[2021] Poll 17 Suggestions

[Bryony, Circumnavigation Mod]

It's time for our next round of suggestions!

Just a reminder that you can find a full list of prompts already on the 2021 list in the third post on this thread.

A little reminder of how things are done around here:

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 suggestions are received and “seconded”.
- The voting thread will open the day after suggestions go live. You can find the schedule here.
- The poll will be posted after the voting thread is opened for 24 hours, and will remain open for three full days.
- Each user has 8 votes to spread between their favorite (top) and least favorite (bottom) prompts
- The prompts with the more favorable votes (comparing top votes to bottom votes, and looking at the overall number of votes it received) will be added to the final list (between 2 and 5 depending on how the votes are spread)

Rules:
- Each member can only suggest OR second one prompt
- Suggestions close after 15 total seconded prompts

When suggesting and seconding, feel free to provide examples and descriptions that may help other members understand the prompt better. These descriptions and examples will be copied over to the voting thread for further discussion.

As always, please express any and all feedback (respectfully, of course), either here or in the wild discussion


Moving on to Voting:
1. A book related to music
2. A fat positive book
3. A book in which the title starts with the same letter as its genre (ignoring a, an, and the)
4. A book that you (or others!) might think will make you smarter
5. A book you predict will be a five star read
6. A beautiful book
7. A book related to an element of your favourite film/tv show
8. A book with reference to handcrafting
9. A work of fiction with a reference book in the title
10. A mystery or thriller
11. A book nominated for an Audie Award
12. A book about the forbidden
13. A book related to “In the Beginning...”
14. A book related to colonialism
15. A book with more than one primary setting

[Chrissy]

I want to suggest a fat positive book. This could include fiction or nonfiction, here are a few listopias. (As always, there could be bad apples in these lists...)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9...

[Sarah]

A book in which the title starts with the same letter as its genre (ignoring a, an, and the).

Examples:

Station Eleven - Science Fiction (S)
The Fellowship of the Ring - Fantasy (F)
A Clockwork Orange - Classics (C)

[Kendra]

I nominate: A book related to music.

[Sue]

I nominate a book with reference to handcrafting. This could be a non-fiction, or a fiction book with a handcrafting character. This could range from cosy contemporary fiction about knitting or quilting groups, to historical fiction or fantasy involving armorers, blacksmiths, woodworkers etc.

[Roxana]

I’d like to second a book related to music.

[Irene]

A book that you (or others!) might think will make you smarter.

Examples:
- A classic (War and Peace, 1984)
- Literary fiction (The Goldfinch, Never Let Me Go, All the Light We Cannot See)
- A nonfiction book (Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, Educated, The Mueller Report)
- A book dealing with important/serious issues (The Hate U Give, Between the World and Me)
- A niche-interest book (Dune, The Wheel of Time series)
- Any very long/large book
- A play, script, book of essays, poetry, or another other format that isn't a regular novel

Thought of this topic because education has been on my mind a lot lately (my heart goes out to everyone struggling with schooling these days: parents, teachers, schoolchildren, college students, etc!)

[Kathryn]

Chrissy wrote: "I want to suggest a fat positive book. This could include fiction or nonfiction, here are a few listopias. (As always, there could be bad apples in these lists...)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/sh..."

I'll second this. I've had Dietland by Sarai Walker on my TBR list for years! I've also been eyeing off Dumplin' by Julie Murphy recently...

[Mairéad]

I nominate: A book related to an element of your favourite film/tv show.

Examples:
- Same Genre (e.g. If About Time is your favourite film, you could read a Sci-Fi book The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet or a romance One Day)
- Trope (e.g. Hate to Love - Crazy, Stupid, Love (film) and The Hating Game (book))
- Same Main characters name (e.g. Liz from 30 Rock (tv show) and You Should See Me in a Crown (book))
- Representation (e.g. Female-Female relationship - if Book Smart is your favourite film, you could read The Falling in Love Montage)
- Same setting (e.g. Outlander (tv show) set in Scotland, you could read Prince Charming also set in Scotland)
- Book to movie/tv adaptation (e.g. Read Outlander if you love the tv show, but haven't read the book - or a later book in the series)
- Retelling of the same story (e.g. if Beauty and the Beast is your favourite film, read a retelling such as Hunted)

[Sarah]

I'll second "A book in which the title starts with the same letter as its genre"

[Kat]

I'll second a book that you might think will make you smarter.

[[deleted user]]

Read a five-star prediction

This is a book you believe will be a five star-worthy read. (It might not end up being one but you think it will!). I hope this can encourage us to pick up a book we'll love & find a new favourite.

[Harini]

Read a book related to colonialism.

This can be anything. A fiction or a non-fiction.

Some of the examples are Homegoing, Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood, Things Fall Apart, Half of a Yellow Sun, Midnight's Children, An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India, Pachinko etc.

Here is list for further references -

Goodreads List - https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

[Ellie]

A beautiful book

Obvious one is a beautiful cover, it could be a book with beautiful writing or content, about someone beautiful or a graphic novel with beautiful artwork.

[Conny]

annie wrote: "Read a five-star prediction

This is a book you believe will be a five star-worthy read. (It might not end up being one but you think it will!). I hope this can encourage us to pick up a book we'll..."

I second this one!

[dalex]

A work of fiction with a reference book in the title (e.g. Cloud Atlas, The Dictionary of Animal Languages, The Encyclopedia of Early Earth, The Russian Debutante's Handbook, Lexicon)

[Johanne]

Ellie wrote: "A beautiful book

Obvious one is a beautiful cover, it could be a book with beautiful writing or content, about someone beautiful or a graphic novel with beautiful artwork."

