme Reading
• Hidden Figures: The Untold True Story of Four African-American Women Who Helped Launch Our Nation into Space
• Under the Stars: How America Fell in Love with Camping
• The Map That Changed the World

Fiction
• Paper and Fire
• The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
• American Gods
• A Discovery of Witches
• The Invasion of the Tearling
• The Name of the Wind
• The Casual Vacancy
• Bring Me Their Hearts
• John Dies at the End

Any help is appreciated!

[Emily]

Bhavna wrote: "I also just read Animal Farm by George Orwell. I was initially thinking of including it in the category of book with 1 million reviews on Goodreads or 2 word titled book. since, I want to read othe..."

a book that has inspired a phrase or idiom

[Janet]

Kdungan91 wrote: "I'm trying to read books I already own but haven't read yet and need some help to matching them with the challenge:

Non-Fiction
• [book:Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One ..."

Diary of a Young Girl - A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads, A book published posthumously, A book about a family

I am using Killers of the Flower Moon for the "own voices" prompt. Have not read it yet so cannot comment where it would fit for any other prompts.

[Katie]

Janet wrote: "Diary of a Young Girl - A book with at least one million ratings on Goodreads, A book published posthumously, A book about a family

I am using Killers of the Flower Moon for the "own voices" prompt. Have not read it yet so cannot comment where it would fit for any other prompts."

Thank you! I think I'll slot Diary of a Young Girl into a book about a family.

I have several options for the own voices prompt, so I'll at Killers of the Flower Moon there. Then I can just pull what feels right at the time.

[Ketutar]

Kdungan91
I am using The Name of the Wind as "a piece of clothing on the cover" - in my copy the cloak is basically the only thing visible :-D
"Killers of the Flower Moon" would also fit the "astrological term" - moon - and "plant" - flower
"Discovery of Witches" - happens on a campus, university, college
"American Gods" - mythology
I would say "Hidden Figures" fit the "happens in space" category, in a way, even though most of it doesn't happen in space
"Origin of species" have plants in the cover

[Ketutar]

What about The Diabolic ?
It is going to be a movie, just not 2019

[Katie]

Ketutar

Thanks so much! I'll definitely be using some of those placements!

[Cendaquenta]

I don't think Killers of the Flower Moon would qualify as an Own Voices book. Own Voices is defined as a book about a main character from a minority/marginalized/etc. group, written by an author from the same group. For example, a deaf author writing about a deaf character. Flower Moon is about a minority group, the Osage, but the author himself isn't Osage.

[Emily]

Ketutar wrote: "What about The Diabolic ?
It is going to be a movie, just not 2019"

Loosely... set in space? It mentions "galactic court," so if you interpret that as space?

[Janet]

Cendaquenta wrote: "I don't think Killers of the Flower Moon would qualify as an Own Voices book. Own Voices is defined as a book about a main character from a minority/marginalized/etc. group, written by an author fr..."

Well darn - I stand corrected :) That's the second time this year that this group has gotten me back on track! Thank you.

[Emma]

Hi all! After you kindly pointed me in the right direction with Big Little Lies I was hoping you could help me again please. I've been gifted Milkman by Anna Burns. Has anyone ready it already? Do you know what prompt it might fit into? Thank you :)

[Julie]

Kdungan91 wrote: "I'm trying to read books I already own but haven't read yet and need some help to matching them with the challenge"

Turn Right at Machu Picchu has plants on the cover if you look closely, so it would work for prompt #6.

The Shelf: From LEQ to LES: Adventures in Extreme Reading could fit prompt #8, a book about a hobby, since reading is definitely a hobby, especially in this book. :)

John Dies at the End - would fit prompt #25, debut novel, as I believe this is the first novel that David Wong wrote.

American Gods - does fit mythology, but I would also argue it could fit the imaginary creature prompt, as well as the plant on the cover (one edition does have one):



Name of the Wind - I personally wouldn't have a problem using it for the college or university prompt, since a large portion of the story revolves around his experience at university. Although, it's not 100% of the story by any means, so it's up to you how much you want to stretch it. Personally, I'd count it.

[Kincso901]

Steffani wrote: "So I have a couple of books I was given for my birthday or Christmas I'd like to read but I need help placing them.
Night World vol 1 (Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, and Spellbind)
The Per..."

