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2020 Challenge - General
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2020 Challenge - I Finished!!
Date you finished: November 29, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 94
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): First book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë for the advanced prompt of a book written by an author in their 20s.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix
Least favorite prompt: A book with "gold", "silver", or "bronze" in the title.
Prompt you hope to see again: Anything similar to picking a book with your eyes closed, where you get a somewhat random book.
Last prompt you finished: A book with a bird on the cover.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes.
Date you finished: 30/11/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): post 37
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with at least a 4* rating on Goodreads Three Hours
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): What Lies Between Us for a book involving social media
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: George
Least favorite prompt: A western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book you chose because the title grabbed your attention
Last prompt you finished: Book with a character with a visual impairment/enhancement
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Mostly, but my list doesn't feel as diverse, genre-wise, as usual
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yep!
message from Jane (date I finished: Sep 22, 2020 Jane mcveigh-schultz (juniperlake) | 50/50
My favorite read of the challenge...so many I loved...I chose "The Most Fun We Ever Had. Also really love The Lost Children Archives and about ten others.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge: A book on a subject I know nothing about
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
by Jenny Odell...absolutely fabulous!!
Least favorite prompt: 17. A medical thriller The Silent Patient by Alix Michaelides. Thought the writing was so/ so...but the mystery was so unlikely. I really wished I could erase it from my mind.
2020 Challenge - Regular prompts
√ 1. A book that's published in 2020 Weather by Jenny Offill
√ 2. A book by a trans or nonbinary author
The First Person and other stories by Ali Smith
√ 3. A book with a great first line Little Weird by Jenny Slate
√ 4. A book about a book club
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
√ 5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics
Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (L.A.)
√ 6. A bildungsroman
Crudo by Olivia Laing a middle age “coming of age
√ √7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
The Reluctant Dragon by by Kenneth Grahame
Wonderful Words, Silent Truth by Charles Simic
√ 8. A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Broadesser-Anker
√ 9. A book with a map
The Last Book Party
√ 10. A book recommended by your favorite blog, or online book club
The Women of the Copper County by Mary Doria Russell
√ 11. An anthology
Apple, Tree: Writers on Their Parents Edited by Lise Funderburg
√ 12. A book that passes the Bechdel test A book that has at least two women who are main characters and actually talk to each other…about something besides a man.
The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardi
√ 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
A Quiet Place by Saicho Matsumoto
√ 14. A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name
The Pleasing Hour by Lily King
√ 15. A book about or involving social media
Fleishman is in Trouble
√ 16. A book that has a book on the cover
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
√ 17. A medical thriller
The Silent Patient by Alix Michaelides
√ 18. A book with a made-up language Du Iz Tak by Carson Ellis
√ 19. A book set in a country beginning with “C”
The Instructor by Ann Ireland (Canada)
√ 20. A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Sorry For Rain, poems by Jack Israel
√ 21. A book published the month of your birthday
Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky
√ 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM
Lab Girl
√ 23. A book that won an award in 2019 Milkman by Anna Burns
√ 24. A book on a subject you know nothing about
How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy
by Jenny Odell
√ 25. A book with only words on the cover, no images or graphics
Catalina by Somerset Maugham
√ 26. A book with a pun in the title
Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
√ 27. A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins (lust, greed, wrath) The Women’s House by Lynn Freed
√ 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character
This is How You Lose the Time War
by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
√ 29. A book with a bird on the cover
Close to Birds by Mats and Asa Ottosson
√ 30. A fiction book or nonfiction book about a world leader
Becoming by Michelle Obama
√ 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
√ 32. A book by a WOC
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
√ 33. A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
√ 34. A book you meant to read in 2019
The Dutch House The Dutch House by Ann Patchett
Homesick A Memoir by Jennifer Croft
√ 35. A book with a three-word title
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli
√ 36. A Book with a pink cover:
Milkman by Anna Burns,
Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
(Tell me Lies (You Love Me) by Carol Levering or
Paris for Lovers)
√ 37. A Western On Swift Horses, a novel by Sharon Pufahl
√ 38. A book by or about a journalist
Forgive Me By Amanda Eyre Ward
√ 39. Read a banned book during Banned Week
Swimmy by Leo Leonni
√ 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading
Challenge: a book someone gave you as a gift --
The Last Samurai by Helen De Witt
given by Michael McVeigh and Daryl
2020 Challenge - Advanced prompts
√ 1. A book written by an author in her 20s
Normal People by Sally Rooney
√ 2. A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda
(translated by W.S. Merwin)
√ 3. A book with a character with a vision impairment or
enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
Cakes and Miracles a Purim Tale by Barbara Golden
√ √ 4. A book set in the 1920s Hitty, Her First Hundred Years
by Rachel Field and The Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje
√ 5. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
The Guest Cat by Takeshi Huraide
√ 6. A book by an author who has written more than 20 books
The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene
√ 7. A book with more than 20 letters in its title
17 Things I'm Not Allowed to Do Anymore by Jenny Offill
√ 8. A book published in the 20th century
Actress by Anne Enright
√ 9. A book from a series with more than 20 books
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
√10. A book with a main character in their 20's
The Tiger’s Wife by Tea Obreht
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and yes I'm in for 2021...and loved that challenges push me to read outside my favorite genres.
