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[2020] Suggestions for 4th Mini Poll
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A debut novel by a person of color
I had a really great idea for a prompt yesterday. Today, I have no idea what it was! Oops.
A book from an American Library Association’s Notable Books ListThe lists include fiction, non-fiction, and poetry from 1945 through the present.
"Since 1944, the goal of the Notable Books Council has been to make available to the nation’s readers a list of 25 very good, very readable, and at times very important fiction, nonfiction, and poetry books for the adult reader."
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A book with a title that doesn't contain any of the letters A, T or Y(Hopefully I've managed to get the wording right so this makes sense!)
Emily wrote: "Dalex, I love this list! I hope someone seconds it!"Thanks!
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I second American Library Association Notable book list.
I second a title that doesnt contain the letters A T and Y
A book involving a betrayal (love, family, friendship, country/government).
I second a book inspired by a leading news story.
I second a debut novel by a person of colour.
A book with two or more names in the title. ie...Thelma and Louise
I will second a book involving a betrayal
I second a book involving an Olympic sport
Marilia, Rachel seconded that prompt just before you, so feel free to suggest or second another prompt.
A book set in the southern hemisphere. (as I am someone from the southern hemisphere I feel like we need more prompts like these ; ))
A book with a character who is a caregiver (mother/father/grandparent, doctor, nurse, psychiatrist, babysitter, social worker, etc)
A book with water on the cover (lake/ocean/river/pool/etc)
I’ll second a book with water on the cover
I second a book set in the Southern Hemisphere.
A book that is a collection of essays.
A book about an unusual/weird subject.https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&s...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/bookriot...
That list of weird & unusual looks fantastic!!! Too bad I already seconded something.
A book with all the colours of your country's flag on the cover
A book related to a sea creature (could be in the title, on the cover, in the story etc.)
I second Seluxes’s prompt about a book by an author whose book you disliked. I’m all about second chances!
A book with beautiful writing. This could be a book you happen upon that is beautifully written, a book that is recommended to you for having awesome writing, a book by an author known for their writing style, or a book from a list.
https://bookriot.com/2018/05/29/books...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
I second a book related to a sea creature.
I second a book with beautiful writing.
A book that has a question as the first sentence
Winner of a Foreign Literary Prize (foreign to whatever country you're from)https://www.goodreads.com/award
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
I second a winner of a Foreign Literary Prize.
Im excited to vote! I have strong positive (and negative haha) feelings about this list!!!
I second A book with a title of 5 words or more
Read a book by a relative of a famous author or other public figure.
May I suggest a book that fits a prompt from the rejected list? It maybe too early to suggest this, but there seems to be a lot of discussion about the lack of challenging or ‘diverse’ prompt. This would give everyone an opportunity to read from a prompt they liked but didn’t make the list.
A book you read for no other reason than you want to
I second A book with 2 or more names in the title
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But first, a little reminder of how things are done around here (head to this thread for all the nitty-gritty details):
How it works:
- The topics for the 2020 reading challenge list will be determined by a series of mini-polls, the number of which depends on the number of prompts winning in each mini-polls
- Suggestions for each poll will be opened until 15-20 suggestions are received and “seconded” (this number can change, which will be announced in each suggestion topic)
- We'll wait for one day between the end of the suggestions and the start of the poll to allow for research and discussions
- The poll will be opened for voting for one week
- Each user has 8 votes to spread between their favorite (top) and least favorite (bottom) prompts
- The prompts with the more "positive" votes (top - bottom) will be added to the final list (between 2 and 5 depending on how the votes are spread)
Rules:
- Each member can only suggest OR second one prompt
- Suggestions close after 20 total seconded prompts
- If the categories are not balanced enough at some point, the mods will add rules to encourage variety
- We'll be organizing a multi-week only poll at some point (where you'll have the opportunity to vote against the inclusion of any multi-week prompts if it's not your jam), so please don't suggest any for the time being, as they will not be accepted
- For now, we won't limit polls to new suggestion only, but that can be considered in the future
- For now, members who have suggested or seconded a prompt don't need to wait for 24 hours before doing so again in the next poll. That may change in the future if members express a need for this rule to be reinstated
As always, please express any and all feedback (respectfully, of course), either here or in The Wild Discussion
Poll Entries:
1. A book from an American Library Association’s Notable Books List
2. A book with a title that doesn't contain the letters A, T and Y.
3. A book inspired by a leading news story
4. A debut novel by a person of color
5. A book involving a betrayal
6. A book involving an Olympic sport
7. A book with water on the cover
8. A book set in the southern hemisphere
9. A book with a character that is a caregiver
10. A book about a weird or unusual subject
11. A book by an author whose previous book you disliked
12. A collection of essays
13. A book related to a sea creature
14. A book with beautiful writing
15. A winner of a foreign literary prize
16. A book with a title of 5 or more words
17. A book with 2 or more names in the title
18. A book related to a famous/popular game
19. A dark humored novel or satire
20. A book that fits a prompt from the rejected list
Available to be seconded:
A book with all the colors of your country's flag on the cover
A book with a question as the first sentence
A book by a relative of a famous author or other public figure
A book you read for no other reason than you want to