I second a beautiful book

[Thomas]

I second a book related to favourite tv show

[dalex]

An unofficial (and possibly incorrect) update:

Moving on to Voting:
1. A book related to music
2. A fat positive book
3. A book in which the title starts with the same letter as its genre
4. A book that you (or others!) might think will make you smarter
5. A five-star prediction
6. A beautiful book
7. A book related to an element of your favourite film/tv show

Available to be seconded:
1. A book with reference to handcrafting
2. A book related to colonialism
3. A work of fiction with a reference book in the title

[Inger]

I second a book with reference to handcrafting

[Bryony, Circumnavigation Mod]

dalex wrote: "A work of fiction with a reference book in the title (e.g. Cloud Atlas, The Dictionary of Animal Languages, The Encyclopedia of Early Earth, [book:The R..."

I love this idea! I’ll second this.

[Bryony, Circumnavigation Mod]

Thanks dalex. :-)

Update: nine slots taken, six remaining.

[Bryony, Circumnavigation Mod]

annie wrote: "Read a five-star prediction

This is a book you believe will be a five star-worthy read. (It might not end up being one but you think it will!). I hope this can encourage us to pick up a book we'll..."

annie, is it okay if I reword this as "A book you predict will be a five star read" as I think it may be clearer if the wording is similar to the other suggestions (ie "A book..."). Please let me know if you’re not happy with the change.

[[deleted user]]

Bryony wrote: "annie, is it okay if I reword this as "A book you predict will be a five star read""

sounds good to me! thanks for catching it. if it makes it easier to understand, i'm all for it

[Nadja]

A book nominated for an Audie Award (any format)

This year books like



were nominated.

https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2020...
https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2019...
https://www.audiopub.org/winners/2018...
https://www.audiopub.org/winners (overview 1996-2019)

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

Chrissy wrote: "I want to suggest a fat positive book. This could include fiction or nonfiction, here are a few listopias. (As always, there could be bad apples in these lists...)
https://www.goodreads.com/list/sh..."

I think this should be written "fat-positive". I first thought it meant a "chunkster"", that is a fat book that is also uplifting! Sounds kind of stupid of me but some people vote without reading any of the notes and may make the same assumption.

[Avery]

I’ll suggest one fiction genre since we don’t have any:

A mystery or thriller

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

I'll second a mystery or thriller. I like the inclusiveness of it, it covers a whole range of tone.

[Avery]

Robin P wrote: "I'll second a mystery or thriller. I like the inclusiveness of it, it covers a whole range of tone."

Yay! I couldn’t decide if I wanted to do just one of the genres or not but I’m glad you think both work in one prompt.

[Thomas]

Avery wrote: "Robin P wrote: "I'll second a mystery or thriller. I like the inclusiveness of it, it covers a whole range of tone."

Yay! I couldn’t decide if I wanted to do just one of the genres or not but I’m ..."
I had already used my second so I am glad someone else seconded this one. Definitely voting for mystery or thriller.

[Avery]

Robin P wrote: “ I think this should be written "fat-positive""

I agree, when I first saw the suggestion, I thought it was a genre I hadn’t heard of, like a long self help book or something. It could also be “body-positive” but I know that might take the focus off of weight.

[Pam]

A book with more than one primary settings.

[Anastasia]

A book about the forbidden

[Kathryn]

Robin P wrote: "I think this should be written "fat-positive". I first thought it meant a "chunkster"", that is a fat book that is also uplifting! Sounds kind of stupid of me but some people vote without reading any of the notes and may make the same assumption..."

I'd agree with that. I know it took me a beat or two to realise what it meant, but then when I clicked on the listopia links, I forgot about the phrasing!

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

I'll second the Audie Award. Looks like we have 4 spots remaining.

[Sophie]

A book related to “In the Beginning...”

This could involve a book about the birth of a child, birth of a nation, rebirth, immigrating, new/fresh start, a move, falling in love, a trip, a new life, the start of an adventure/quest, first book of a series, a debut novel.

There is also a wikipedia page related to this expression used in many contexts (the bible, other books, movies, tv shows, music) which could give other ideas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_...

Last week, it was suggested that the prompt: A book related to “The End” be the last one of the year. If that is the case, it would be fitting to have a corresponding prompt at the beginning of the year to serve as the other bookend.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Moving on to Voting:
1. A book related to music
2. A fat-positive book
3. A book in which the title starts with the same letter as its genre (ignoring a, an, and the)
4. A book that you (or others!) might think will make you smarter
5. A book you predict will be a five star read
6. A beautiful book
7. A book related to an element of your favourite film/tv show
8. A book with reference to handcrafting
9. A work of fiction with a reference book in the title
10. A mystery or thriller
11. A book nominated for an Audie Award (read in any format)

Available to be seconded:
- A book related to colonialism
- A book related to “In the Beginning...”
- A book with more than one primary setting
- A book about the forbidden

[Nadine in NY]

Anastasia wrote: "A book about the forbidden"

I'll second that

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

3 spots left!

[Bryony, Circumnavigation Mod]

Update: 3 spaces remaining

[Steve]

Sophie wrote: "A book related to “In the Beginning...”

This could involve a book about the birth of a child, birth of a nation, rebirth, immigrating, new/fresh start, a move, falling in love, a trip, a new life,..."

I'll second this.

[Bryony, Circumnavigation Mod]

2 spaces left

[Joyce]

I’ll second a book with more than one primary setting.

[Joy]

I'll second a book related to colonialism.

[Bryony, Circumnavigation Mod]

That’s 15 suggestions. Voting thread to follow soon. Thanks for your ideas everyone!