Date you finished: 30/11Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 53
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed - Mera: Tidebreaker
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - A book that's published in 2020
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Red Queen
Least favorite prompt: A medical thriller
Prompt you hope to see again: Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge
Last prompt you finished: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Very satisfied!!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Definitely!! Can't wait for tomorrow when the new prompts are out
Date you finished: 11/30/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 103
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed; My Last Continent
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Beach Read; A book about a book club
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Go; A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Least favorite prompt: A medical thriller
Prompt you hope to see again: A book by a WOC
Last prompt you finished: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes! I read so much more off my own shelf this year, and I enjoyed almost everything I read.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Of course! Can't wait to start planning.
Soc wrote: "please make it easier to find the "post your own list" area and easier to find the spreadsheet...."The spreadsheet isn't an official thing, just something a group member made and shared, so that's why it's not prominent.
Date you finished: 11/30/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 896
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): 12 - A Book that passes the Bechdel test -- The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larsen - 1 A Book that's published in 2020
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Only Plane in the Sky
Least favorite prompt: A Western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book about or by a woman in STEM
Last prompt you finished: 30 A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader (I read Alexander Hamilton by Chernow)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? YES!
Date you finished: November 30Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
212
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?) Book read because the title caught my attention--Beach Read by Emily Henry
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Watership Down--prompt with a made up language
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Be Frank with Me-- a book with a pun in the title
Least favorite prompt:
Prompt you hope to see again: Book published this year
Last prompt you finished: Sleeping Giants-- a book with a robot, etc.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? maybe???
I finished!Date finished: Dec. 1, 2020
Favorite Prompt (and what book did you read for it): A book with a great first line - The Better Sister by Alafair Burke ("I betrayed my sister while standing on the main staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in a beaded Versache gown (borrowed) and five inch stiletto heals (never worn again).")
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for): The Only Woman in the Room - a book about or by a woman in STEM. My favorite book that did not fit a prompt was The Evening and the Morning by Ken Follett. I loved that book!
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the challenge: Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (a book by a WOC)
Least favorite prompt: I can honestly say I enjoyed all of the prompts. I have almost as much fun looking for books to fit a prompt as I do reading the books. I read lots of books I ordinarily would not read when doing this challenge, and I really enjoy that.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book you picked because of the title because that is such an easy prompt to fulfill.
Last prompt you finished: a Western - The Son by Phillip Meyer
Were you overall satisfied with you Challenge reading?: Yes! I also enjoyed the Summer and Fall challenges. I didn't finish all of the books for the seasonal challenges but was able to plug in some books I read that didn't fit the main and advanced challenges.
Finally, are you in for 2021?: Yes! I'm setting up my reading list as soon as I post this!
Date you finished: December 2ndMessage number of your list post (if you've got one): 249
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character, I read Sourdough by Robin Sloan
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo for A book that passes the Bechdel test
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: We Have Always Lived in the Castle for A book published in the 20th century
Least favorite prompt: A Medical Thriller
Prompt you hope to see again: A book set in the 1920s
Last prompt you finished: A Medical Thriller
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes it pushed me just enough but a lot of the challenges were easy to fit in my normal day to day reading
Finally, are you in for 2021? OF COURSE
Date you finished: November 10, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 197
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Won award in 2019 - Red, White & Royal Blue
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (a book set in a city that hosted the Olympics - Paris)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Miracle Creek by Angie Kim ( a Medical Thriller)
Least favorite prompt: Banned book during banned book week
Prompt you hope to see again: Published in the current year
Last prompt you finished: book from a series with more than 20 books - Sins of the Fathers by J.A. Jance (JP Beaumont #24)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Of course!
Finished. Regular and advanced prompts
Date you finished: Dec 4, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 208
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a great first line All Systems Red
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): This Is How You Lose the Time War (A book with an upside-down image on the cover)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Silver in the Wood I had not heard of it until I started searching for books with silver and gold
Least favorite prompt: A book with a made-up language or Medical Thriller
Prompt you hope to see again: Trans/Nonbinary author
Last prompt you finished: A book with a pun in the title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely!
