Where Does This Book Fit?

[Jenny Dahl Bakken]

I found two books at my local Little Free Library yesterday - The Reader and Frankenstein in Baghdad: SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018

Any suggestions? For the last I already have some - three word title, no images on the cover, etc., but what about The Reader

I am also wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to where would fit?

[Alicia]

Jenny Dahl Bakken wrote: "I found two books at my local Little Free Library yesterday - The Reader and Frankenstein in Baghdad: SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018

Any sugg..."

For The Reader you couldput it under a bildungsroman, movie/tv title, possibly seven deadly sins (depending on what crime she committed and why and why he won't help her), or has a book on the cover.

[Alicia]

Jenny Dahl Bakken wrote: "I found two books at my local Little Free Library yesterday - The Reader and Frankenstein in Baghdad: SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018

Any sugg..."

For Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Jilid I you could do a book with a bird on the cover. But the summary is in a different language so no clue what it's about lol

[Eva]

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell has won a lot of Fantasy awards and was longlisted for the Booker prize. It has just been turned into a mini series by the BBC (trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Bi5...). It fits the following categories:
- A Bildungsroman (even though the characters are already adults, it's all about educating ("Bildung"=education and development) yourself to be a real magician instead of an armchair scholar about magic)
- published in September (useful if you were born in September)
- bird on the cover
- on a subject you know nothing about (unless you've studied magic)
- featuring one of the seven deadly sins (envy)
- favorite prompt from a past Popsugar reading challenge: -over 500 pages, - magic, - award winner)

[Charlyn]

I need to read Suttree by Cormac McCarthy and Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris for book clubs this year. I would love to have them count for the challenge. Any ideas on which prompts they could count towards?

[poshpenny]

Jonathan Strange has more than twenty letters in it's title, and would work really well for the seven deadly sins.

[Diane]

My IRL book club is reading White Dresses: A Memoir of Love and Secrets, Mothers and Daughters by Mary Pflum Peterson this month. Later this year One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson.
Any ideas where these might fit? Both would fit as journalists, but any other ideas? Thanks.

[Stephanie]

Any ideas for There There? Reading it for a book club.

[Marianne]

I was on hold for Pretty Guilty Women for a few months and have it now. I already have books for 3 word title and book you intended to read in 2019. anyone know another prompt it fits?

[Grace]

Any idea where The Wife Between Us might fit?

[Jacklyn]

Where would Stay with Me and The Tiger's Wife fit? Thanks!

[Alicia]

Stephanie wrote: "Any ideas for There There? Reading it for a book club."

Hey Stephanie, I actually just finished that book. Interested to see what you think of it.

You can put it under a book that has won an award in 2019. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 2019

[Anna]

Hi! I am looking for help to where to fit in the following book:
The House We Grew Up In.

Thanks for your help in advance

[Aimee]

Jacklyn wrote: "Where would Stay with Me and The Tiger's Wife fit? Thanks!"

Hey Jacklyn, I've got Stay with Me down for 'book with three words in the title', but it would also fit for 'written by a WOC'.

[Aimee]

Kate wrote: "Would "we were liars" or "genuine fraud" by E Lockhart work for the seven deadly sins prompt? From the synopsis I get the impression envy and probably a few other sins are heavy in these books :)"

Absolutely in the case of We Were Liars (envy and wrath), but I haven't read Genuine Fraud I'm afraid.

[Errlee]

Stephanie wrote: "Any ideas for There There? Reading it for a book club."

I'm also reading it for my book club this week. I'm slotting it in author with flora in their name (Orange).

[Errlee]

How about Whisper Network by Chandler Baker - I know it could work for recommended by Online Book Club (Reese Witherspoon) but I already have that prompt slotted in. And not sure the cover is quite pink enough to qualify? So I am kind of stuck - I could use it for book I meant to read in 2019, since I had it out from the library but had to bring it back before I could start it, but I'm kind of hoping to keep that prompt open for last minute emergencies!

[Mahi]

Errlee wrote: "How about Whisper Network by Chandler Baker - I know it could work for recommended by Online Book Club (Reese Witherspoon) but I already have that prompt slotted in. And not sure th..."

