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[2020] Suggestions for 8th Mini-Poll - Multi-Week Prompts
I've been refreshing constantly! I'm so excited about this prompt:Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites (of your own choosing). For example:
hot cold
top bottom
high low
heads tails
first last
yes no
true false
tall short
big small
same different
on off
up down
left right
male female
young old
poor rich
light dark
light heavy
north south
east west
strong weak
front back
brother sister
mother father
good evil
black white
red green
blue yellow
action inaction
hero villan
global local
rational emotional
mind body
nature nurture
public private
natural artificial
real fake
war peace
urban rural
reality virtuality
earth-bound vs extra-terrestrial
day night
morning evening
law abiding/criminal
fiction/nonfiction
love/hate
....
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That could be cover color, words in the title, author name, country’s flag, etc.
I’ve done the Cover Colors Challenge the last few years and I’ve found it really fun. That just requires a book for each color so I think it would be exciting to add an extra element to the challenge by making it an “own voices” book.
Definition of “own voices” - Authors that share a diverse, minority, or marginalized trait with their protagonist (I.e. gender, sexual orientation, race, mental health, etc.)
3 books linked by the saying "Beauty, Brains, Brawn”There are a lot of interpretations and different ways to link (or not link) them, but here's some examples I came up with:
Beauty: a book by an artist or celebrity, a book related to art, a book about inner beauty, a book with illustrations, a book with a beautiful cover, a book related to Sleeping Beauty or Beauty and the Beast, a book with a character you find attractive
Brains: a book by a scientist or doctor, a book related to education, a book related to zombies, a required reading for school or class, a book that will teach you something, a puzzle book
Brawn: a book by an athlete, a book related to sports, a book about inner strength, a physically large book, a book with a hefty page count
3 books with authors or characters in three different generationsAuthor ideas:
I intended this to be for 3 different authors but you could use a single author at different ages, for instance Stephen King released Carrie when he was 27, The Stand when he was 43 and The Outsider at 71.
Examples of debut books written by authors in their 20's
Authors who gained fame after 40
8 writers over 80
books by authors over 65
Character Ideas:
adult fiction with a child protagonist
"best" characters in their 20's
midlife crisis books
protagonists over 60
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I’ll second the beauty, brains and brawn prompt idea!
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Two books:1. A memoir, biography, or novelization of the life of an author.
2. A book by that author
Laura wrote: "To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books inspired by the colors of the rainbow That could be cover color, words in the title, author name, country’s flag, etc.
I’ve done the Cover Colors Cha..."
I second this.
Three books, each related to a different stage of life.Examples that could work: birth, prime of life, death, youth, coming of age, adulthood, old age, first job, new job, retirement, single, getting married, starting a family, first time moving away from home, moving back home, debut book, book released in the peak of the author's career, last book written before the author died.
*note I don't mean that the stages have to be strictly related to each other. They can be, but I just mean 3 different stages. For example it doesn't have to be youth, adulthood, old age... it could be new career, last book published by an author, getting their first pet. the promot kind of lends itself to a progression of sorts but doesn't need to be; mix and match whatever stages of life people are interested in.
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1. 3 books linked by the saying "Beauty, Brains, Brawn”
2. To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books inspired by the colors of the rainbow
Available to Second
- Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites (of your own choosing)
- 3 books with authors or characters in three different generations
- Two books: A memoir, biography, or novelization of the life of an author, and a book by that author
- Three books, each related to a different stage of life
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Red -
Children of Blood and Bone (blood)
The Wrath and the Dawn (cover)
Yellow -
Half of a Yellow Sun (cover and title)
The Sun Is Also a Star (sun)
American Born Chinese (cover)
Orange -
Homegoing (cover)
The Inscrutable Americans (flag of India)
Green -
Turtles All the Way Down (Author name)
Green Card Youth Voices: Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School (title and content)
Blue -
They Both Die at the End (Cover)
On the Edge of Gone (cover)
Violet -
Labyrinth Lost (cover)
The Color Purple (title)
°~Amy~° wrote: "3 books with authors or characters in three different generationsAuthor ideas:
I intended this to be for 3 different authors but you could use a single author at different ages, for instance Step..."
I second this.
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I'll second the binary connection. As far as I recall we had a suggestion of 'high/low' last year and I wanted to do high/ low fantasy. So many ways to find connections.
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1. 3 books linked by the saying "Beauty, Brains, Brawn”
2. To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books inspired by the colors of the rainbow
3. 3 books with authors or characters in three different generations
4. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites
Available to Second
- Two books: A memoir, biography, or novelization of the life of an author, and a book by that author
- Three books, each related to a different stage of life
Two books from different genres that are connected in some way (same author, similar subject matter, fiction/non-fiction on the same topic, published in the same year, own voices, both won the Pulitzer Prize, etc.)
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1. 3 books linked by the saying "Beauty, Brains, Brawn”
2. To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books inspired by the colors of the rainbow
3. 3 books with authors or characters in three different generations
4. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites
5. Two books from different genres that are connected in some way
Available to Second
- Two books: A memoir, biography, or novelization of the life of an author, and a book by that author
- Three books, each related to a different stage of life
Three books related to any three of the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell) I loved the five senses prompt when it was suggested as a single week and thought it would make a great multi week. I'm also open to making it 4 or even all 5 senses but I know not everyone wants so many weeks covered.
I'll second two book,: memoir/ by author
Four books related to each of the four seasons (title, cover art, story)
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The three countries can be English speaking ones for those who don't want to read translations and literary fiction would count as a genre.
I'll second 3 books in the same genre from different countries
I’ll second the same genre from 3 different countries.