Date you finished: Dec. 2, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): I do not
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book by an author who has written more than 20 books - mainly because I was finishing up a 30-some odd series of fantasy books and it was easy to just keep reading these books with a prompt like this.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Tie between "The House on the Cerulean Sea" (book that was published in 2020) and The Book Thief (A bildungsroman)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: "Never Have I Ever" by Joshilyn Jackson
Least favorite prompt: A book on a subject you know nothing about
Prompt you hope to see again: Any of them would be fun to see again, if I'm honest.
Last prompt you finished: A book set in the 1920's - "The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: He's! This was my first year and I loved it. I read a lot of books that normally would have just sat in the TBR pile for who knows how long. I like that it made me broaden my choices.
Finally, are you in for 2021? All in!
Date you finished: December 6thMessage number of your list post (if you've got one): 847
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a map Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Magic for Liars (#2 non binary) or Spinning Silver (#31 silver in title) - I can't decide
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: no, everything was on my TBR
Least favorite prompt: set in the 1920s - I did like The Diviners though, so glad I got to it this year
Prompt you hope to see again: author with flora or fauna in their name
Last prompt you finished: #10 Recommended to you - I don't follow tons of book blogs but GR counts as an online book club, so I used a req from here.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Very - I didn't think I'd get to 50 this year, and I am actually at 55 so far.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, but I have some other challenges, too. I started in June and was able to fit most of my books into this year's prompts, though next year's seem a bit harder.
Date you finished: Dec. 10, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 486
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader. I read Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Eighth Life. Prompt: A book featuring one of the seven deadly sins
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Watership Down
Least favorite prompt: A book published the month of your birthday
Prompt you hope to see again: A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader.
Last prompt you finished: A book with a great first line
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, very much. It motivated me to read some new books I wouldn't have otherwise. Some books were a disappointment, but hey, at least I tried. And whether it's the Challenge or covid-19: I've read a record number of books this year!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Definitely.
Date you finished: December 13Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 77
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Inspired by a news event Hold Tight, Don't Let Go which was about Haiti earthquake
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):The Mothers for author in their 20s
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: not really
Least favorite prompt: Banned book during Banned Book week--too limiting, although I often look for challenged books
Prompt you hope to see again: anything that includes a marginalised group
Last prompt you finished: From Series of more than 20 books
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? absolutely
Date you finished: Dec. 13Message number of your list post (if you've got one): N/A
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): I was really glad that they included “a book by a trans or nonbinary author. I read Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey and I LOVED it!
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Three-way tie between Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (book with at least 4 stars on Goodreads), The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab (a character with a vision impairment) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (meant to read in 2019)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. It was one of those books I always said I’d read “someday,” but the “gold/silver/bronze” prompt gaze me the push I needed, and it was great!
Least favorite prompt: I guess the western. I loved the book I read for it, but I started and DNF’d two others before I finally got a copy of Upright Women Wanted. It’s not my favorite genre.
Prompt you hope to see again: Trans/nonbinary. In fact, more inclusion all around! I want to see prompts for aro/ace authors, pan authors, poly authors. I’d be delighted if there were LGBTQIA+ prompts every year.
Last prompt you finished: Meant to read in 2019, because of course it was LOL.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Absolutely! They were mostly 4 or 5 star reads for me, with very rare 3-star exceptions (not counting the westerns I DNF’d).
Finally, are you in for 2021? You know it! I already have every prompt filled from my TBR!
Yay, done --finished all 50 prompts! Some categories were a bit more challenging than others, but overall a very good challenge. Thanks and see you next year!Date you finished: 12/13/2020
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 583
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a pun in the title - Knot on Her Life
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): No Stone Unturned - A book about a woman in STEM
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|42410904]
Least favorite prompt: A Western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book that has a book on the cover
Last prompt you finished: A Western
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Of course!
Date you finished: 12/14/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 126
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #39 - read a banned book during Banned Books Week. I really liked this prompt and hope to see it in future challenges. I read All the Bright Places for it.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires for #4 - a book about a book club. It's also my favorite book I've read this year.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: There were quite a few books I wouldn't have read if it weren't for the challenge. If I Was Your Girl (#2 - a book by a trans or non-binary author) and Confessions (#45 - a book set in Japan) come to mind first though.
Least favorite prompt: I had two I didn't really like. #24 - a book on a subject you know nothing about. I went with Astrophysics for People in a Hurry for this one. #37 - a Western where I took some leeway and went with Cinderella Cowgirl.
Prompt you hope to see again: I already mentioned I'd like to see read a banned book during Banned Books Week.
