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I'm doing the challenge again this year. Most of the categories sound fine to me, ones I'm not looking forward to are the last 2, published in 2021 and written by someone age 21. I like categories with more scope for interpretation. I love narrative non fiction so that one will be easy.
I'm going to give it a shot - I'm not crazy about the pick "a genre that you haven't read". I thinking textbook? I have read a lot of genres.
that's understandable, but what about a Canadian book?I can imagine there isn't much out there for every heritage or culture,
I’m not as excited about the categories as I was last year, I feel there are a few too many with a narrow scope. However, last year was my first time participating and I finished months early, so perhaps the extra challenge will be good!“A children’s book by an LGBTQ2S+ author” is the prompt I’m least looking forward to, as I’ll have a difficult time finding a book that meets both requirements yet also interests me. Will probably wait for the suggestion list for that one.
I’m looking forward to “a book about your heritage or culture” as I had started such a book last year, but have been procrastinating finishing it for months.
Nancy wrote: "I'm going to give it a shot - I'm not crazy about the pick "a genre that you haven't read". I thinking textbook? I have read a lot of genres."I’d say sub-genres are fair game, especially niche ones. Lots of potential in non-fiction and translated works. E.g. clothing in 19th century England, history of dinosaurs, Asian fantasy epics etc.
Just catching up on this discussion now. I have such a huge reading list, both behind me (around 700+ tiles in the past 10 months I think) and stretching forwards (50 on hold at the moment), of books that are either connected to topics of interest, like the nature of reality, which include titles like The Cosmic Hologram and Lamark's Revenge (on epigenetics), which open up new windows on how to think about the world, to dystopian spec fiction like the Teri Terry Dark Matter trilogy in which those new ways are the story, to classic lit where I’m rereading Chekhov and Toni Morrison -- that are absorbing my interest at the moment and for the next few months at least. I don't feel as though i could keep up with a group discussion consistently. So much to think about in this fantastic new world that is rolling down on us via climate unravelling, COVID and the collapse of social systems. I would love to discuss it all. But not confined to a particular book. More as reflections on the wide range of all that is unfolding. Thank you organizers! Much appreciation for all that TPL staff are doing right now 🙏. The continuing and evolving service of the library has been a life saver.
Happy reading everyone!
I found STEM most difficult. I tried many books. I finally managed to finish Counting: How we Use Numbers to Decide What Matters.
gourmetkat wrote: "Despina wrote: "that's understandable, but what about a Canadian book?I can imagine there isn't much out there for every heritage or culture,"
Despina, thanks for the suggestion. l aleady read a l..."
A suggestion I just found on goodreads. I used keywords Latvia fiction
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What categories do you like?
Are there any categories you are not looking forward to?