Frankenstein does include a wedding

And maybe Dracula could fit in the amatour detective prompt? Eventually they find out he is a vampire, and stuff... IDK

[Stephanie]

Finishing up Bird Box tonight and already have a book for the two word title. Would it fit for imaginary creatures?

[Angelina]

Stephanie wrote: "Finishing up Bird Box tonight and already have a book for the two word title. Would it fit for imaginary creatures?"

Only seen the film not read it but how about a book about a family?

[Stephanie]

Angel wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Finishing up Bird Box tonight and already have a book for the two word title. Would it fit for imaginary creatures?"

Only seen the film not read it but how about ..."

I used Winter Loon for the book about a family, since it's a coming-of-age novel that focuses on a boy's relationship with his parents and grandparents.

[Megan]

I've been meaning to read Stardust by Neil Gaiman for a while. For those who have read it, where would it fit in this list? Am hoping to find one that fits in with the superpowers prompt...

[Cendaquenta]

Megan wrote: "I've been meaning to read Stardust by Neil Gaiman for a while. For those who have read it, where would it fit in this list? Am hoping to find one that fits in with the..."

There's "inspired by myth/legend/folklore" and "featuring an extinct or imaginary creature". (There's a lot of fairytale references and a unicorn shows up for several chapters.)

[Ketutar]

Emily wrote: "Ketutar wrote: "What about The Diabolic ?
It is going to be a movie, just not 2019"

Loosely... set in space? It mentions "galactic court," so if you interpret that as space?"
Yes, it would. Darn, I have that space taken... :-(
I think I'm going to put it in "two word title", or just not put it anywhere, I mean, it's possible to read book outside the challenge :-D

[Alyson]

Any idea where Yes Please, Amy Poehler’s memoir, might fit?(Other than two-word title.)

[Anne]

Stephanie wrote: "Finishing up Bird Box tonight and already have a book for the two word title. Would it fit for imaginary creatures?"

I would think so. I've only seen the movie and read the synopsis of the book, but there are definitely alien creatures involved.

[Emily]

Ketutar wrote: "Emily wrote: "Ketutar wrote: "What about The Diabolic ?
It is going to be a movie, just not 2019"

Loosely... set in space? It mentions "galactic court," so if you interpret that as..."
I have already been reading outside the challenge as well :) Or, adding it as a second to a specific category. Mine is a book I already own and a new ebook/audiobook/book that I get this year. We will see if I read 2 for each category though!

[Emily]

Alyson wrote: "Any idea where Yes Please, Amy Poehler’s memoir, might fit?(Other than two-word title.)"

Recommended by a celeb-- Tina Fey and Mindy Kaling

[Emily]

Emma wrote: "Hi all! After you kindly pointed me in the right direction with Big Little Lies I was hoping you could help me again please. I've been gifted Milkman by Anna Burns. Has anyone ready it already? Do ..."

Big Little Lies is recommended by multiple celebs (Reese Witherspoon is the one that stands out for me). It is also about multiple families, it is 3rd person omniscient, but changes to different character POVs.

Milkman is about a family, there are multiple other books titled "the milkman" that you could read for 2 books with the same title, a category last year was borrowed/gift from a friend if you use previous PSRC category.

[Emily]

Charlotte wrote: "Don't know if anyone has asked this, but where would I fit Caraval into the challenge?

Thanks in advance"

It says "show," but it sounds like a game/puzzle, so it could fit in that category. Also, it is her debut novel.

[Laura Z]

Stephanie wrote: "Finishing up Bird Box tonight and already have a book for the two word title. Would it fit for imaginary creatures?"

The author of Bird Box, Josh Malerman, is a musician...singer/songwriter for the band "The High Strung."

[Jess]

Kdungan91 wrote: "I'm trying to read books I already own but haven't read yet and need some help to matching them with the challenge:

Non-Fiction
• Turn Right at Machu Picchu: Rediscovering the Lost City One ..."</i>

It's a while since I read it so I may be wrong but I think [book:The Casual Vacancy is told from multiple POVs. There are certainly many characters and I seem to remember chapters from both adult and teen POVs

[Kristin]

Lynn wrote: "I just read The Shape of Water and I think it would work for

#9 A book you meant to read in 2018
#18 A book about someone with a superpower--Deus Branchia, the Gill-god can heal h..."