Last prompt you finished: #45 - set in Japan. I read Confessions for this one. It's a tough subject, but written very well. I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: For the most part, I enjoyed the books I read for the Challenge. Not all were 4 or 5 stars though, but that's to be expected.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes!
Date you finished: December 15, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): N/A
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a pink cover (Majesty
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): SO MANY, including In Five Years, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home,The Nightingale,
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore and Destiny's Embrace
Least favorite prompt: A book written by an author in their 20s. I ended up choosing Normal People, but it was really difficult to find the ages of authors.
Prompt you hope to see again: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Last prompt you finished: a book with a pink cover
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? yes!
Date you finished: December 15, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 2
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a map - North Korea Journal
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): book about a world leader - The Last Emperox
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: No
Least favorite prompt: Medical thriller. Timing.
Prompt you hope to see again: a subject you know nothing about
Last prompt you finished: Great first line, because I listen to most books and it's hard to go back and check all the audiobooks you've listened to for a line.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Sure
Finally, are you in for 2021? Of course
Date you finished: 12-15-2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 255
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): An anthology; I read My Lady Jane by Cynthia Hand. I really enjoyed the book and it wouldn’t have been something I would have picked on my own.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I really like Friend Request that I read for the book involving social media. It was a good kind of creepy.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: In the Skin of a Jihadist by Anna Erelle, Erin Potter. I never would have read it if I didn’t have to find a book about a journalist. It was quite interesting.
Least favorite prompt: A western.
Prompt you hope to see again: I enjoyed the medical thriller prompt.
Last prompt you finished: A book with a made up language. It took me a while to decide what to read.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes I was! I am planning on doing the 2021 challenge.
Finally, are you in for 2021? YES!
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Date you finished: 12/15/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 159
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A bildungsroman - The Ten Thousand Doors of January
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires - A book about a book club or Where the Crawdads Sing - A book by or about a woman in STEM
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Big Over Easy - A book w/ a pun in the title
Least favorite prompt: A western or A fiction or nonfiction about a world leader
Prompt you hope to see again: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Last prompt you finished: A book that won an award in 2019
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes. I actually enjoyed almost all of the books I read for the challenge and all of the prompts. This was the first year I actually every completed the challenge.
Finally, are you in for 2021? I'm gonna give it a shot, but I'm not as excited about the prompts overall and I'm going back to school so it wont be a big a focus.
Date you finished: 12/17/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): N/A
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A Bildungsroman: The Great Alone
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
My Year of Rest and Relaxation. I've discovered I am a big Ottessa Moshfegh fan. Prompt: A book featuring one of the deadly sins (gluttony mostly and also works for envy)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:
Pachinko.I read a lot of books set around Korea or featured Korean immigrants this year and learned a lot. I found this book after scouring for a book set in Japan (I used Memoirs of a Geisha for another prompt).
Least favorite prompt:
A lot of people didn't like Western (which I didn't mind since I had a book already set for that one) but my least favorite was a book set in the 1920s. I had a tough time finding a book I wanted to read for this prompt.
Prompt you hope to see again:
A book with a great first line
Last prompt you finished:
A book with a made-up language. Took me forever to find a good one.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes! Very proud of myself that I actually finished the challenge...I didn't think it was going to happen (and on my first try!)
Finally, are you in for 2021? Heck Yes!
Date you finished: 18 Dec 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 880 (I only joined in October!)
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Prompt 10: A book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club - I read Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. I loved this prompt because I have a shelf dedicated to books I find via blogs/vlogs etc, so it was a good chance to put that shelf to use!
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyou. I read it for multiple prompts: 13. A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it, and 38. A book by or about a journalist.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Scythe by Neal Shusterman, for 28. A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character.
Least favorite prompt: 40. Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Reading Challenge - This was my first year doing the challenge, so I just picked a prompt that fit a book I had read, rather than going through them all and finding my favourite. Next year I'll have more to work with!
Prompt you hope to see again: 22. A book about or by a woman in STEM - As a woman in STEM, its good to read books where we're represented as a main character!
Last prompt you finished: 17. A medical thriller with The Farm by Joanne Ramos
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Overall I really enjoyed the challenge! Some duds, but on the other end of the scale some really amazing books that I don't think I would have read if left to my own devices.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely! Got all my books picked bar the first prompt, I'm extending the Advanced prompt theme and choosing all other books from my TBR (all chosen on the 2nd December, so I'm reading old TBR books and not new additions).
Lets try hit 52!
Date you finished: 12/19/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 291
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #20 When Life Gives You Pears: The Healing Power of Family, Faith, and Funny People
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I Hate Fairyland, Vol. 1: Madly Ever After #39
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Night Diary #23
Least favorite prompt: #7
Prompt you hope to see again: #28
Last prompt you finished: #31
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Definitely!
