[2022] Poll 5 Voting

[NancyJ]

Alicia wrote: "I know it's personal preference, but technically no book is too short for the challenge! Read what inspires you!"

I thought it had to be 100 pages, but maybe that was just for the summer challenge.

[NancyJ]

Alicia wrote: "As someone who has never read the book, this is fascinating. I always assumed it was a happy rabbit story.

Also, for those a bit rabbit adverse, I was thinking we could also do an Alice in Wonder..."

That's exactly what my husband suggested.

It's starting to feel like we're pretty sure it's going to win,

I wonder how many people vote without participating very much in the discussion.

[NancyJ]

Joyce wrote: " ."

I think I will save the edition with the live rabbit on the cover instead of the dead one (maybe it's not?). I prefer the bird cover I was just in a long discussion with someone about Life after Life, and I want to read God in Ruins. If it's similar, I could use it for alt reality or rabbit. Or flora fauna.

A God in Ruins

[Jillian]

NancyJ wrote: "Alicia wrote: "I know it's personal preference, but technically no book is too short for the challenge! Read what inspires you!"

I thought it had to be 100 pages, but maybe that was just for the s..."

The 100 page is just for the summer challenge since someone will get to pick a prompt for next year’s challenge. Also, read-a-thons tend to have page requirements. The full 52 book challenge has no set rules if you think the book counts then it counts.

[Alicia]

I do think this is the year of the ATY rabbit. It’ll be interesting to see on Friday.

[Pam]

NancyJ - A lot of people vote who don’t participate in the discussion thread! It’s the silent majority vote. You never know which way they will go!

[Robin P, Orbicular Mod]

NancyJ wrote: "The different views on the velveteen rabbit are interesting. I didn't read it until I was an adult, and it was recommended as an almost romantic book. I really liked it. When I read it to my kids, ..."

Knowing what else Shel Silverstein wrote, I am convinced that The Giving Tree is supposed to be a dark satire on the selfishness of humanity, not an ode to self-sacrifice, which is how many people take it. It's funny, I almost added that one to my earlier post.

I guess we are getting off topic here, sorry. Anyway, it will be interesting if rabbits win. There's probably a name for this process, where most of us weren't that interested but because someone showed the drive to lobby for it, we were swayed. I feel like the prompts we have so far are pretty easy, so I'm fine with some unusual ones.

[Rachel]

I was initially considering downvoting rabbit because it felt too limited, but I ended up leaving it alone because I recently bought The Complete Works of Beatrix Potter from Book Outlet, so that's an easy choice for that prompt if it gets in.

[NancyJ]

Robin P wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "The different views on the velveteen rabbit are interesting. I didn't read it until I was an adult, and it was recommended as an almost romantic book. I really liked it. When I read ..."

re Giving tree:
I think it can make mothers feel guilty that they aren't so self sacrificing.

[NancyJ]

I thought of something else for forbidden, that I should have thought of earlier.

During the Chinese cultural revolution many books, musical instruments, and other things considered intellectual were destroyed. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress would be great for this tag.

[Jill]

Forbidden can also be books that have been banned over the years.

[Emily, Conterminous Mod]

Jill, I hadn't even thought about using banned books... that would have made me love the prompt even more.

[NancyJ]

Emily, it just occurred to me that I might not have submitted my votes, so I'm going to try to redo it now. It's good that you asked for profile links.

(My computer overheated last night and closed all my open windows. I didn't try to restore the windows that were open.)

[Jackie, Solstitial Mod]

Glad you were able to submit NancyJ! I checked and you're good.