Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge

[TraceyL]

Is anyone else thinking about doing the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge? It's just a simple challenge with 2 levels of prompts, and I think everything can be done with Sword and Laser books (or at least Sword and Laser adjacent). Here's a link to their blog post:

https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1...

I just like challenges in general. I don't think they have a specific place for people to post what books they've read, although if there are a bunch of us wanting to take part I suppose we could post it here, just to see what other people have been reading for it.

[Tassie Dave, S&L Historian]

What about a Challenge for those of us that are heading into Winter ;-)

[Trike]

Tassie Dave wrote: "What about a Challenge for those of us that are heading into Winter ;-)"

There’s always that one kid in the class.

[Trike]

Tracey wrote: "Is anyone else thinking about doing the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge? It's just a simple challenge with 2 levels of prompts, and I think everything can be done with Sword and Laser books (or ..."

Based on that list of prompts, it sounds like most people are not very adventurous in their reading. I wonder if that’s an assumption or based on actual data.

[Iain]

Summer! I live in the UK we don't have a summer!

[TraceyL]

Trike wrote: "Tracey wrote: "Is anyone else thinking about doing the Goodreads Summer Reading Challenge? It's just a simple challenge with 2 levels of prompts, and I think everything can be done with Sword and L..."

Most people I know outside of the Goodreads community always read the same kind of books without branching out. Only domestic thrillers, or only Danielle Steel, or only small town detective mysteries. The covers may change but the plots don't. I wouldn't be surprised if there's data to back that up. Or maybe I just know some very boring people.

[Ruth (tilltab) Ashworth]

Iain wrote: "Summer! I live in the UK we don't have a summer!"

Of course we do, whatever are you talking about! Why, there are some days when I can go outside WITHOUT A COAT! I mean, I often regret it and shiver a bit, but truly, we are blessed with such warmth!

[Phil On The Hill]

Ruth (tilltab) Ashworth wrote: "Iain wrote: "Summer! I live in the UK we don't have a summer!"

Of course we do, whatever are you talking about! Why, there are some days when I can go outside WITHOUT A COAT! I mean, I often regre..."

Totally agree. 2018 was a stonking summer