Date you finished: December 19, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 46
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Book with a Pun in it’s Title (Claw Enforcement) - puns amuse me!
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Deacon King Kong (Book with a Great First Line)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: I probably would have read all these… eventually...
Least favorite prompt: Banned Book during Banned Books Week because of the time constraint and Book with a Made-Up Language because of limited options
Prompt you hope to see again: A Book that Passes the Bechdel Test
Last prompt you finished: Book Set in the 1920s
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021?YES!
Date you finished: December 17, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 898
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A Book About A Book Club - The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Eleanor & Park - read a banned book during banned book week
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Gods of Jade and Shadow (prompt: book set in the 1920s)
Least favorite prompt: A Book with a made up language - read The Grammarians
Prompt you hope to see again: A book that won an award [the previous year]
Last prompt you finished: A book with a character with vision impairment or enhancement - read: We Are All the Same in the Dark
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes!
Date you finished: 21.12.2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 125
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): "A book that passes the Bechdel test", I read Wilder Girls and loved it!
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Autoboyography, I read it for "A book that has a book on the cover"
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Whiskey When We're Dry, for "A Western"
Least favorite prompt: "A book with a three-word title" it's just so generic and kind of a wildcard, since at least a third of my tbr would've worked for this prompt. I enjoy more specific prompts that make choosing a book a little harder.
Prompt you hope to see again: "Read a banned book during Banned Book Week" such an interesting prompt, that also gives you a time limit? We love to see it.
Last prompt you finished: "A Western", it was one of the first books that I bought for the challenge, but I kept pushing it back, because I generally don't really enjoy Westerns. But I ended up really liking the book picked!
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes! Last year I finished the challenge on the last day and this year I paced myself a lot more by trying to read a book for the challenge every week. It really helped me to stay motivated to read the books I was less exited about.
Finally, are you in for 2021? I've already picked books for most of next years prompts! I can't wait to start!
Date you finished: December 21, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 765
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a made up language (Tales from Watership Down)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Lovely War (A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Gunslinger Girl! This was such a surprise! I think I'm going to have to look for more YA Westerns 🤠
Least favorite prompt: A book from a series that has more than 20 books OR A book that won an award in 2019. First one was too limiting and the second one...I've found awards in general to be pretty meaningless
Prompt you hope to see again: A book by a WOC or a book that passes the Bechdel Test. I'm glad to purposely seek out more books like that.
Last prompt you finished: A book about a book club. I read Rules for Being a Girl and I am still feeling all the feelings right now. I wasn't super enthused about this prompt, but the book was WONDERFUL!
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: My challenge had a lot of books I either loved or hated. Not too many middle of the road books. But I'm so glad I finally finished the challenge for once!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely, I am!
Date you finished: December 22, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 611
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): #21 A book published the month of your birthday. I read The Great Believers and really enjoyed it for a number of reasons. Rebecca Makkai is a local author here in Chicago (and I had enjoyed her book The Borrower for a previous Challenge. I also used to live in Boystown where the book takes place, so I loved reading about the neighborhood as she imagined it in the 80s.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I had two. One was Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup which I read for #24: A book on a subject you know nothing about. The whole story was captivating (and angering). I don't always love non-fiction (that isn't bio/autobio), but the way it was written really kept my interest and kept me reading. I also liked The Dragons, the Giant, the Women: A Memoir, which I read for the Advance Prompt "A book with more than 20 letters in its title". It was a book my book club read because one of our members used to work with the author. Talk about a captivating and heart-wrenching story! We got a private Q & A with Wayetu Moore as part of our discussion and just talking with her about the book made it even better.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: True Grit. I was really hating on the Western prompt and I enjoyed it way more than I thought. Even watched the most recent movie adaptation after reading it!
Least favorite prompt: #18: Book with a Made Up Language. I felt like there weren't a lot of books to really fit this prompt that I would find enjoyable (or hadn't already read). I read The Grammarians. It was just OK.
Prompt you hope to see again: #16: A Book with a Book on its cover. There were so many options for this and what book lover doesn't like to read a book that has books on it :)
Last prompt you finished: #14: A book by an author with flora or fauna in their name. I read Lily King's Euphoria. I was sadly really underwhelmed by it and had high hopes for it since my Mom and my friend who had given me the book both liked it. It was apropos to my feelings about finishing it (and the Challenge) though, so there's that.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: I think so. I was able to slot a number of my book club books from the 2 book clubs I'm in along with some from my TBR list and some books published this year. I wish I had ended the Challenge with a better read, but you never know what a book is like until you actually read it.