Poll Entries1. 3 books linked by the saying "Beauty, Brains, Brawn”
2. To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books inspired by the colors of the rainbow
3. 3 books with authors or characters in three different generations
4. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites
5. Two books from different genres that are connected in some way
6. Three books related to any three of the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
7. Two books: A memoir, biography, or novelization of the life of an author, and a book by that author
8. Four books related to each of the four seasons (title, cover art, story)
9. 3 books in the same genre from different countries
Available to Seconded
- Three books, each related to a different stage of life
Chrissy wrote: "I’ll second the same genre from 3 different countries."Chrissy, Vanessa seconded this prompt just before you did, so don't hesitate to suggest or second another one.
Ok, I’ll give it a try.In the spirit of using reading to expose ourselves to a diversity of experiences, read three books with main characters with, or themes about, three identities you aren’t intimately familiar with: a different race, gender orientation or sexuality, belief about religion, socioeconomic status, or physical (dis)ability.
I love that, Chrissy. I've already seconded so I can't second it, but this is the kind of diversity prompt I can vote for without hesitation.
I'll second Chrissy's idea:Read three books with main characters with, or themes about, three identities you aren't intimately familiar with: a different race, gender orientation or sexuality, belief about religion, socioeconomic status, or physical (dis) ability.
How many votes will we have in this poll? Because I’m already finding a bunch I want to upvote!
Sarah wrote: "I'll second Chrissys suggestion"I seconded it just before you did, Sarah, so you can suggest or second something else. :)
Four books related to the four elements of astrology: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water.
I am loving all of these suggestions. The voting is going to be difficult.
Sophie wrote: "I've been refreshing constantly! I'm so excited about this prompt:Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites (of your own choosing). For example:
hot cold
top bottom..."
I second this one
Malvina, that prompt has already been seconded. Feel free to suggest or second another prompt.
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1. 3 books linked by the saying "Beauty, Brains, Brawn”
2. To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books inspired by the colors of the rainbow
3. 3 books with authors or characters in three different generations
4. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites
5. Two books from different genres that are connected in some way
6. Three books related to any three of the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
7. Two books: A memoir, biography, or novelization of the life of an author, and a book by that author
8. Four books related to each of the four seasons (title, cover art, story)
9. 3 books in the same genre from different countries
10. Read three books with main characters with, or themes about, three identities you aren’t intimately familiar with: a different race, gender orientation or sexuality, belief about religion, socioeconomic status, or physical (dis)ability
Available to Seconded
- Three books, each related to a different stage of life
- A duology
- Four books related to the four elements of astrology: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water
(I'm not sure about wording, but I just wanted to help keep a running tab of what's available to be seconded and how many we have in already!)
I will second the four books related to the four elements of astrology.
Didn't we have a 4 elements prompt in 2018? Not that I mind, it's open enough to have lots of options.
Three books published in three consecutive years (starting with any year, such as 1995-1996-1997, or 2003-2004-2005).
These are some great options! I feel like I could happily do an wntire challenge based on multi-prompt options!
So many prompts that look interesting. It seems it might be the first poll, where my votes won't be split 50-50 between upvotes and downvotes.
Sarah wrote: "Three books published in three consecutive years (starting with any year, such as 1995-1996-1997, or 2003-2004-2005)."I second this suggestion.
Laura wrote: "To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books inspired by the colors of the rainbow.."I’m confused by this. I assumed this was specifically glbtq because of “pride” and “rainbow.” But in the explanation it says, “Authors that share a diverse, minority, or marginalized trait with their protagonist.”
Does this maybe need to be reworded for the voting poll? Or am I the only one who thinks it’s confusing?
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On the Edge of Gone (other topics)Turtles All the Way Down (other topics)
Immigration Stories from a Minneapolis High School: Green Card Youth Voices (other topics)
They Both Die at the End (other topics)
The Inscrutable Americans (other topics)
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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 5 days
Rules:
- This is a multi-week only poll.
* A multi-week prompt is a set of prompts (2 or 3 or 4 prompts total) that are connected in some way -- much like the 4 wedding rhyme prompts this year or the 2 prompts connected by genre, subject, etc.
- Rules for voting will be posted in the voting thread, so stay tuned for all those details
- Each suggestion should be limited to 4 weeks total
- 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
- 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. Three books linked by the saying "Beauty, Brains, Brawn”
2. To celebrate PRIDE, three “own voices” books, from any marginalized group, inspired by the colors of the rainbow (e.g. cover, title, author name, country flag, etc.)
3. Three books with authors or characters in three different generations
4. Two books that are related to each other as a pair of binary opposites (e.g. hot/cold, top/bottom, high/low, etc.)
5. Two books from different genres that are connected in some way (e.g. author, subject matter/topic, topic, publish year, own voices, award, etc.)
6. Three books related to any three of the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
7. Two books: A memoir, biography, or novelization of the life of an author and a book by that author
8. Four books related to each of the four seasons (e.g. title, cover art, story, etc.)
9. Three books in the same genre from different countries
10. Three books with main characters with, or themes about, three identities you aren’t intimately familiar with: a different race, gender orientation or sexuality, belief about religion, socioeconomic status, or physical (dis)ability
11. Four books related to the four elements of astrology: Fire, Earth, Air, and Water
12. A duology
13. Three books published in three consecutive years
14. Two books of the same genre written more than 50 years apart
15. Three books published in or set in three different centuries
16. Three books from three countries whose borders touch
17. Four books related to a deck of cards [the suits, numbers, face cards, etc.]
18. Three books related to the primary colors [red, yellow and blue] (e.g title, cover color, associated mood/behavior - anger, sadness, cowardice, etc.)
19. A fiction and non-fiction book about the same topic
Available to be seconded:
- Three books, each related to a different stage of life
- Two books featuring journeys in opposite directions
- Four books related to the four food groups (fruit/vegetables, protein, dairy, and grains)
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