25 - A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics

[L.]

For this challenge I read The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results. Definitely some food for thought.

[Jennifer]

read two that fits...

[Kirsten]

Do we think this one counts for this? I got it as my BOTM for December and I’m trying to fit it in to my challenge.


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

[Kate]

For this prompt I read Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture by Roxane Gay.


I recommend this book. There are so many people I'd like to give a copy to. There are a lot of important statements made in this book.

[Grainne]

I just read Beloved for this prompt.



I also read Voices from Chernobyl for the 'know nothing about' prompt but I think it could also work for this prompt.

[Lilith]

Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit is looking good to me.

[Trish]

If you like 20th century classics, there's Landfall by Nevil Shute

[Kim]

I'm using A is for Alibi for this one.

[Marissa]

I was wondering if Know My Name by Chanel Miller would work. What do you think?

[Amy]

I read The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

[Lark of The Bookwyrm's Hoard]

I think I'm going to use The Blue Hills by Elizabeth Goudge. While some editions have cover art, the Buccaneer Books edition (the one I own) was published with no dust jacket or cover art, just a blue clothbound cover with the title and author's name on the spine.

[Julia]

My choice:
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain


Inspired by this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZF3w...

[Debbie]

Brandon wrote: "

Does this count?"

I think that's what I'm going to read. I have it on my Kindle from when it was on sale a while back.

[Debbie]

Vivian wrote: "

4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster"

I really recommend reading this book with a strip of paper you can jot some notes down on. I truly enjoyed it, but had trouble keeping everything straight.

[Briar]

Just finished Maurice by EM Forster - 5 stars

[Nadine in NY]

I read The Thing Around Your Neck

[Becca]

I’m reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison for this prompt. I’ve been looking for something that fit for ages, and it turned out that this one was next on the syllabus for one of my classes!

[Shelley]

I read The Walled City. It's a fictional story based on the real Kowloon City of Hong Kong, completely self contained and separate from the outside world and considered to be the most densely populated area in human history. It was a great story and a great world to place it in.

[Britany]

Finished Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Brittany]

The Barnes and Noble classic editions are normally words only.Jane Eyre

[Megan]

The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

Such a heartbreaking book.

[Janet]

Just finished The Bluest Eyes, by Toni Morrison. It was her debut novel. Also Margaret Albright’s Fascism would work, also on my TBR list. If looking fir non-fiction.

[Ruth]

It says no pictures "or graphics" which, to me, sounds like having the words in fancy graphics wouldn't count. Most of the titles being shared here don't qualify, the way I'm understanding the prompt. (I'm not telling anybody else that the books they've chosen aren't good enough- just that I'm not comfortable filling the prompt that way.)

I used a hardcover book with the dust jacket missing.

[Jennifer Muster]

I read "Dark Matter" by Blake Crouch. It was fantastic! I could not put it down!

[Lilith]

Ruth wrote: "It says no pictures "or graphics" which, to me, sounds like having the words in fancy graphics wouldn't count. Most of the titles being shared here don't qualify, the way I'm understanding the prom..."

I find myself agreeing with you, Ruth. It's been hard to find a book that I own without any graphics at all, and I interpret the prompts strictly. Hey, I like a challenge!

I did realize that would work. Reading a book from university would bring good memories, but not sure a grammar textbook is quite right lol.

I've settled on or a book by Thich Nhat Hanh

[Jennifer]

I’m using this one. I know some think the title is supposed to look like raindrops but I’m using it. If I don’t like it I’ll probably try bad blood or helter shelter.

[Pam]

Do short stories count?

[Johanne]

Ruth wrote: "It says no pictures "or graphics" which, to me, sounds like having the words in fancy graphics wouldn't count. Most of the titles being shared here don't qualify, the way I'm understanding the prom..."

I initially had a bit of a hard time with this, because words ARE graphics, and a layouter has thought about fonts, placing, size, colours etc. So where does one draw the line? I decided to not overthink it and choose something without patterns or pictures. Haven´t chosen yet, though.

[Lilith]

I read by Thich Nhat Hanh.
The subtitle is in a separate red square, but I'm not counting that as a graphic.

Wonderful book - I did the practices as I went along. Could also work as a book with a pink cover. Possibly a book by a world leader if you are counting religious leaders (which I would).

[Barb]

I found several options for this prompt, which I didn't expect, so I went with the book that has been sitting on my shelf waiting to be read the longest - so I read "The Haj" by Leon Uris. And I am so glad that participating in the challenge inspired me to finally tackle this one!

[Sherri]

This is a hard prompt.

[Ali]

I read Pretending by Holly Bourne which had some difficult subject matter but I also did enjoy. I had been struggling with this one as well for a while as I'm a library user and, like all the cover ones, it's hard to know what cover they will actually have until the last minute. I had a couple of false alarms that I was expecting to work but turned out not to....

[Sherri]

[Lavanya]

I am planning to record White Fragility for this category although it technically has a graphic.

[Teri]

My friend sent me this book when my father recently died. Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying

Love the title and am liking the book so far (only 3 chapters in). Hadn't decided on a book for this category so was happy it fit.

[Nadine in NY]

Teri wrote: "My friend sent me this book when my father recently died. Advice for Future Corpses (and Those Who Love Them): A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying [bookcover:Advice for Futur..."


Let us know if it's good! My father passed away several years ago, my mother is on her own now; she's perfectly healthy now, but who knows what the future holds.

[Luca]

[Roberta]

Sara wrote: "Anyone who is looking for a picture book because you want to read with your kids or you just like picture books, may I suggest:



It's hilarious!"

It is indeed! Thanks for reminding me of it.

[Claire]

I'm going to read The Good Immigrant for this one.

[Melissa]

I read which I liked some of the stories very much. I'm hoping it counts :) It has little bubbles coming off of the letters....

[Keely]

I strongly, strongly recommend “Know My Name” by Chantel Miller. It is her experience and an eye opening story about her being the victim of rapist, Brock Turner. Everyone needs to read this.

[Arunimaa]

Will this count ?

[Sneha]

I had to reread this novella for a writing class, think it fits the prompt well

[Sneha]

Some of my recent Covid-19 reads also fit this prompt or

[Cornerofmadness]

I went with by Janet Evanovich. A lot of this series would work (this one was not my favorite of hers)

[Drakeryn]

I'm going with V.E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. (A bit of a stretch because of those tiny stars, but I've decided it's close enough.)

[Debbie]

A few from my TBR shelf. Forgive me, I was an English teacher in my former life:

- Everything Is Illuminated
- What a Writer Needs
- The End of Your Life Book Club
- The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
- Coming Of Age: Short Stories About Youth & Adolescence
- Inside Words
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
- The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
- How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One

My sister gave me Everything Is Illuminated (signed, no less!) almost 2 decades ago and I haven't read it yet, so I think I'll tackle that.

[Tamara]

I read "The Princess Saves Herself in This One" by Amanda Lovelace.

[Jenn]

I read "Know my Name" by Chanel Miller. It was a tough book to read, but so necessary.

Check out my full review: https://www.jennandtoniclife.com/post...

[Lilith]

A lot of people are reading Know My Name in good faith that it doesn't have graphics. Just a teal cover and some gold stripes.
. But check this out! Those gold stripes are kintsugi , a centuries-old Japanese method of re-piecing pottery. The adhesive is dusted in gold.

It's a symbolic way of communicating that the pot will not be the same as before, but new and whole. Just like the author.

Best graphics I have ever seen in my life to underscore a book's message!