Finally, are you in for 2021? I think so. I've toyed with doing ATY instead, and I'm not doing more than one Challenge. I may just do this one and see how far I get and not stress about finishing.
Date you finished: 12/23/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 903
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Read a banned book during Banned Books Week - Looking for Alaska by John Green
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): In An Instant by Suzanne Redrearn - A book that's published in 2020
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler
Least favorite prompt: A book with a made-up language
Prompt you hope to see again: A book you meant to read in 2019
Last prompt you finished: A book with the same title as a movie or TV show but is unrelated to it
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, I've already picked out all of my books!
Date you finished: December 10, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one):
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book you meant to read in 2019 because it was low pressure and easy. I read Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): I can’t pick just one
Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
Who Slays the Wicked by C.S. Harris
Labyrinth Lostby Zoraida Cordova
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: For the most part no since I’m trying to read books I own only but maybe
A book about or involving social media
Twittering from the Circus of the Deadby JOE HILL
Least favorite prompt: A book written by an author in their 20s or the social media one. It’s hard to find info like how old someone is and annoying rather than interesting to me. I feel the same about born in the same month as me one for next year
Prompt you hope to see again: A book by a WOC
Last prompt you finished: A book by a trans or nonbinary author because the one I wanted to read was postponed due to Covid
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes and no. I’m starting to chafe under the restrictions of reading to prompts. It was fun for the first few years but now it’s feeling a lot like a chore. That’s less fun. I decided in 2021 to read only the prompts that either interest me greatly or ones I have books for on my own shelves (which turns out to be a lot of them) and feel less pressure to finish it all.
I finished on 2020-12-25.50/50 prompts completed with 57 books read!
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 306
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book by/about a woman in STEM - Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): A book thats published in 2020 - Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: A book on a subject you know nothing about - Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death
Least favorite prompt: A Western - but I actually enjoyed the book more than I expected - Sackett's Land
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a map - I read 4 for this prompt
Last prompt you finished: Your favourite prompt from a past PRC - 2015 a book more than 100 years old - A Christmas Carol
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes! I loved the prompts this year.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Heck Yeah!!!
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Date you finished: 12/24/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 328
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book you picked because the title caught your attention
Read: Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys (A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader)
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren 3/5/20 (about or by a woman in STEM )
Least favorite prompt: a Western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book you meant to read in xxxx
Last prompt you finished: A book that won an award in 2019
Read: Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes feel accomplished that I finished it
Finally, are you in for 2021? yes signed up
Date you finished: 12/21/20 Message number of your list post (if you've got one): N/A
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a great first line: Rebecca
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): The Silent Patient - A medical thriller
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: 100 Days of Sunlight - A book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)
Least favorite prompt: The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with at least a four-star rating on Goodreads
Last prompt you finished: A book with “gold”, “Silver”, or “bronze” in the title. - The Silver Chair
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, cannot wait!
Date you finished: 27/12/2020Message number of your list post: n/a
Favourite prompt: A book you picked because the title caught your attention: The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone
Favourite book: Daisy Jones & The Six for the prompt your favourite prompt from a past PopSugar Reading Challenge
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you would never have read if not for the Challenge? Strange the Dreamer
Least favourite prompt: A book with a great first line
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a robot/cyborg/AI, or anything similar that means I read something a little different!
Last prompt you finished: A book with a made up language
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading: Yes, I'm very happy that I completed it, and I found some great reads along the way.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, but very casually, as I'm not sure if I'll be able to tick off all the prompts next year - I want to enjoy my reading more, and sometimes I worry too much about completing challenges instead of the actual reading!
Date you finished: 12/26/20Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book by a trans or nonbinary author- Red, White & Royal Blue
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Hollywood Park -A book that's published in 2020.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Convenience Store Woman -A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Least favorite prompt: A Western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book you meant to read the year before
Last prompt you finished: A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes!
Date you finished: 28/12/2020Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a made-up language; Friday Black
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Your favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR Challenge. I used 'a book about mental health' which is a prompt from 2018; A Little Life
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Yes, the book I read under the prompt: a book with "gold", "silver" or "bronze" in the title; The Goldfinch. I have been intimidated by this book but since reading it, it has became an instant favourite.
Least favorite prompt: A Western, though the book I read; Upright Women Wanted was not bad.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book by a trans or non-binary author. I read An Unkindness of Ghosts but there were many other books I was considering for this prompt
Last prompt you finished: A book that's published in 2020; The Vanishing Half
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes, very.
Finally, are you in for 2021? Hells yes.
Date finished- 14th December Favourite prompt was 'a book on a subject you know nothing about' and I read Dark History of the Kings and Queens of England. I love history but never went further back than the Tudors.