I read it for "a book featuring an extinct or imaginary creature!"

[Kristin]

I just got The Death of Mrs Westaway out of the library....any ideas of what prompt this would fit?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3...

[Janet]

Kristin wrote: "I just got The Death of Mrs Westaway out of the library....any ideas of what prompt this would fit?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."

Depending on your point of view, maybe a book you meant to read in 2018 (when it was published) or a book you think should be turned into a movie (based on the plot description. Or a book about a family.

Hope you enjoy it! I read it last year and thought it was good.

[Emily]

Kristin wrote: "I just got The Death of Mrs Westaway out of the library....any ideas of what prompt this would fit?https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3..."

I used it for my "plant on the cover" The Death of Mrs. Westaway for this version (trees around the house). I couldn't think of any other place to put it either.

[Mike]

Hello! I just won a Goodreads Giveaway, which just arrived yesterday. Wondering if anyone would have an idea where it might fit.

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig

[Ketutar]

Mike wrote: "Hello! I just won a Goodreads Giveaway, which just arrived yesterday. Wondering if anyone would have an idea where it might fit.

Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig"

Congratulations :-)
Not really... it's a memoir, not a novel based on a true story, though you could treat it as that.
Did you plan to read it 2018?
Do you think it should be made into a movie?
Your favorite prompt from a past POPsugar challenge, like "memoir" from 2015 or A book about mental health from 2018

[intoxicating_reads]

I reading Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine and not sure where it would fit. thoughts on "amateur detective" prompt?

[Nadine in NY]

Mike - it's a bit of a stretch, and I'm sure you wanted to read Bruce Dickinson for "musician" - but Matt Haig made an album. He says he can't sing, his part was "the easy part" (whatever that is!) soooo you COULD say it's a book by a musician.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/andy-b...

[Mike]

Nadine wrote: "Mike - it's a bit of a stretch, and I'm sure you wanted to read Bruce Dickinson for "musician" ..."

Wow. You know me so well.

[Mike]

I can't find a second book with the same title.

The chapters aren't unconventionally numbered, etc.

I'm hoping that a celebrity I admired has recommended it. I'll check the "praises for" section of the book.

Other than that, perhaps I can stretch a prompt like "Set in Space" or "Written by Two Female Authors" because it's my challenge, my rules. :)

[Marjie]

Can anyone think of a prompt Dragonfly in Amber would fit into? Read Outlander last year and would like to continue the series this year!

[Devon]

Alyson wrote: "Any idea where Yes Please, Amy Poehler’s memoir, might fit?(Other than two-word title.)"

I read it during last year's challenge for the "Good Reads Winner" prompt, so you could use your "favorite prompt from a past challenge" slot here.

[Katy]

Marjie wrote: "Can anyone think of a prompt Dragonfly in Amber would fit into? Read Outlander last year and would like to continue the series this year!"

Prior year prompt of animal in the title.
A book about a family.

[Bhavna]

Kdungan91 wrote: "Bhavna wrote: "Becoming by Michelle Obama. I want to read this book this year but I am not sure where to fit it into the challenge. Any suggestions please?"

I'm using Becoming for ..."

Thank you for your suggestion. I might include it under a book about a family :)

[Bhavna]

Emily wrote: "Bhavna wrote: "I also just read Animal Farm by George Orwell. I was initially thinking of including it in the category of book with 1 million reviews on Goodreads or 2 word titled book. since, I wa..."

Thank you. I will consider this.

[Mrs]

I read The Five People You Meet in Heaven, but not sure if it might go anywhere in the challenges? Thoughts from anyone who's read it?

Thanks!

[Nadine in NY]

Mrs wrote: "I read The Five People You Meet in Heaven, but not sure if it might go anywhere in the challenges? Thoughts from anyone who's read it?

Thanks!"

I'm pretty sure someone said they are using an Albom book for "book by a musician."

[Alyson]

Ideas for The Man on the Mountaintop (audiobook) other than being set in a monastery?

[Teamgreyhoundzen]

Ellie wrote: "Lynn wrote: "What 2019 prompts will the books The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao fit? I need to read these ones this year!"

You could..."

Are they #9 books you meant to read in 2018? Tattooist would fit #25 a debut novel or #38 novel based on a true story