Whisper Network probably works for a book that passes the Bechdel Test right? And I'd say it does have a pink cover - it's on the listopia and people seem to have voted for it so it's not that controversial.

[tasia]

Where would The Girl on the Train fit? I was thinking one of the seven deadly sins but I'm not sure if alcoholism is considered under any

[Tina]

Just finished get a life chloe brown for a book club and now
Starting the guest book for another book club suggestions on if I can use them under any of the prompts? (My first popsugar reading challenge)

[Sowmya]

where would "a woman is no man" and "unhoneymooners" fit

[Alicia]

Tina wrote: "Just finished get a life chloe brown for a book club and now
Starting the guest book for another book club suggestions on if I can use them under any of the prompts? (My first popsugar reading chal..."

For Get a Life, Chloe Brown that can fit under female character in STEM, woman author of color, and the author looks young so with some research she may be in her 20s.

For Guest Book, there are multiple books with that name, so not sure which one you are referring to.

[Alicia]

Sowmya wrote: "where would "a woman is no man" and "unhoneymooners" fit"

For A Woman Is No Man you can do an woman of color author, an author that was in her 20s when she wrote the book (Advanced List), passes the Bechdel test, book with a 4 star rating, and I think it could possibly pass for a bildungsroman.

For The Unhoneymooners, I haven't read it but it could also fit as a book with a 4 star rating or book with a bird on the cover. The author ones are tough because it's two authors under the pen name.

[Ellie]

TshReads wrote: "Where would The Girl on the Train fit? I was thinking one of the seven deadly sins but I'm not sure if alcoholism is considered under any"

From what I remember, it has wrath and envy, and probably sloth too (in the way it's intended in the 7 sins). I think most books will fit that prompt.

[Angela]

Does anyone know where the year of the rat by Claire Furniss would fit?

[poshpenny]

Alicia wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Any ideas for There There? Reading it for a book club."

Hey Stephanie, I actually just finished that book. Interested to see what you think of it.

You can put it under a book that has won an award in 2019. It won a Pulitzer Prize in 2019"

Sorry, it was just nominated. The Overstory won the Pulitzer this year.
There There did win the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel though.
Tommy Orange is fauna.
It was published in June.

[Stephanie]

Errlee wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Any ideas for There There? Reading it for a book club."

I'm also reading it for my book club this week. I'm slotting it in author with flora in their name (Orange)."

Will likely do the same. Thanks!

[Stephanie]

Alicia wrote: "Stephanie wrote: "Any ideas for There There? Reading it for a book club."

Hey Stephanie, I actually just finished that book. Interested to see what you think of it.

You can put i..."

Hi Alicia! I thought the book was good -- but very heavy. Important read. I did guess what was going to happen at the end early on, so I feel like I was just anticipating that sadness. What did you think?

[Laura Z]

Currently reading Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth and The Baby Thief: The Untold Story of Georgia Tann, the Baby Seller Who Corrupted Adoption. Any ideas where I could slot either of them? I already used "a book with more than 20 letters in its title."

[Joy]

Based on the description I was thinking Recursion by Blake Crouch could fit into the Medical Thriller prompt. Does anyone who read it think it would fit that or another prompt? Thanks!

[Ellie]

Holly wrote: "Anyone have suggestions for where The Water Dancer would fit? I tentatively have it under book I meant to read in 2019 but I like to leave that spot free since there are sooo many b..."

Ta-Nehisi is a journalist or it sounds like it might be a bildungsroman? Otherwise it's currently got more than 4 stars, it was published in September if that's your birth month and it's a 3 word title.

[Brooke]

any suggestions on where to fit Such a Fun Age or Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed?

[Katy]

Brooke wrote: "any suggestions on where to fit Such a Fun Age or Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed?"

The second one could go under a past favorite: a book with a question in the title, or for this year a book with more than 20 characters in the title

[Lucy]

I've started reading the Vera Stanhope series by Ann Cleeves and am hoping I can fit them all in to the prompts. Any help and suggestions for where they would fit would be hugely appreciated!