Favourite book was Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe for prompt 'a book with a great first line'
A book I wouldn't have read was The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampiresfor prompt 'a book about a book club' I don’t like horror but I actually enjoyed this. It wasn’t quite what I was expecting.
Least favourite prompt was 'a western' and I read Lost Face I just dont like this genre and I feel like I've had to do it a lot in recent years.
Prompt I hope to see again- I like to diversify my reading so anything that includes, LGBTQIA+, POC or female empowerment
Last prompt I finished was 'a book about a bookclub' and I read The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires it was on hold for ages.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading- Overall I think it was a good challenge. I had some fabulous reads but also some quite disappointing ones. My average rating was 3.6 so theres some room for improvement next year.
Are you in for 2021- Absolutely, my plan is under way and I can't wait to get started.
Date you finished: December 18, 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 387
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:
Least favorite prompt:
Prompt you hope to see again:
Last prompt you finished: 31. A book with "gold," "silver," or "bronze" in the title
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes
Finally, are you in for 2021?: Yes
Date you finished: 12/12/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 839
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
What I like about book challenges is that they help me discover topics and genres I didn't know before.
That's why I particularly liked A book on a subject you know nothing about. I read Angola Janga: Kingdom of Runaway Slaves, about a kingdom in Brazil founded by people who had escaped slavery, which existed for almost 100 years.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
So many, I can't decide... some of my favorites were All Systems Red, Queenie, To Be Taught, If Fortunate.
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?:
I picked up Her Silhouette, Drawn in Water for the upside-down prompt and really liked it.
Least favorite prompt:
I found the options for A book with "20" or "twenty" in the title very limited. I read 20 Minutes On The Tube: Who Are You Travelling With?..., but it wasn't my thing.
"A medical thriller" was an interesting challenge for me, because I hadn't read thrillers for a long time, but the timing for the prompt was unfortunate.
Prompt you hope to see again:
7. The first book you touch on a shelf with your eyes closed
was fun!
Last prompt you finished:
30. A fiction or nonfiction book about a world leader
(I read a German children's book about Napoleon, I really wanted to finish the challenge :D)
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?:
I liked most of my picks, but I tend to get stressed out at the end of the year when I only have my least liked prompts left.
Finally, are you in for 2021?
Probably not, I have planned to read only the books I 100% feel like reading in 2021, and to reduce my TBR pile a bit. I really like the new list though, so maybe I'll change my mind after a few months!
Date you finished: 29 December 2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): can't remember
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?):
A book about or by a woman in STEM Lady Astronaut The calculating Stars (Physics, Maths and Meterology as wel as Engineering)
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, but that was not part of a prompt
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?
I am not a fan of reading plays However Empress Wu Zetian (The Legendary Women of World History Book 5)] was a book that met two different prompts (Country with a C and the world leader) plus it was so short that I could still meet my personal challenge (10 popsugar books)
To boot I found the book very very enjoyable to rad.Mosly because of the parts that aren’t part of it and leave so much to the imagination and investigation It is the discovery of another strong woman and that I do enjoy
Least favorite prompt
Any prompt that features a cover image: As I read in 3 different languages, in 3 different formats I never choose the cover and really it is quite irrelevant to me.
Prompt you hope to see again
A book that won an award in [year before] That one would have been the booker price 2020 for me to read in 2021 (Which I will still do but does not seem to fit a prompt)
Last prompt you finished
A book set in a country beginning with "C"
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?
Yes I never try to do it all, but it is a nice handle to choose with when looking for a new book
And yes I am in for 2021
My full Popsugar prompt
5. A book set in a city that has hosted the Olympics -> Reisverslag van een kat Hiro Arikawa, Starts in Tokio ends Sapporo both olymic cities
6. A bildungsroman -> The Wreath (Kristin Lavransdatter #1) by Sigrid Undset
7. A book that passes the Bechdel test -> The Girl with the Louding Voice Abi Daré
8. A book set in a country beginning with "C" -> Empress Wu Zetian (The Legendary Women of World History Book 5) is Set in China
9. A book about or by a woman in STEM -> Lady Astronaut The calculating Stars (Physics, Maths and Meterology as wel as Engineering)
10. A book by a WOC -> Potiki by Patricia Grace (She is a NZ Maori writer)
11. A book you meant to read in 2019 -> Eifel-Blues Jacques Berndorf
12. A book with a three-word title -> This Vicious Cure Emily Suvada
13. A book by or about a journalist ->De meeste mensen deugen: Een nieuwe geschiedenis van de mens Rutger Bregman
14. A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics -> Het gevaar van de angst: Hypochonderen in Fukushima - Tinkerbel
15. A book with more than 20 letters in its title -> The Lochcarron Space Programme Cats In Space - Stanley Jackson
Date you finished: 12/29/20Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 538
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book that has a book on the cover - The Night Country
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for: With the Fire on High for a book with at least a 4-star rating on Goodreads
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves I generally don't read books about books and it was really nice to dive into this book that included references to many of my favorite books growing up and introduced me to others that are now on my to read list.
