CLOSED - April 2021 BOTM Nominations

[Ann T, Adult Moderator]

This month we will try something a little different. We are going to try NONFICTION. Looking for nominations for a CLEAN nonfiction book. Bring it on y'all.

[Willow Anne]

I nominate 84, Charing Cross Road

[Ann T, Adult Moderator]

I have 6 books I want to nominate and just can't decide which one yet.

[Mia]

Hmm - I'm unsure as to what to nominate as so many of the nonfiction books I want to read have violence etc so wouldn't nominate them here. I think I'll choose All Creatures Great and Small as it's been on my shelf for a while :)

[Allyson, Group Moderator]

Haha! I'm with you Ann but I'm definitely picking Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations!

[ClaraBelle]

Allyson wrote: "Haha! I'm with you Ann but I'm definitely picking Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations!"

I’d second that book as I’ve read it three times and each time it’s motivated me

[Ann T, Adult Moderator]

After reviewing a few nonfiction reads on my book shelf, I have decided to nominate A Girl Named Faithful Plum: A True Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her Dream by Richard Bernstein.

[Hannah:)]

Chasing the Dragon: One Woman's Struggle Against the Darkness of Hong Kong's Drug Den

Not sure about how clean it is tho...

[Ann T, Adult Moderator]

Hannah wrote: "Chasing the Dragon: One Woman's Struggle Against the Darkness of Hong Kong's Drug Den"

Hannah - while this is a religious/Christian/spiritual book and I am sure good lessons are learned from it, it won't fit with our CLEAN read rules (drugs, prostitution, etc.). We will have to pass on this nomination. Though, please look for another nonfiction to nominate. Thanks.

[Ann T, Adult Moderator]

noëlle wrote: "How about The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind? I’m not entirely sure the original is clean, but there’s a young readers edition that definitely is. And based on the summary, it doesn’t seem like there’s..."

I have read the unabridged edition and it is a great book. However, I do seem to remember some "adult" things that would not be appropriate for this group. However, looking at comments, I found this: youth version is shorter, uses simpler language, and avoids "adult" subject matter such as what might go on in bars and brothels, and perhaps some of the detail in descriptions.

So I will except The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition.

[Raye]

I nominate The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Allison Hoover Bartlett! 📚❤️