The books in the series are:

1. The Crow Trap
2. Telling Tales
3. Hidden Depths
4. Silent Voices
5. The Glass Room
6. Harbour Street
7. The Moth Catcher
8. The Seagull

[Irene]

Lucy wrote: "I've started reading the Vera Stanhope series by Ann Cleeves and am hoping I can fit them all in to the prompts. Any help and suggestions for where they would fit would be hugely appreciated!

The ..."

Hi, I'll try to help! I've never heard of these books, but from skimming the descriptions, here are my suggestions:

- "A book with a three-word title" works for #1, #5, and #7
- "A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads" for #2-#8
- Since these books revolve around crime, "A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins" will definitely work for any of them! (Or for almost any fiction book, really)
- Depending on the edition you have, "A book with a bird on the cover" for #1 and #8
- The first book sounds like it's about 4 women, so probably "A book that passes the Bechdel test"? You might have to read them all first to know for sure.
- "The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed" if you have the physical copies on a shelf
- "A book on a subject you know nothing about" if you don't know a lot about the subject matter (inspector work, Northern England, etc)
- Since there are 8 books, there's a good chance "A book published the month of your birthday" will work for one of them. I see October, February, May, January, and September for some of them.

[Mahi]

Brooke wrote: "any suggestions on where to fit Such a Fun Age or Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed?"

You can use Such a Fun Age for a book with social media or a book with a bird on the cover (look closely at the shapes in the blue background).

[Mahi]

Holly wrote: "Anyone have suggestions for where The Water Dancer would fit? I tentatively have it under book I meant to read in 2019 but I like to leave that spot free since there are sooo many b..."

You can use Water Dancer for a book by or about a journalist!

[Bhavna]

Where would - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - fit?

[Kristin]

any suggestions on where to fit The Need by Hellen Phillips? thank you!!

[Brandon]

Bhavna wrote: "Where would - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - fit?"

Do you already have "book with a three word title" covered?

[Lisa]

Any suggestions on where the book “Pillars of the Earth” might fit? I’m going to try to listen to it when I start walking for exercise again.

[Bhavna]

Brandon wrote: "Bhavna wrote: "Where would - The Stationery Shop by Marjan Kamali - fit?"

Do you already have "book with a three word title" covered?"

Thanks. Haven't got that covered.
Also found out the Marjan means coral in Farsi - so that would come in the flora & fauna in the author's name prompt

[Sonal]

Can someone help me to understand where does the Murderer's Ape book fit?

thank you!

[Johanne]

The Murderer's Ape
Apart from the more personal ones like birthday month, picked up because of title etc. it would work for:

3 word title
a book with a map (at least the Danish edition I am looking at)
at least a 4-star rating
bird on the cover (bottom left hand corner in the English cover here on GR and the one I´m sitting with)

There is always past challenges, like: Non-human main character and book in translation (if you´re not reading in Swedish).

[Sonal]

Wow! Thanks Joanne. That was helpful. I think I will go with A book with 4-Star rating. It is the translated version I read and loved it!!

[Johanne]

You´re welcome :)

[Juliana]

I picked these two up from the library and not sure where to make them fit:

No Exit by Taylor Adams
Kid Gloves: Nine Months of Careful Chaos by Lucy Knisley

[Erica]

Please help. Where does this fit? Sounds Like Titanic: A Memoir
I did not add it to my to read list until this year. I'll probably use it for the 20+ letters if nothing else but I'd like to accomplish more difficult prompts first if I can.

[Aimee]

Lisa wrote: "Any suggestions on where the book “Pillars of the Earth” might fit? I’m going to try to listen to it when I start walking for exercise again."

It's got a 4.31 rating on GR so you could use it for the 4+ stars prompt. Ken Follett was also briefly a newspaper reporter when he was younger, so you could stretch it to fit the "by or about a journalist" prompt.
If you're doing the advanced prompts, it would also work for "by an author who's written over 20 books", as Follett is quite prolific.

[Nicki]

I’m reading If You Tell by Gregg Olsen. Where would it fit on the challenge prompts?

Thanks!