Least favorite prompt: A book on a subject you know nothing about. When you know a little about a lot of things it can be hard to find something that fits.
Prompt you hope to see again: A book that passes the Bechdel test
Last prompt you finished: A book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: yes
Finally, are you in for 2021? probably not. There are a lot of prompts that are not appealing or would be difficult for me to complete. I'll probably skip this year and look forward to 2022.
Date you finished: 12/29Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 903
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): Fiction/Nonfiction about a world Leader--Leopard at the Door
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):Lost Children Archive Three Word Title
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Snow Child Book set during the 1920s
Least favorite prompt: Book with a Pink Cover Red, White & Royal Blue
Prompt you hope to see again: Book on a subject you know nothing about Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
Last prompt you finished: An anthology A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Very !
Finally, are you in for 2021? Oh yes!--I get to read War and Peace this year !
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Date you finished: 12/23/2020Message number of your list post (if you've got one): 904
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book published the month of your birthday- Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?):
Educated by Tara Westover- A book that won an award in 2019
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: The Overstory by Richard Powers-A book with an upside-down image on the cover
Least favorite prompt: 37. A Western
Prompt you hope to see again: A book with a Pink cover, Bird, or Book. I thought all three made me go outside my normal reads. I love a good cover and that is what normally draws me to a book.
Last prompt you finished: A book written by an author in their 20s- The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: This was my first time participating and I loved it. Setting up my reading list ahead of time helped with all the anxiety picking the right books
Finally, are you in for 2021? Absolutely!
I’m calling it quits at 49/50 — the best I’ve ever done. My goal is always at least half the prompts, and I make no distinction between regular or advanced. Last year I managed 42/50. Date you finished: December 29, 2020
Message number of your list post (if you've got one): My challenge list is posted in the group I spend the most time and moderate. It can be found here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Favorite prompt (and what book did you read for it?): A book with a book on the cover, for which I read Classified as Murder by Miranda James.
Favorite book (and what prompt was it for?): Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen, for A favorite prompt from a previous challenge (Reread of a favorite book).
Was there a book you especially enjoyed that you never would have read if not for the Challenge?: Not really. With few exceptions, all books read were ones I already had, so I would have gotten round to them eventually—but there was one or two I got to sooner due to the challenge.
Least favorite prompt: A book by a trans or non-binary author. So far as I know, nothing in Mount TBR was applicable, it was extremely difficult trying to research it, and no book on the group list interested me enough to induce me to spend what little money I have on it.
Prompt you hope to see again: There are a few I especially liked and for which I had too many choices: A book with a book on the cover, a banned book (but without the time restriction), A book with a pun in the title, an author with flora or fauna in their name.
Last prompt you finished: A book on a subject you know nothing about, for which I read Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
Were you overall satisfied with your Challenge reading?: Yes!
Finally, are you in for 2021? Yes, I’ve already compiled lists of books for most categories. As with every year I’ve done the challenge, my goal will be to complete at least half the prompts.
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finished November 26, 2020
Number 784
Favorite prompt? #20 A book you picked because the title caught your attention. Medieval Bodies by Jack Hartnell. It sounded creepy, the cover was interesting, and it wasn't fiction.
Favorite book? I enjoyed all of the books for different reasons. Just for fun my favorite was The Holy Thief by Ellis Peters. All of the Brother Cadfael books are favorites of mine. I had no idea that some of these genres existed -- like Nevada (book by a nonbinary or trans author)
Book enjoyed but never would have read if not for challenge? #15 A book about social media - I'm a Therapist, and my patient is a vegan terrorist by Dr. Harper. Just not that interested in social media in general. will use it for purposes of my own - staying in touch with family, attending events of interest, some community announcements.
Least favorite prompt? #13 book with the same title as a movie or TV show but unrelated. I don't watch enough movies or TV to know what the content of them is to compare with a book having the same title. Also don't know enough about movies or TV to recognize a book with the same name.
Prompt to see again? #24 A book on something you know nothing about
Last prompt finished? #18 A book with a made up language. I have already read more than half of the books on the list of 99 in Goodreads and all of the books I read for the 2020 challenge had to be books I have not read before (my own challenge)
Satisfied? yes
in for 2021? yes
please make it easier to find the "post your own list" area and easier to find the spreadsheet.